Got out to where I wanted to start fishing and immediately started catching trout. I had no intentions of leaving the creek as I was sure if fish were going to be caught, it would be in the warmer waters in the creek. The water temp was 63-64 degrees when I started, but as I got closer to the mouth and the tide started to come in, it dropped to as low as 55 degrees.
Still didn't affect the bite. Ended up with 70 trout for the day. Yes...I kept count...lol! There were several other folks fishing the same stretch of the creek but it wasn't crowded.
Got a call from my friend Mark in Ocala asking how the day went. When I gave him the results he asked me to make a trip back to the creek on Sunday. So I met Mark at Rocky's around 11:30am and we headed to the creek. We were one of the first ones to get to the same section of the creek and find our spots to anchor. There were more people fishing on Sunday than Saturday as I guess the word got out that the trout bite was hot.
Mark and I both landed around 70-75 trout...probably more than that.
We didn't take very many pictures as we were having too much fun with the tugs on the lines. Only caught about a dozen over 20 inches between the 2 days, but a lot in the mid slot range. We did get to see another kayaker fall out of his kayak trying to reach back and put a trout in a cooler. He didn't realize how far his yak was leaning. He did say the water was cold! Didn't lose any gear as it was just him that fell in. He was able to get back in after swimming the yak 20 feet to the shore. Brrrr!!!Here are a few pics:
