Water temp: low seventies
Still Murky
I wanted to got out and see if the big trout that we catch every year at the mouth of OR had showed up yet.
The idea was to catch one of these biguns and test the new net Doug got me for Christmas.
The big trout weren't there but the net worked well, the first fish it scooped was a spanish mackerel and then it netted a few more trout. The biggest was 17" which came home to become a taco sandwich soon.
The Stow Away net worked well, and it says it is a saltwater version so we will see if it stands up to the salt. It collapses down for storage, but when opened it extends at least four feet. Thanks Doug!
We managed to catch 10 trout in about two hours. We would set down on a hole and catch two or three and then they would quit biting. Most were below the 15" line of demarcation though.
We also took the Seacraft out on Monday evening. We trolled Rotary Reef to no avail other than losing my favorite trolling plug.
The Structure Scan on the Lowrance worked great, as we could see the bridge components that make up the reef perfectly, like they were a picture.
We went all the way out to Ochlockonnee Shoals, but no bites out there.
We then came back to the flat at the "2" marker and caught a Jack and a Spanish. Heading in we realized the tide had left the building. Ran aground getting into Mashes Sands harbor, couldn't get the boat on the trailer. Nancy drove the truck to Rock Landing and I drove the boat all the way to the Landing hoping we would be able to get it on the trailer there. Thankfully we could since the next hight tide was 2 AM and the no see ums were eating!
STUPID!!
