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Posted: December 27th, 2001, 11:01 am
by Tom Keels
Got to the Aucilla at 6:45 this morning. Not much water in the river at all on the -0.4 tide. Was the 4th boat in the water went back down to the same area as yesterday and the trout were schooling like bass and busting on top. Caught 10 keeper fish in 30 minutes. I hooked several fish per cast when one would pull off another would hit it. Tons of fun using a Chrome & Blue Redfin.
Nearly everyone in the river was catching trout as we made our way back up to the landing.
The big buzz going on at the ramp was the apparent 10 pound trout caught yesterday. I think JR's has pictures of it. Would have like to have seen that fish.
Fish cleaned, boat unloaded, at work at 9:45. Not Bad!:D
Posted: December 27th, 2001, 10:27 pm
by phish-n-fool
Oustanding! Sounds like a stellar morning.
Did you take the Key West?? or were you in a smaller boat?
Posted: December 27th, 2001, 11:04 pm
by Tom Keels
I was in my 12 foot john boat. Not enough water to put the key west in.
Posted: December 27th, 2001, 11:10 pm
by phish-n-fool
Man, I gotta try the river, sounds like the time is right. How deep are the holes you usually fish during winter?
Posted: December 28th, 2001, 10:52 am
by Tom Keels
Its not so much fishing in the holes right now. The fish are close to deep water but are schooling up around the shallower boulders in the river. The edges of the drop offs seem to be the key.
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Posted: December 28th, 2001, 11:41 am
by phish-n-fool
Thanks for the info
Posted: December 31st, 2001, 1:52 pm
by Bailey
Check out JR's site for a picture of that hawg.
http://www.jrsaucillariverstore.com/
Posted: December 31st, 2001, 3:40 pm
by BigbaitBigfish
That's a FAT speck.
Posted: December 31st, 2001, 3:49 pm
by Tom Keels
Rumour is though that he didn't actually "catch" that fish in a conventional manner.
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Posted: December 31st, 2001, 4:25 pm
by Bailey
Do tell!
Posted: January 2nd, 2002, 10:01 pm
by Tom Keels
Don't know if its true, just something that was floating around.
Posted: January 2nd, 2002, 10:34 pm
by Leila33
I do assume that the "conventional manner" in which you speak is due to the fact that he was fishing for red fish when he hooked the trout.
There is really no "story" around the fish, only rumors.
If you think about it, look at the source of the rumors. The people spreading the rumors are the same ones that ALWAYS catch their limit EVERY time they go out, and every fish is 19" - 20".
Posted: January 3rd, 2002, 10:55 am
by Cranfield
On JR,s site there is a picture of a chap holding two fish, one in each hand, by the tail.
What specie are they please?
Posted: January 3rd, 2002, 11:04 am
by Tom Keels
Those are cobia Cranfield.
Posted: January 3rd, 2002, 12:39 pm
by Cranfield
Thanks Tom, I thought they were, but they looked a bit "small".
Please understand I am not casting aspersions, its just that the only other dead ones I have seen (2) were considerably bigger.
What is the size limit?