Saturday @ Econfina, Stuck inshore !

Post by **Frank Bradfield** » January 9th, 2005, 7:23 pm

Well Saturday sounded good for Grouper with the wind forcast but as everyone knows fog was the order of the day. We changed our plan, took to inshore trout fishing ( they just don't pull like a grouper ). We put in at around 10:30 with enough water to get going, we headed east towards Hickory Mounds, the lure choices were live shrimp, catch 2000's. We never left one area probably 1/4 mile total. We fished a creek mouth and way back in a creek catching trout in and along the way. They seemed pretty thick in the creek. Left em biting, never fished over 3 ft max depth. Total tally, 15, keeper trout, 1 redfish , 24in. We only had 3 shorts all day. Seems most of them were somewhere else. Lure colors , mullet ( my favorite ) and chart. ( Redfish hit the mullet ) Odd catches, 1 oyster fish, 1 blue crab who came all the way in the boat and was still eating his shrimp.

Post by **Chalk** » January 9th, 2005, 8:10 pm

Stay out of my creeks

...WTG Frank...

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » January 10th, 2005, 7:57 am

very nice.

Post by **wevans** » January 10th, 2005, 8:13 am

Sure wish I was brave enough ta fish outta there

I woulda been in that water quick yesterday

That's some fine catchin ya'll done and that is a super fine lookin boat ya got

Post by **Sir reel** » January 10th, 2005, 9:34 am

Good report Frank.

Been think'n bout hit'n that area for a few weeks now but always seem to end up at Saint Marks. Wish I'd been "fish'n" stead of "wish'n"

Did you fish the shrimp under a CT or on the bottom, freeline, ?? Did you happen to catch a water temp?

Post by **Frank Bradfield** » January 10th, 2005, 10:51 am

the shrimp guy on the boat, fished them under a CT about 20" deep with a small weight to keep them down.. sorry really didn't pay attention to the water temp..

Post by **Frank Bradfield** » January 10th, 2005, 10:53 am

by the way the shrimp guy is the ( PIN FISH KING ) , but since the pinfish are scarce i guess he is now the shrimp king..

Post by **Sir reel** » January 10th, 2005, 10:57 am

Thanks Frank.

shrimp guy is the ( PIN FISH KING )

Sounds like there's a story all by it's self

Post by **Fish Masterson** » January 10th, 2005, 11:52 pm

Water temps for Sunday started out around 67 and climbed to a touch over 70

before we headed in. This is some January weather. The temps were a few degrees cooler in the river and in deeper water but I don't think it ever was below 66.

Post by **Nathan** » January 11th, 2005, 1:52 am

This is making me wish I had gone, but after I woke up at 6:30 and saw it was raining with more predicted to come I canceled on myself.

Nathan

Post by **Aucilla** » January 11th, 2005, 3:09 pm

Holy Moly!

Wish I'd seen this one before my abortive trip out St. Marks!

I am just learnin' artificials, and I was right pleased to catch ONE keeper on a jig. But next time: top waters, creek mouths??