Fish Catching Travel
It was good to get back to the Gulf. I have not made it near as much as I would like but I am about to fix that one. So this morning I headed to POC and was on the water by 9:30. The barge canal was really off color, and as it turned out until you get farther from Froggie’s it is all off colored.
I started on the south bank of Barroom. The last couple of years the trout seem to come there for a little while in the summer. So I hopped over the side, starting in about 2 feet and working out to around 4 feet. Working the area over pretty good I missed one and finally caught one about 15. Finally I gave up and so before I left I waded the drain coming from Big Bayou into Barroom. Though a good redfish spot, I think the tide was a little 2 low because I did not get a bite.
So then it was off to the old Coast Guard station to wade the big flat leading into the J Hook. The first place was pretty far down that bank, and after wading some of that I finally put a keeper in the boat.
Finally put a keeper in the boat.
Unfortunately I did not catch another fish there. So back in the boat and down to the edge area where the flat drops off near the old station. That turned out to be a better choice. It was a pretty good bite and I ended up catching 11 trout and one rat. They were right where the flat started falling off from 2 to 3 foot. I was throwing a Sexy Shad Bass Assassin paddle tail on a 1/8th ounce jig head.
It turned out to be real important to throw against the wind, a hassle, but they wanted it coming with the current and they were right on the little drop. Of those 2 more were good keepers, and I had enough for a nice fish fry tonight. From there I went around the corner, not sure what that island is, and waded down the edge trying to fish the drop. Not even one made a pass at it, so it was one more place before I quit.
The big drain out of Big Bayou near the last island was the next stop. The water had cleared some, but it still didn’t look to fishy, and it wasn’t. I waded a good bit of that, but it just wasn’t right. So at that point I called it a day. While the number of keepers left something to be desired, at least I caught some fish. And the water sure is warm, which makes the wading so much nicer.
Wading was the order of the day, and as usual when you found them you caught them. I do know that next time, which will be soon, keeping clear of the off colored water will be the first order of business. I did not spend any time on the reds other than the one quick place, but a little spinnerbait fishing is coming.
So there you have it. Six of one and half dozen of the other. The fishing is good right now, it is just a matter of fishing lots of places until you find them. I plan on getting on them, and will hit the Gulf at least 2 more days this week. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
