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An absolutely beautiful weekend and I had to work both days. So I get on here to live vicariously through others fishing reports and there are none.

Hit-n-Miss wrote: An absolutely beautiful weekend and I had to work both days. So I get on here to live vicariously through others fishing reports and there are none.

Lol I’ll share some pics…







Clear and calmer waters gave way to the evening popcorn storms and wind. Still managed to fill some bags with fillets for the clients.

Only one flounder got in the live well this Saturday and she was barely legal. Saw two porpoises working the grass line going in with the tide and came back out with the tide. A friend of mine caught a 18" trout in the same area but that was it.

Looked like hard rain at the sandbar after lunch so we went to the Newport bridge to wash off the salt.

Red Beard wrote: May 16th, 2022, 9:36 am

Hit-n-Miss wrote: An absolutely beautiful weekend and I had to work both days. So I get on here to live vicariously through others fishing reports and there are none.

Lol I’ll share some pics…







Clear and calmer waters gave way to the evening popcorn storms and wind. Still managed to fill some bags with fillets for the clients.

That'll work Nice pics

ropeman wrote: May 16th, 2022, 11:30 am Only one flounder got in the live well this Saturday and she was barely legal. Saw two porpoises working the grass line going in with the tide and came back out with the tide. A friend of mine caught a 18" trout in the same area but that was it.

Looked like hard rain at the sandbar after lunch so we went to the Newport bridge to wash off the salt.

Nice beats working.

Cobia and reds are thick. Saw cobia at all 3 places I stopped. Went close to shore on the high tide and found a school of mid slot reds working the flats and willing to eat topwaters. Didn’t play with them long before going for a cheese burger. Crazy flat with no wind.

Btw, that multiple spotted redfish is beautiful!

Thanks everybody for sharing. Hadn't had the boat wet in months. Tough year for such so far. Too much going on.
Enjoyed the pics.

Nice pix, Captain. You might want to coach your anglers into supporting all fish to be released horizontally to avoid internal damage to their organs.

silverking wrote:Nice pix, Captain. You might want to coach your anglers into supporting all fish to be released horizontally to avoid internal damage to their organs.

Not tracking.

Numerous studies have shown that fish held vertically by the jaw by hand or a gripper device can suffer internal damage when their organs all smash down together. They are used to being horizontal and buoyant in water. It's kind of like if someone hung you dangling by the ankles upside down.

By supporting the fish to be released with two hands and holding them horizontally (or leaving them in the water, better yet), they have the best chance of survival. The photo of the multi-spot red being supported by the angler in the red shirt is an example.

Not trying to bust your chops, just educate. We all want the chance to catch those released fish again on future trips.

silverking wrote:

Didn’t take it as a shot just wasn’t sure what you meant. (Didn’t know if there was sarcasm and a joke about a fillet knife)

Absolutely with you on this; I’m always down to teach/show/talk conservation.

Red Beard wrote: May 22nd, 2022, 9:34 pm Absolutely with you on this; I’m always down to teach/show/talk conservation.

Was that multiple spot red a keeper? He looks about 26-7/8"!

ropeman wrote:

Red Beard wrote: May 22nd, 2022, 9:34 pm Absolutely with you on this; I’m always down to teach/show/talk conservation.

Was that multiple spot red a keeper? He looks about 26-7/8"!

No sir, measured around 32” if my memory serves me right, and weighed around 11.5 lbs. Was my clients biggest red on artificial, and was released to fight another day.

Had a couple Mickey Mouse shaped spots on him.