Hello Cold Redfish

12.12.10

Water: 51 deg.
Clear, outgoing tide
Air: 50 deg and falling
Wind: howling out of the north

When we came back in to Panacea Harbor yesterday, our friend Fred was there.  He said he had a good story when we got the boat out.

Evidently we ran about 48 miles too far yesterday, the reds were in by the docks in the Harbor and he saw someone catch 15 in a row.

So after a mental check yesterday, I decided to head out in the howling wind as the extreme front came through.  Fortunately the harbor is protected from a north wind.

My first 5 casts yielded 3 pups and two misses.

I started just skipping and pitching a white gulp shrimp to the docks Lanier styles and caught 8 reds and one flounder in a couple of hours.

Two reds were 22" keepers as seen here:

The wind finally go too much and the tide too low so I decided to head in.
I then had to start my boat for the first time to get it on the trailer.
That was an economical fishing trip.

Zip, Zilch, Nada

12.11.10

Water: 56 deg. Air 50's
Light winds, 1 Ft waves
Very Clear
Tide: low to incoming

Nancy and I decided to try and go out before the big blow this weekend.
We wanted to put some more grouper in the freezer since the Feds have decided that we can't keep any from 1.1.11 to at least 6.30.11.

We headed out to our holes that we killed them on when Hunter was in town a couple of weeks ago.

Unfortunately all we got for our cool boat ride was a great porpoise show, a few grunts and a tasty ham and cheese sandwich topped of with ginger snaps.

We fished our best spots this fall, Big, Yank Wreck and Good.  Zeroed out.

Oh well, if we don't get out again, we sure didn't hurt the endangered grouper species today.