Green Cove Springs DAY shrimping: Wed 10/12 11
Posted: October 14th, 2011, 9:15 am
After the kids left for school I trailered my jon boat Tangent and hit the Shands Pier ramp at 8:30 a.m. Three and a half hours of throwing netted only 2 gallons of mixed shrimp (mostly large mixed with a few mediums). Toughest day shrimping I’ve had all season. Only four boats out when I started; all by the pier on the west side-none on the east side. By the time I left at noon there were only five boats shrimping.
Next to the pier I started in 12 feet – first throw was 15 larges and I thought this looks promising but was hit n’ miss after that. Threw a lot of zero’s (no shrimp) trying to find where they were. Worked around looking for them up to 21 feet. No one was hitting em. I recognized a couple of shrimp regulars and they weren’t hitting em either.
After an hour I crossed over to the east side and tried from 26 to 35 feet. I could occasionally get on them but could not find any consistent concentrations. Went south to marker #24 and throwing in the eddy line I was getting only 2 -5 a throw and a fair number of catfish and small trout. A lot of weed in the eddy line too.
Thought I’d do well based on the full moon and a few people I’ve spoken with but they were night shrimping on docks just to the south of Green Cove Springs. Shrimp legs were barely tinged with red on 1/3 of the shrimp. Nice morning on the water though.
Think I'm gonna switch from shrimping to fishing, gigging, and hunting. My favorite time of the year!
Hoo Yah!
Brian
Next to the pier I started in 12 feet – first throw was 15 larges and I thought this looks promising but was hit n’ miss after that. Threw a lot of zero’s (no shrimp) trying to find where they were. Worked around looking for them up to 21 feet. No one was hitting em. I recognized a couple of shrimp regulars and they weren’t hitting em either.
After an hour I crossed over to the east side and tried from 26 to 35 feet. I could occasionally get on them but could not find any consistent concentrations. Went south to marker #24 and throwing in the eddy line I was getting only 2 -5 a throw and a fair number of catfish and small trout. A lot of weed in the eddy line too.
Thought I’d do well based on the full moon and a few people I’ve spoken with but they were night shrimping on docks just to the south of Green Cove Springs. Shrimp legs were barely tinged with red on 1/3 of the shrimp. Nice morning on the water though.
Think I'm gonna switch from shrimping to fishing, gigging, and hunting. My favorite time of the year!
Hoo Yah!
Brian