FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
When I got to the ramp at daylight the only truck was my buddy Rusty. And as I was getting ready to back in here came Larry and his friend with the old Carolina Skiff. Props to you Larry, it looks awesome, your work sure paid off. What made that little encounter something is Larry was driving the skiff, Rusty has an LTS like me, and had sold his jon boat to Larry’s friend that was with him. So we each sold a boat to both guys. Small world.
Weather
69/75. Rain showers early with overcast skies later in the day. Areas of patchy fog. High around 75F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tides
Low 2:25 pm.
Bite Times
Major 8:00 am. Minor 9:38 am.
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There was a real change on the creek. The tide was super high, and the color was past poor. The temp was 71 degrees and the water was not moving. It was the kind of color where I almost headed to the river but I stuck it out. Not sure in the long run it was worth the effort, but guess that means I am spoiled. When catching 15 – 25 give or take a few is not worth the effort guess I should not whine.
Had the light coat on for the skeeters, which did not show up this morning. She ate the Pearl Knockin Tail I colored with a hot head.
First up was a bank not all that far from the ramp that has been good to me this fall. I stopped and tossed the corky style jerkbait down most of it. It produced one bite and it was small. A couple of tosses with the Knockin Tail did not produce a bite. But one thing would become really apparent as the tide finally started going out, the color was getting worse. Just to check I fished it on the way back and did not have a bite, by then it was chocolate.
Next was a point which had fish on it. The one above came there on the hot head Knockin Tail. It ate it and ended up breaking the line when she flopped in the boat. I got a quick pic and she flopped right in the water with my bait. I did not have another one but there is definitely some work to do on that color. And maybe something in the future from My Coast Outdoors on that point.
Going down that bank a couple smacked the crap out of the corky and did not hook up, several others did and a couple got on the plastics, all small. But no matter what if the number of 12 – 15″ is a sign of things to come it is going to be a good year on the bay. Then it was time to head down the river to near the bay. The color was better, which was not saying much, and I am not hopeful that it will be any better the next few days. And if we get some significant rain it might be over for the winter. It has happened in the past but only time will tell.
When it was all said and done it was the 4″ Honeydew Knockin Tail on a 1/8th screw lock.
I spent way too much time on the jerk bait, the water was just not clear enough, so finally settled in on the Honeydew Knockin Tail. I would say most of my bites on the Knockin Tail came in a couple of feet of water, and like it has been several jumped on it as it sank after the cast. So they were really shallow like they have been. Until I quit at 1:00 it was fairly steady, the were mostly small and I never did catch a red or a flounder. The wind at the point was blowing almost 20 up the river. It blew the water in against the tide and the prime falling just did not happen. So I finally called it a day.
Rusty and his friends caught a bunch of small black drum and reds on popping cork and a shrimp imitation. But only one of their reds made the grade, it was that kind of day. I am not confident the creek will be worth a hoot for a while. Since I did not see it yesterday not sure if it was getting worse of better. Guess it might be time to fish the river, depending on how dirty it is. And who knows what they really wanted today but as usual feed them a Knockin Tail and you will get bit.
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The weather tomorrow is going to be sketchy with the wind predicted to blow 20 – 30 mph which is basically unfishable unless you absolutely have to, which I don’t. I will take the day to fix a couple of things that have been lingering on the boat. Plus a trip to Habor Freight is also on the schedule. Wednesday will be the lake for sure, from that point on who knows, no matter what I will be on the water. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
