Bottoms Road 5/12/18
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 7:50 pm
My reports of late are usually included in Steve's (SRAces) weekly accounts. But on this day we headed in different directions. I met Sven at first light at Bottoms Road, and we headed across toward Whetstone Point in calm waters. With no breeze to start out, the no see-ums were brutal and stayed with us all the way across the channel. It was low tide so we were limited in where we could peddle to a couple of drop off areas with good grass beds. The water temp started at 72 and ultimately topped 80 degrees. Sven stuck with his Rip n Slash much of the day, and I alternated the Ripper with a paddletail and a couple of top water plugs. The trout bite was good all day, and the lady fish were reeking havoc on everything we threw.
I caught 16 trout, a 21 inch redfish, 6 lady fish, and a catfish. Some nice 17-18 inch trout, but no real monsters. Oh, and I caught a 3-foot blacktip shark that swam away with my new One Knocker. He shook his head and broke the line as I was trying to grab the hooks with my pliers. Sven I think had 11 trout and 2 reds, along with a number of lady fish. We finished up around 1:00, and headed over to Mad Anthony's for some fresh blackened redfish. Nice Spring day!
I caught 16 trout, a 21 inch redfish, 6 lady fish, and a catfish. Some nice 17-18 inch trout, but no real monsters. Oh, and I caught a 3-foot blacktip shark that swam away with my new One Knocker. He shook his head and broke the line as I was trying to grab the hooks with my pliers. Sven I think had 11 trout and 2 reds, along with a number of lady fish. We finished up around 1:00, and headed over to Mad Anthony's for some fresh blackened redfish. Nice Spring day!