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Fen Holloway/Rock Island 11-1-05
Posted: November 1st, 2005, 9:13 pm
by trout fisher
MudDucker, his son Drew, and myself hit the water, err...ummm I mean mud at daybreak this morning at the Fen. Was no problem in MudDucker's Gator Trax with the mud motor. Hit the flats east of R.I. and each of us started chunking a different lure. I don't remember what caught the first fish.

The ticket seemed to be a green SWA eel under the c.t. For about 20 minutes we wore 'em out! Got 3 keepers out of that deal. My 2 were the biggest.

Just kiddin' Muddy! Fished all the way around R.I. Got into a mess of reds on the back side but none would commit. I mean they were everywhere! Nice ones too. Couldn't get them to bite. Caught a few more short trout and the wind shifted. Decided to call it a day. Made it back to the hill around 2:30. Had a gooood grouper sammich at Roy Deal's, (because there were no oysters). Met some of MudDucker's kin folks there.
Total for the day:
1 blue million short trout
2 18" trout
1 16" trout
1 20" trout
Enjoyed it Andy. Look forward to the next time.

Posted: November 1st, 2005, 9:34 pm
by Fish Masterson
Sounds like a good day. How was the water clarity east of and around the island?
Posted: November 1st, 2005, 9:41 pm
by trout fisher
Couldn't see bottom anywhere. There is some grass though. We fished mirrolures and DOA's real slow and would bring up grass. We fished from 6'-1 1/2'. Caught most of the fish in the 3-4' range I'd say. The only time we saw bottom was right before we hit it.

Posted: November 1st, 2005, 9:41 pm
by Chalk
Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 8:26 am
by dstockwell
Good deal

Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 2:24 pm
by MudDucker
Hmmm, you got three keepers...lets see, there were 4 keepers in the box, I put the first and the last one in, so I think you betta do a recount
First fish was caught on a copper tailed jig.
Beautiful day.

Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 2:51 pm
by catchin1
Hmmm, you got three keepers...lets see, there were 4 keepers in the box, I put the first and the last one in, so I think you betta do a recount
You guys are starting to sound like Chalk and Birddog.

Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 3:40 pm
by RHTFISH
trout fisher wrote:The only time we saw bottom was right before we hit it.

Once in a great while I have that luxury. Most often I see it
AFTER I hit.
Wonder why reds wouldn't cooperate?
Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 4:59 pm
by trout fisher
Hmmm. Better put on your spectacles there MudDucker. I said my TWO were the biggest. THREE keepers came out of that drift using the green eel.

Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 5:13 pm
by Sea Gurl
I understood you PERFECTLY Trout
Congrads on your catch - better than most of the rest of us these days.
Sea Gurl
Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 7:53 pm
by birddog
catchin1 wrote:You guys are starting to sound like Chalk and Birddog.


Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 9:34 pm
by Chalk
Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 9:53 pm
by birddog
Is that what you call it. I call it beating the fish off the hook with the net.

Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 10:14 pm
by tin can
I don't recall any counting issues. You usually don't have any to count.
Posted: November 2nd, 2005, 10:33 pm
by Tom Keels
I can count to zero as well.
