St. Marks 10-20
Posted: October 20th, 2018, 8:00 pm
Shell Island is closed, the fort ramp is closed, and Shields was the available ramp, so we trailered the boat there and launched. We trailer very infrequently, so it's never fun.
In the river, while some channel markers are there, plenty are not, so use your chart to make sure you don't dig up an oyster bar.
Got the boat in the water with no incident, and headed out to glass smooth seas. Saw lots of bait activity south of the sandbar, but no fish would bite spoons, jigs or paddle tails.
Tried some cut bait on the bottom at the St. Marks reef, as well as other lures. No success.
Went to some hard bottom south of the reef, and again got skunked. Kept a pinfish about 10' deep at both locations, and nothing took a swipe at all.
Wind began to pick up around 130 or 2, and suddenly became 10+ out of the south. We headed to the west flats with popping corks, and only managed a miniature 10" trout. The wind was pushing us about 1.4 knts/ hour and fishing became difficult, and waves began pushing the 1' mark in the bay.
So back through the mostly-unmarked channel to the ramp with NO FISH.
First time I've been totally skunked.
In the river, while some channel markers are there, plenty are not, so use your chart to make sure you don't dig up an oyster bar.
Got the boat in the water with no incident, and headed out to glass smooth seas. Saw lots of bait activity south of the sandbar, but no fish would bite spoons, jigs or paddle tails.
Tried some cut bait on the bottom at the St. Marks reef, as well as other lures. No success.
Went to some hard bottom south of the reef, and again got skunked. Kept a pinfish about 10' deep at both locations, and nothing took a swipe at all.
Wind began to pick up around 130 or 2, and suddenly became 10+ out of the south. We headed to the west flats with popping corks, and only managed a miniature 10" trout. The wind was pushing us about 1.4 knts/ hour and fishing became difficult, and waves began pushing the 1' mark in the bay.
So back through the mostly-unmarked channel to the ramp with NO FISH.
First time I've been totally skunked.