FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Chad’s Surf Report

I got another great report from Chad, who has been putting the hurt on them on the bay.  Thought I would get it on right now while it is fresh information.  My report from POC Monday is coming later today when I get it done.  Plus this is a heck of a cool report.

A day in the surf , heading out the little jetties friday morning the bay was flat. So we decided to hit the surf. Inbetween the big jetties and passcavo was our first stop. The breakers where fishable but not ideal. We freelinned live croaker and started hooking trout in the 15-17″ range not what we were looking for so, we moved down towards the light house. As we were approaching the area there was a distinctive color change in the water from green to brown, with at least 200 + pelicans diving in the water. A massive school of shad . So we anchored up at the third bar and casted in to see what was eating them. 40″ bull red was caught and released, the fishing was chaotic for a while with trout reds and sharks hitting the deck. We saw some 6-8 ft sharks feeding as well as some 4-6 tarpon. Lots of excitement on the boat. We boxed our limits of fish quickly. What a morning. You just never know what can happen in the surf. After giving a friend a fishing report friday night. He and his two teenage sons made a go of it sat and the results were the same quick limits of quality trout. The kicker was they hooked and landed and released a 4ft tarpon on a croaker with a trout rod. Glad dove season is around the corner im ready to have miles of shoreline to wade without a sole insight. Thanks chad

Wow, what a day.  The only thing like that I have ever seen was offshore in Costa Rica.  It really must have been awesome to toss in and then see just what in the heck would jump on next.  And who does not get excited with tarpon smashing bait?  Congratulations, one of those great things that happen out of the blue.  Folks you could not ask for a more specific report than that.  The surf fishing is on fire and with light wind forecasts now is the time before it is over.

And I could not agree more on the hunting season.  There are days I get to Froggie’s and there might be 3 or 4 trucks and trailers.  My favorite time of the year is coming on the bay.  Bring on the schooling redfish.  And with that a couple of trips to Baffin as we really get into late fall.  Please keep your reports coming, we all appreciate them.  Plus helps me out, and I get to learn something.  Thanks again.

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As I have said here many times before, you do not have to have a degree in journalism or be Ernest Hemmingway to send us a report.  All you have to do is tell the story just like you were telling it over a cold one.  It is a thing of beauty to read a report like Chad’s.  Easy to imagine those birds diving, fishing boiling, and a bite on every cast.  So send us your report or story, we would love to have them.  As for me it will be up dang early so I can be gone by 5:30 to get to POC by daylight.  I need a fish fry for the grandkids when we meet on the holiday weekend and the pressure is on.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines