22 Mar 2009

Matthew, Dave, Clannan, and Ryan met me at Galvez Landing this morning at 0700. The Sheepshead bite has been getting better every day and these boys wanted their shot.

Today's conditions could have been better, winds east at 10-15 knots, incoming tide, sea state: choppy to rough. But we can't let a little thing like adverse conditions get in our way. With the tide opposing the current, our weights had to be greatly increased to reach the bottom. Three ounces of lead was needed, instead of the normal half to one ounce leads. I kept the boat stern to the wind and stayed in reverse most of the morning to hold position over our aggressive quarry. The catching was slow to start, it took us a while to get everything right, but once we figured it out the catching was non-stop.




In 2 1/2 hours we went through 6 dozen live baits (shrimp and crabs) resulting in boating 18-20 nice Sheepsheads in the 4-8lb range and two 6-8lb Black Drum.



Great morning guys!!! I can't wait to do it again.

21 Mar 2009

Captain Dusty called me around 0730, his charter for the day had come down with the flu and weren't able to go. My day was open as well, so we decided to go look for some Redfish for a couple of hours. The 15 knot East wind left us few options as to where we could fish, but we found a leeward beach and set up shop. We were trying out a new bait this morning, with poor results. Our first 6 fish grabbed our bait, and immediately spit it out! After that I couldn't take it anymore and switched over to a 3" Gulp! Shrimp in New Penny color. Dusty followed my lead and the next three attempts ended successfully, one small Red and two 4.5 lb fish!



After adding two Flounder to our daily catch, we packed it in and headed for home. We both have charters tomorrow we need to get ready for.

Another excellent time with Capt. Dusty.

Thanks for stopping by!

07 March 2009

Terry, Roger and I left out of Navy Point at 0700. This was Roger's first time seeing the salt water and he was all grins from the moment we left the dock. He pointed excitedly at the pod of dolphin coming up for air near the boat with that look of wonder and amazement. I can't get enough of seeing that look on people's faces. The weather could not have been better; sun shining, 72 degrees, winds SE@5-10, nice.

Sheepheads were today's preferred target, and we found them! The first stop yielded a good mark of fish on the bottom machine but few bites. We landed an undersized Scamp and this juvenile Red Snapper.


Our second stop was LOADED with fish. The rapidly depleting number of shrimp in the well was a sure sign they were biting. The empty hooks coming back to the boat was a sure sign that Terry and Roger needed more practice! We still had plenty of baits in the tank when Roger found the touch and boated his first Sheepshead.


Hooks struck home in a dozen Sheepies. We collectively fed another 3 dozen without incident. Our remaining time we spent searching for a big fish, deep dropping in the pass. Roger hooked into a random invincible sea monster that took him into a rock and set up camp. As to what he had, I don't know, but my prime suspect is the 15+ lb Gag Grouper caught and released in the area recently.

The wind was picking up as we made our way back to the ramp, perfect timing.(By 1300 the SSE wind had grown to a steady 20mph) Thanks again for a great day guys. I hope to see you back next time you're in town.