Lanark/Carrabelle 25 Feb 2017
Posted: February 25th, 2017, 10:15 pm
I put in just east of Carrabelle at 7:30 am to a way low tide, dead calm, and very poor visibility. Realistically I couldn't see much of anything for a good hr and really shouldn't have put in. I kept the road to my back and went straight out. I was looking to start fishing at 3 to 5 feet but the water was just so skinny. I didn't see 5 feet till a half mile out. I fished at 3 feet first, caught a few short trout on glow DOA jerkbait rigged weightless. Then went to 5 and nothing, saw more fish hitting the surface, but none would eat a super spook jr. I keep paddling out to deeper water and nothing. The fog let up and holy hell I'm halfway to Dog Island, the water was still slick calm, so that was my chance to move back in.
I went towards the river and couldn't get into the bayou as the tide was still too low. I started fishing the oyster bars and sand bars just east of the river and hooked 2 bigguns back to back, again on that crazy jerkbait rig, didn't measure but they were both maybe 22 to 24. The wind had picked up significantly so I threw into the wind and just let the drift carry the bait, me twitching every 5 to 10 seconds or so, very slow fishing. After those 2, nothing, I was seeing fish hit the surface everywhere, just couldn't get them to eat my lure again. Also saw some pompano skipping on the surface, very cool.
The tide finally came in enough for me to cross into the east bayou. There's redfish everywhere, in like 6 inches of water. I could see their backs clean out of the water, again couldn't get one to chew on my lure. I switch to a gold AD spoon, and fish the hell out of it, I'm starting to think I'll never catch a fish on that spoon. I cross the Carrabelle river and go into Jordan Bayou, caught a few short trout and decide to head back, I'm a ways away from my car now.
I troll a Rapala floating minnow on the way back, several hits, 1 small trout pulled in, but very poor hook up ratios (smaller hooks). I have a little blue Bomber Long A with larger hooks and start pulling in... more short trout. All along the flats on the way back, maybe 5 or 6 12 inch trout. I get back to my car at like 4:00 pm. I can sit on my kayak for 8 hrs a day but sit me in front of a computer and all of a sudden it's work.
I went towards the river and couldn't get into the bayou as the tide was still too low. I started fishing the oyster bars and sand bars just east of the river and hooked 2 bigguns back to back, again on that crazy jerkbait rig, didn't measure but they were both maybe 22 to 24. The wind had picked up significantly so I threw into the wind and just let the drift carry the bait, me twitching every 5 to 10 seconds or so, very slow fishing. After those 2, nothing, I was seeing fish hit the surface everywhere, just couldn't get them to eat my lure again. Also saw some pompano skipping on the surface, very cool.
The tide finally came in enough for me to cross into the east bayou. There's redfish everywhere, in like 6 inches of water. I could see their backs clean out of the water, again couldn't get one to chew on my lure. I switch to a gold AD spoon, and fish the hell out of it, I'm starting to think I'll never catch a fish on that spoon. I cross the Carrabelle river and go into Jordan Bayou, caught a few short trout and decide to head back, I'm a ways away from my car now.
I troll a Rapala floating minnow on the way back, several hits, 1 small trout pulled in, but very poor hook up ratios (smaller hooks). I have a little blue Bomber Long A with larger hooks and start pulling in... more short trout. All along the flats on the way back, maybe 5 or 6 12 inch trout. I get back to my car at like 4:00 pm. I can sit on my kayak for 8 hrs a day but sit me in front of a computer and all of a sudden it's work.