Eastpoint / Apalach report

[Juan]

Spending a few days of fishing at Sportsman's Lodge in Eastpoint... fishing conditions yesterday were almost perfect but the water is still stained and there's a lot of fresh water left from recent rains. Only put 1- 18" trout in the cooler. The wind is blowing a mini hurricane today but I still tried to wet a hook. Put a 17" trout and a 23" redfish in the cooler before the wi nd and waves beat me to death. Goi g back out later when the tide changes. Not the best conditions, but beats doing honey do's at home!

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[Juan]

Tide change made a big difference. Had a 5 fish limit in under an hour.

[Cranfield]

Some good memories in those pics, I fished that area with Captain Ron on quite a few occasions.
This evening we had a lot of action with reds up river near bear creek, where, on one trip we did see a young bear swimming.

[Salty Gator]

Thanks for the report Rick, glad you found some fish

[ropeman]

I'm glad you caught more that I did down there recently. What was the water temp?

[Juan]

I'm glad you caught more that I did down there recently. What was the water temp?

I didn't notice the water temps. This morning was low tide and a strong north wind blew the water out of the bay. Had to idle half way back to the ramp before I found 2 ft of water. Still managed another limit of trout and a 20" red. I've gotten used to a 3 fish limit..I'm liking this 5 fish limit and going home with two gallon bags of filets.

[Salty Gator]

Nice work Rick. Do you freeze your trout? I’ve only eaten it fresh, but I’ve heard it gets mushy when frozen. What do you think?

[Juan]

Yeah, I vacuum seal and freeze the filets in dated bags.. I haven't had any get freezer burn but if there are any bags left after 6 months, they go into the pond. Haven't had a soggy filet yet. A buddy freezes his in water and claims they keep longer that way.
Had a great time and the fishing was good. I got out of Apalachicola just in time to miss all that rain.