Spring Warrior 7-31-2020
Posted: August 2nd, 2020, 6:18 pm
Took my father in law out Friday morning. We launched at 6:30AM, and had to be back to the ramp by 11:30 for an appointment of his. We really just went out because we had a little time and you have to make hay when the sun shines. The last couple times we've gone have been a little slow, so fish expectations were a little low. We fished the incoming tide and around the bars to start. We caught a few short trout, BSB, and a red that missed the mark by an inch. The floating grass was the worst I'd seen all summer. We decided that maybe we could get away from it in deeper water. Went out to 7 to 9 foot. It was a little better. The bite was fairly consistent. We released some short trout, but managed 7 for the box to take home. They were 16-18 inch, with one at 15.5 inches but all had good girth to them. Very healthy. We used soft plastics in green and candy corn. Very pleased with the trip and we left them biting and us hungry for another round. They fried up beautiful and went perfect with the swamp cabbage I cut the day before. You gotta love North Florida.