Page 1 of 1
Saturday @ Econfina, Stuck inshore !
Posted: January 9th, 2005, 6:23 pm
by Frank Bradfield
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.
Posted: January 9th, 2005, 7:10 pm
by Chalk
Stay out of my creeks
...WTG Frank...
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 6:57 am
by dstockwell
very nice.
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 7:13 am
by wevans
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
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 8:34 am
by Sir reel
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?
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 9:51 am
by Frank Bradfield
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..
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 9:53 am
by Frank Bradfield
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..
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 9:57 am
by Sir reel
Thanks Frank.
shrimp guy is the ( PIN FISH KING )
Sounds like there's a story all by it's self
Posted: January 10th, 2005, 10:52 pm
by Fish Masterson
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.
Posted: January 11th, 2005, 12:52 am
by Nathan
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
Posted: January 11th, 2005, 2:09 pm
by Aucilla
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??
