Air Temp: 65-75
Water Temp: 64
Water Clarity: 1-2 feet
Winds: 5-15 mph
Seas: choppy to 2-3 feet
Bait: live shrimp and cracked crabs
Fished this past Friday and Saturday with one of my toughest fishing buddies - my daughter. This was our first saltwater trip together this year and it was a blast. My daughter is the one that sets the alarm for 5:00 AM to make sure we get an early start on day 2 and that's what happened since we were launching the boat in the dark.
The target on Good Friday was big, black drum and we were not disappointed at the end of the day after landing 6 fish ranging from 18 to 38 pounds. We also tossed some live shrimp in the rocks and landed and released several sheepshead, but most of the fishing time was spent on the big drum. Our odd catch of the day was a small sea turtle that liked the cracked crab. He had the circle hook down pretty deep, so I had to cut the steel leader. Hope he does ok.
On Saturday, we arrived at the Yacht Basin at 6:15 AM and launched the boat in the dark. It was fun getting on the water so early and made for a neat boat ride out to the rocks in dim light. The water was calmer on Saturday, so the ride out to the jetty went by fast and we were set up for our target of sheepshead in no time. We usually catch-n-release, but decided to keep some fish this trip on day 2 so there was a little competition before the day even started to see who could help fill the cooler with fresh fish.
We caught and released one more big black drum bringing the total to 7, tagged two nice redfish at 29 and 30 inches, and kept 8 sheepshead. One of the reds had a huge 16/0 circle hook in the corner of his mouth and he was caught on a small J hook.
It was great getting on the water early because we had several hundred yards on both sides of the boat for a while. Then the "googans" woke up and showed up and started crowding us around 9:00 AM especially when they saw a rod bending and heard drag screaming. Ok, it wasn't that bad and we were not catching $5,000 fish like one of my favorite shows, but it does amaze me how some choose a fishing spot.
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