Hickory Mounds - 4-29-2018
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:01 am
Met Tim, Dale and Ed at 6:30 am at Hickory Mounds Sunday morning. It was Dale's first time in a kayak and also his first time fishing in the Gulf. He normally fishes out of a bass boat in freshwater, so we knew this would be a different experience for him...lol! We had to paddle some in spots to get out of the creek, but we made it out to the flats without too much trouble.
While the winds were a little better than Saturday, the fishing activity was very similar to Saturday as far as the bite went. It was better in the morning and more hit or miss and the day went on. Plenty of pinfish to be found, but not the game fish activity you would hope for.
I only took one picture all day. Ed sent me a shot of one of his reds and I included it here. I ended up with 7 trout (only one worth a picture), 1 red and 1 flounder. Tim caught 2 trout, 5 reds and 1 flounder. Dale had 2 reds, 1 flounder, 1 trout and 1 black drum. Ed ended up with 2 reds (each over 26 inches) and 4 trout (with one over 23 inches).
My trout:
One of Ed's reds:
While the winds were a little better than Saturday, the fishing activity was very similar to Saturday as far as the bite went. It was better in the morning and more hit or miss and the day went on. Plenty of pinfish to be found, but not the game fish activity you would hope for.
I only took one picture all day. Ed sent me a shot of one of his reds and I included it here. I ended up with 7 trout (only one worth a picture), 1 red and 1 flounder. Tim caught 2 trout, 5 reds and 1 flounder. Dale had 2 reds, 1 flounder, 1 trout and 1 black drum. Ed ended up with 2 reds (each over 26 inches) and 4 trout (with one over 23 inches).
My trout:
One of Ed's reds: