Raging Tide

10.16.12

We went out for an afternoon trip at the mouth of the OR.

We had a negative tide this morning and the afternoon tide is a 4 footer, so the water is flying in and out of the river.

The water had clouds of silt drifting past the boat and I didn't have high expectations after viewing it.

We tried the mouth or the river and the clam bar, just to be entertained by the dolphin hammering the mullet.

Our last stop was the white oyster bar and I caught 4 trout off one rock there, (one was a quick release and as usual it was the biggest one).  They ate a jig head with a gulp fluke.  The others were just keepers and we had some fish in the freezer so they got to survive for another day.

A beautiful day, but tough fishing.

It's October and It's Rattlesnake Time!

10.10.12

I was going out to buy some rum last evening and ran across this fellow soaking up the heat from the asphalt.

Last October I saw a bigger rattler in the community.  They love crawling up on the asphalt when it starts cooling down.

I notified the neighbors since we are all a bunch of dog walkers.  Hopefully these snakes will be seen and not heard!

Small Fish Small Post

10.9.12

Nancy and I went out for a quick trip Tuesday.  Didn't hit the tide quite right.  We wanted to go out to Shell Point Reef, but the wind was blowing too hard for the little Nan to go out there.

We eased over in front of Piney Island and caught two small sea trout and a small flounder and of course a pooping lady fish.

Eased back into the Panacea Harbor and caught a couple of sand trout for dinner.  Even they were tough to come by on the slack low tide.  But, they tasted good in Panko!

The Sea Craft Is In The Water

10.15.12

Launched the '76 Sea Craft this morning and gave it a run.

Happy to say that it ran well and looks like it will be a fun boat over the next few years.  It's a bit of a project, but it gives an old retired guy something to do.

At least it looks good in the water.

Sand Trout Send Off

10.2.12

Patty and Willie had one more day of fishing left before going back to the salt mines of NE Georgia.

The winds were low when we first got up, but as the morning went on they started raging out of the west.

I decided to take them into the harbor at Panacea and avoid the heavy winds and take advantage of the sand trout I had been catching there.

The sand trout didn't disappoint as the action was pretty much non stop until the tide starting topping off later in the afternoon.

We Hung Them Old School On the Rock Landing Fish Board

Setting Up The Shoot

Happy Fisherpeople

Pat Stylin' and Profilin'

 In the sand trout catching, Pat hooked up on this nice 3 1/2 foot bonnet head shark that drug her around the boat a few times.

What the hell is it?

Dang, that's not a redfish!

All in all a great fishing day with our fishing family!!