Steinhatchee Update???
Posted: April 12th, 2024, 9:28 am
Well I said I’d send post on my trip so here goes. BLOWN OUT! That’s it.
My wife and I got here Monday afternoon and got the boat in and tackle ready for Tuesday morning which dawned with the wind STRONG only to get worse. Steady around 15 gusts 20-25 and that was by far the best day. We did make it out south to around Bird Island to find some clear water but with wind that’s about as far as I wanted to go. Thank goodness for a wind sock we were able to fight elements and fish a while over pretty bottom but very little happening. Wife threw Gulp under a Thunderer and I threw the kitchen sink. Think we caught 10-12 short trout and 1 keeper. Forecast for Wednesday was even worse but I headed out bout hour before dawn to limp out just past end of channel to try topwater in foot or so of water next to the bank. Zip and once sun up good you couldn’t see the bottom in a foot and half water was so stained. Wife and I over optimistic tried to head out mid morning but only got bout halfway out channel before realizing 3-4 ft waves already in channel so gave up and retreated to marina. Once winds kept increasing to gusts of 30+ decided to go ahead and take boat out and storm came through early Thursday and weather got REALLY bad. Today dawned beautiful but it’s only 9:15 and winds picking up again dead outa west but we leaving in bit headed home. Can’t do anything about the weather but that’s fishing.
My wife and I got here Monday afternoon and got the boat in and tackle ready for Tuesday morning which dawned with the wind STRONG only to get worse. Steady around 15 gusts 20-25 and that was by far the best day. We did make it out south to around Bird Island to find some clear water but with wind that’s about as far as I wanted to go. Thank goodness for a wind sock we were able to fight elements and fish a while over pretty bottom but very little happening. Wife threw Gulp under a Thunderer and I threw the kitchen sink. Think we caught 10-12 short trout and 1 keeper. Forecast for Wednesday was even worse but I headed out bout hour before dawn to limp out just past end of channel to try topwater in foot or so of water next to the bank. Zip and once sun up good you couldn’t see the bottom in a foot and half water was so stained. Wife and I over optimistic tried to head out mid morning but only got bout halfway out channel before realizing 3-4 ft waves already in channel so gave up and retreated to marina. Once winds kept increasing to gusts of 30+ decided to go ahead and take boat out and storm came through early Thursday and weather got REALLY bad. Today dawned beautiful but it’s only 9:15 and winds picking up again dead outa west but we leaving in bit headed home. Can’t do anything about the weather but that’s fishing.