A unique website dedicated to fishing information from Florida's Northern Big Bend. This includes the area from the Econfina River west to the Apalachicola River
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Location, date, time, water conditions, weather conditions, baits, techniques, species caught, etc.
WELL THE OLD MAN FINALLY GOT A TRIP DOWN TO THE GULF. ROY JONES, WYANE FINCHER, AND MYSELF HIT THE WATER AT THE LIGHTHOUSE ABOUT 7:30 THIS MORNING. FORCAST WAS FOR 5-8 MPH OUT OF THE S.W. NADA. THERE WAS A STEADY 25 OUT OF THE NORTH WEST WITH GUST TO 35, NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS MADE FOR SOME ROUGH FISHING. WE HEADED OUT OF THE CANAL AND WENT S-E TILL WE HIT 7-8 FT. OF WATER, WHITECAPS WAY BACK UP THE RIVER AND ALL OVER THE BAY. WE FISHED ABOUT 30 MIN. AND ROY PUT A 18" TROUT IN THE BOX , THAT WIND WAS BOOGER WITH MY BAY BOAT THAT HAS 24 " SIDES, LEFT MY WIND SOCK HOME. TO MAKE A LONG DAY SHORT WE ENDED UP CATCHIN ABOUT 20 TROUT WITH 6 NICE KEEPERS, CAUGHT MANY LADIES, AND FOR SOME STRANGE REASON MANY RAMORA'S. I WON'T SAY WHO, BUT WYANE HAS TAKEN OVER THE TITLE OF CATFISH FINCHER FROM OLD CARL BROWN, BLESS HIS SOUL. CAUGHT A FEW SHARKS ABOUT 2-3', A FEW SMILIES, AND PIN FISH. WE FINALLY GAVE UP AT 3 P.M. AND HEADED BACK TO TALLY HO TOWN. IT PUT A HURTIN ON MY OLD DISLOCATED ROTATOR CUP BUT I WILL LIVE TO DO IT AGAIN SOME DAY SOON. I BELIEVE IF THE WIND HAD LAID DOWN WE WOULD HAVE DONE MUCH BETTER. THIS WAS A GOOD START FOR THE OLD MAN THAT HAS BEEN OFF THE WATER FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, GONNA TRY IT AGAIN NEXT WEEK, I THINK WE WILL DO BETTER A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE FULL MOON. THANKS ROY AND WAYNE FOR PUTTING UP WITH THE OLD GEZZER.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA
SEMPER FI
Great Job Pa- Glad to see y'all made it out and made it count! You just can't trust those guys at NOAA.... Sounds like you caught enough for dinner for a night or two, and you may be a little sore from all the bouncing around on those whitecaps. Hope your shoulder recovers in enough time to make it out next week. 600mg Tylenol will do wonders. Get some rest Pa!
MJ
Time is the most precious commodity we have in life, stay focused.
HEY MJ, I HAVE ONE THAT WILL DO BETTER A LOT FASTER, IT IS CALLED PREDNIZONE 40 MG , TAKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS AND YA FEEL LIKE AN 18 YR. OLD AGAIN. IT WAS GREAT JUST TO GET BACK OUT ON THE BAY AGAIN, SOMETHING I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DO AGAIN. WE GONNA TRY AGAIN NEXT THURS.
PA
SEMPER FI
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Way to get after them. Those remoras are fun when you have kids on the boat. If you can talk them into it, the look on their face when you stick one to them is priceless.