St Marks 3/20-21

[doomtrpr_z71]

Well since the great COVID scare of 2020 has us out of the field, we decided to telework to St Marks. Even though our resident plant pathologist was late as expected, spirits were high.

We found the trout relatively quickly....

Then things got sketchy

Luckily it was just a loose access hatch mixed with backing the boat through some chop and the bilge pump got us dry again. Funny thing we were surrounded by boats when we started and all left pretty quickly.

But the fish were slow and steady keeping the good times rolling

And a great end to a beautiful day

With a great "takeout" meal

All in all a great day, 11 keeper trout and one keeper spanish, very few shorts, only 4, we should have had our 15 keepers but my netman was lacking. The fish were in 3.5-4ft, and were caught either on a iguana daiquiri trout trick or sexy penny shrimp in the rock garden near black rock.

We did manage to find one of stoney bayous namesakes

After a good nights sleep, we ran back to the light house in great spirits, to be quite disappointed.

They tried it and barely floated their jonboat

Apparently I wasn't the only one that remembered more water at the ramp at a -0.1 low tide as quite a few people came up to the ramp to turn around and this guy made the comment that the people making tide predictions were phoning it in as it looked more like a -1.0ft low tide.

We decided to head to the waffle house instead of putting in at the fort since we were limited on time and ended up having to go to the one in moultrie to be able to dine in. All in all a great trip to get away from the stupidity of the coronavirus panic

 

[Cmp1]

Nice catches,,,,congrats,,,,

 

[Chas]

Awesome thanks for the report, cant wait to go!

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Awesome thanks for the report, cant wait to go!

I hope to make it back next week

 

[KyDawg]

I think I was fishing next to that Island in about the 6th pic. We left there and went toward Red Fish Pt.

 

[KyDawg]

Well since the great COVID scare of 2020 has us out of the field, we decided to telework to St Marks. Even though our resident plant pathologist was late as expected, spirits were high.

We found the trout relatively quickly....

Then things got sketchy

Luckily it was just a loose access hatch mixed with backing the boat through some chop and the bilge pump got us dry again. Funny thing we were surrounded by boats when we started and all left pretty quickly.

But the fish were slow and steady keeping the good times rolling

And a great end to a beautiful day

With a great "takeout" meal

All in all a great day, 11 keeper trout and one keeper spanish, very few shorts, only 4, we should have had our 15 keepers but my netman was lacking. The fish were in 3.5-4ft, and were caught either on a iguana daiquiri trout trick or sexy penny shrimp in the rock garden near black rock.

We did manage to find one of stoney bayous namesakes

After a good nights sleep, we ran back to the light house in great spirits, to be quite disappointed.

They tried it and barely floated their jonboat

Apparently I wasn't the only one that remembered more water at the ramp at a -0.1 low tide as quite a few people came up to the ramp to turn around and this guy made the comment that the people making tide predictions were phoning it in as it looked more like a -1.0ft low tide.

We decided to head to the waffle house instead of putting in at the fort since we were limited on time and ended up having to go to the one in moultrie to be able to dine in. All in all a great trip to get away from the stupidity of the coronavirus panic

Looks like a fine time.

 

[1eyefishing]

Yep, water is a nnecessary ingredient to get to the fish. Those Winter lows aint no joke. And I can tell by the cloud cover that there was not a strong North wind blowing the water out. I had to pass once this winter on launching a 15 footer there.
Good the see fish back on the flats though… and Spanish moving in... Good report, hope to be down there soon.
I guess if the law shuts down travel, I can still honestly say I have a 'residence' down there now...

I also have a 'memorial' Saint mark's prop...

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

I think I was fishing next to that Island in about the 6th pic. We left there and went toward Red Fish Pt.

What kind of boat were you in?

 

[KyDawg]

What kind of boat were you in?

I was with a friend and he has a center console boat. He us from Moultrie.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

I was with a friend and he has a center console boat. He us from Moultrie.

I remembered a key West between us and the island and a Carolina skiff with power poles.

 

[KyDawg]

We saw an airboat that day, but the fog was terrible. We did okay, got two Reds and 7 trout. Fog slowed our movement way down. We put in at the Aucilla River.