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January 2006
JAN 13, 06 FISHING
THIS MONTH IS ON THE FAST TRACK, I HAVE SAT DOWN TO THIS COLUMN FOUR TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT DONE? EVERY TIME I GET IT HALF DONE I GET ON TO ANOTHER PROJECT HERE AT THE NOOK AND TWO MORE DAYS SLIP PAST. THE FISHING HAS BEEN EXCELLENT AND I HAVE BEEN TOO LAZY TO FINISH, NO I FALL A SLEEP BEFORE I FINISH, GETTING OLD I GUESS.
SAIL FISH ARE OUT OF CONTROL, WHEN ANGLERS RUN FROM THE SAILS YOU KNOW THEY ARE THICK. LIVE, TROLLED, PLASTIC YOU NAME IT AND YOU CAN CATCH A SAIL. BAIT SCHOOLS IN THIRTY FEET AND SAILFISH, BAIT IN SIXTY FEET AND MORE SAILS, HUNDRED FEET AND SAILS, THEY ARE EVERY WHERE. THE TEMPS ARE PERFECT AND SEAS ARE THE SAME, ONE DAY BLOWING, NEXT FLAT. ONE DAY IN THE FIFTYS AND THE NEXT THE SEVENTYS. IF YOU ARE A SAIL FISH FAN AND YOU ARE NOT CATCHING, YOU MUST NOT HAVE A LINE IN THE WATER. SMALL DOLPHIN, NICE KINGS AND THE WAHOO MADE A GOOD SHOW BUT IT IS THE SAILS THAT HAVE THE ANGLERS ATTENTION. GOOD BOTTOM BITE, NOT BIG FISH BUT GOOD NUMBERS AND YES THEY ARE CATCHING SAIL FISH FROM THE PARTY BOATS. SPANISH IN THE KING FISH HOLE, ONE CAST ONE FISH; LOTS OF FUN BRINGS THE KIDS AND A CAMERA.
SURF ANGLERS ARE ON THE BLUE FISH, UP CLOSE NOT A LONG CAST. CUT BAITS, CHUG BUGS, SPOONS, AND MYLAR FLIES ARE CATCHING LIMITS. THE BITE HAS BEEN FAST, BOTH EARLY AND HIGH TIDE HAS THE FISH AT YOUR TOES. GOOD CATCH LIST FROM THE SURF, WHITING, POMPANO, CROAKERS AND SPANISH MAC’S. WEST WIND HAS THE EDGE FLAT AND THE POMPS ARE THERE LOOKING FOR THE FLEAS. ON THE DINNER SIDE BIG CROAKERS, WHITING AND REALLY NICE MAC’S. SHRIMP FOR THE WHITING AND CROAKERS, CUT BAITS FOR THE MAC’S AND BLUE. THE FISH HAVE BEEN IN ALL DAY, YOU PICK THE TIME AND CHANCES ARE YOU WILL TAKE HOME SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE ABOVE.
TROUT SEASON IS OPEN, BIG FISH IN THE SKINNY WATER AFTER THE SUN HAS BEEN UP FOR AND HOUR OR TWO. SHRIMP AND TOP WATER LURES HAVE BEEN MOST PRODUCTIVE. SLOT TROUT IN THREE FEET OF WATER, JERK BAITS, SMALL SPOONS AND SHRIMP ARE GETTING LIMITS. THE POMPS ARE SKIPPING BUT THE BRIDGES AND THE JIGGING SPOONS ARE HOT. THE BIG POMP ARE IN THE RIVER AND A LIMIT CATCH FROM THE BRIDGE IS NOT UNSUAL. BLACK DRUM, BIG SHEEPHEAD AND ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS HAVE KEPT RIVER ANGLERS BUSY AND SMILING……..
I PROMISE TO GET BACK TO OUR WEEKLY COLUMN…………BE NICE TO MY SAILS, HANDLE THEM A LITTLE AS POSSIBLE, LEAVE THEM IN THE WATER AND IF YOU CAN NOT REMOVE THE HOOK, CUT HIM LOOSE AND I’LL REPLACE THE HOOK…………………..
.JAN. 24, 06
UP AND DOWN WITH THE TEMPS ALL WEEK, ON AND OFF WITH THE WIND, IT MUST BE JANUARY. JUST ABOUT THE TIME THE TURBITY LEAVE THE RIVER AND THE SURF EDGE, MOTHER NATURE KICKS IT UP AGAIN. SO WHAT, IT HAS BEEN A FISH CATCHING WEEK, I GUESS THE FISH DON’T MIND AS MUCH AS THE ANGLERS. YES I AM ONE OF THE WIMP ANGLERS, EIGHTY DEGREES, ONE TO TWO FOOT CHOP OFF SHORE AND A FLAT RIVER IS MY KIND OF CONDITIONS, I KNOW THE FISH ARE ALL ASLEEP. ENOUGH LET’S GO CATCH A FISH.
IN THE SURF IT IS BLUES, WHITING, SCATTERED POMPANO WITH A MIX OF JACKS AND MACS. THE BLUE FISH BITE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT, EARLY ANGLERS ARE CATCHING ON CUT BAIT, SPOONS, CHUG BUGS AND ANYTHING THAT DASHS AND FLASH’S. THE BEST PART IS THEY ARE THERE ALL DAY. CUT BAIT AFTER THE MORNING RUSH, WILL FIND THEM IN GOOD NUMBERS AND FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ANY BEACH ACCESS WILL WORK. THE WHITING MOVE IN AFTER THE SUN HAS WARMED THE EDGE, MID MORNING. PIECE OF SHRIMP, CLAM OR SQUID WILL GET THEIR ATTENTION. THE TRICK IS TO FISH CLOSE, TEN FEET FROM THE EDGE, AND RIGHT IN THE TROUGH. POMPANO HAVE BEEN THE HARD CATCH, NO TIME, ANY ACESS, NO PATTERN IT SEEMS THEY SHOW WHEN THEY LIKE. THE POMPS ARE EVERY WHERE BUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES FROM EARLY TILL LATE. SAND FLEAS FOR THE POMPS, TAKE TWO RODS AND FISH ONE LONG FOR THE POMPS AND UP CLOSE FOR THE WHITING AND JUST MAYBE YOU WILL TELL ME ABOUT THE BITE ON THE BEACH.
THREE FEET OF WATER IS THE PLACE FOR TROUT, SLOT SIZE IN GOOD NUMBERS. EVERY ANGLER I TALK TO STARTS WITH "I WAS IN THREE FEET OF WATER WHEN I STARTED CATCHING". FROM BEAR POINT TO BOY SCOUT ISLAND INCLUDING INDIAN RIVER SIDE PIER THERE HAS TALK OF TROUT CATCHS. THE BIG TROUT ARE IN THE SHALLOW WATER, TWO TO THREE HOUR AFTER SUN UP, THAT IS THE FIRST WATER TO WARM, THEY MAY NOT FEED BUT THEY ARE TERITORIAL AND WILL STRIKE. POMPANO AROUND ANY BRIDGE, STRONG IN COMING TIDE AND JIGGING SPOONS HAVE PUT LIMIT CATCHS IN THE COOLERS AND THAT HAS ALL THE BOATERS TALKING. I KNOW TWO ANGLERS THAT WENT TO THE JENSEN CAUSWAY TO FISH OFF THE BRIDGE AND NOW THEY KNOW WHY THOSE ANGLERS ARE ON THE BRIDGE. JACKS, BLUES AND BLACK DRUM FILL THE REST OF THE LIST, SORRY NOW FLOUNDER TO REPORT.
YES, THE SAILS ARE STILL HERE AND YES, TROLLED BALLYHOO TOP THE BAIT LIST. IT MAY NOT BE AS IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO BUT ANGLERS ARE STILL REPORTING STRONG NUMBERS FROM EIGHTY FEET OUT. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN POLITE THIS WEEK SO NOT MANY HAVE GONE OUT, LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD WEEK END AND THE CATCH LIST WILL BE LONG. KINGS FROM 60’, COBIA EVERY WHERE, DOLPHIN AND THE WAHOO WILL START FROM 150’, TROLL A BIG BAIT DOWN AND THEN CALL ME WITH THE WAHOO WEIGHT. THE DOLPHIN HAVE BEEN SMALL, TEN AND TWELVE POUND FISH, TAKE ONE FOR DINNER AND LET THE REST GO TO GROW AND YES I WILL REPLACE THE HOOK.
TEMPS ARE GOOD, WATER QUALITY IS UP, THE FISH ARE FEEDING, NOW IF WE CAN JUST THE WIND TO SLOW DOWN IT WILL BE A GREAT WEEK END FOR ALL ANGLERS………TILL NEXT WEEK REMEMBER, CUT THE LEADER AND I WILL REPLACE THE HOOK…….
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