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Inshore fishing 8-24-08

Monday, August 25, 2008

Yesterday was such a beautiful day and I had not been able to get out fishing all week.  So after church, I loaded the boat and off I went with my best fishing buddy (Lucy, my dog).  First stop was to get a finger mullet or two.  I didn’t plan on fishing with live bait, these were for Lucy who loves to eat Sushi!

There was an hour or so left of the incoming tide so I decided to head to one of my favorite high water summer spots for red drum.  It’s a marsh creek that cuts between the ICW and banks channel with flats, marsh and deep holes.  A perfect recipe for locating reds around high tide this time year. 

The creek was full of bait and I could see reds swirling the waters as they picked at fish and crabs in the marsh grass.  I threw out a gulp shrimp on a jig head and had a red take it on the first cast.  It was non-stop after that with almost every cast producing a fish, all in the 22 - 25” range.  What a blast on light tackle.  After an hour or so and probably nine or ten fish my arm was tired and it was time to go looking for some flounder.

It has been a while since I had taken my boat up to the north end of the island so I decided to try it today.  I also knew my buddy Allen would be out in his boat and I could tag along with him in his home waters.  I made a stop at the Surf City Bridge on the way for a few quick casts. Nothing but then again I only stayed for a short 10 or 15 minutes.

I headed up to Salliers Bay just off the waterway north of the inlet channel.  I had fished it once a few weeks ago in Allen’s boat and while it didn’t produce that day I thought I’d give it another try.  Allen joined me a few minutes after I arrived and we both fished for about 45 minutes.  Not even a nibble.  So we headed to a creek closer to the inlet and fished there for an hour or two.  This was a new spot for me and has some very “pretty water” - flats, deep channels and tucked aways from the boat traffic.  We didn’t catch anything there either but I learned a new spot and I definitely will go back there again.  Thanks Allen for sharing your spot! 

Sure is some pretty water up that end of the island.  I need to make the trek up there more often!

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