I met one of the Fishin' Chix, Jackie, and her husband Fred, at Galvez at 0630 and headed into Big Lagoon in search of Specks and Reds. As we rounded the corner of Big Lagoon state park we were slapped in the face by a stiff east wind at 10-15. Our first drift netted us just 1 blow up and our following two drifts netted us absolutely nothing.
A quick run to the next flat and we score with a small flounder and a few baits cut in half, probably small bluefish. Our next move brings us away from the Specks and to an area that's been holding WhiteTrout. These fish have been pretty reliable for the past 10 days or so. Well... not today. It took us almost a half a dozen wind blown drifts to catch just 4 fish. The bite was definitely off.
We moved again, this time to a dock that has had reds, flounder and snapper on it lately. A few small snappers fell victim to our offerings along with two big croakers. We burned through 3 dozen shrimp in a hurry, losing most of them to pinfish. Never did we see a flounder or redfish.
Still looking for any kind of bite, we made the run back to fish Old River. Near the end of our first drift there we finally encountered our target quarry the Speckled Trout. I think the only trout around for miles! Our time was running short so we hit one last spot on Interrarity Point. But after another 15 min without a bite we decided to call it a day.
Although the fishing was slow, I know it could have been worse...we could have gotten skunked!
Thanks again Jackie and Fred, you guys made an otherwise slow and boring day very enjoyable. I look forward to our next outing together.
Capt Josh
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