St. Marks - Late post April 25 - 27
Posted: May 2nd, 2013, 3:59 pm
Sorry for the late post.
Our inaugural 2013 excursion was a mixed bag.
On Thursday, 3 of us fished the oyster bars hard in a light, cold rain to land 3 reds, 29”, 27” & 25” as well as 1 trout 19” and a couple of black drum.
Water clarity wasn't very good but temperature for wading was tolerable.
Friday was much better. We added another boat w/ 2 more anglers and managed a good return.
One boat brought in 4 reds, 21”, 26”, 2@ 27” as well as 3 trout, 20”, 22”. 23”, a flounder, a sheepshead, a couple of black drum & 3 fat black sea bass. The other boat added 3 reds, 22”, 25” & 27” as well as another convict. All fish were quality.
The east wind on Saturday made catching rather tough but Bartman did catch a 27”, 6lb 3 oz pig of a trout along with another 20” & 23” to accompany the 2 reds, 25”, 26” already on ice. We were able to add another flattie as well as a couple of smaller trout , 17”, 18” & a couple more BSB.
All in all, we had a successful trip & enjoyed everything except the rain on Thursday a.m.& the east wind on Saturday.
Looking forward to the next trip.
Our inaugural 2013 excursion was a mixed bag.
On Thursday, 3 of us fished the oyster bars hard in a light, cold rain to land 3 reds, 29”, 27” & 25” as well as 1 trout 19” and a couple of black drum.
Water clarity wasn't very good but temperature for wading was tolerable.
Friday was much better. We added another boat w/ 2 more anglers and managed a good return.
One boat brought in 4 reds, 21”, 26”, 2@ 27” as well as 3 trout, 20”, 22”. 23”, a flounder, a sheepshead, a couple of black drum & 3 fat black sea bass. The other boat added 3 reds, 22”, 25” & 27” as well as another convict. All fish were quality.
The east wind on Saturday made catching rather tough but Bartman did catch a 27”, 6lb 3 oz pig of a trout along with another 20” & 23” to accompany the 2 reds, 25”, 26” already on ice. We were able to add another flattie as well as a couple of smaller trout , 17”, 18” & a couple more BSB.
All in all, we had a successful trip & enjoyed everything except the rain on Thursday a.m.& the east wind on Saturday.
Looking forward to the next trip.
