Family and Friends

4:42 PM jbond352 0 Comments

I have had the great pleasure of taking some of my family and friends in the past 2 weeks. While I enjoy the solitude of fishing, it is nice to share the experience of hooking into a nice fish with people who don't normally get to do that.

I took my co-teacher out, on the paddle board, last Monday. It took my friend a while to get the hang of the board, but once he did it was fish-a-palooza. Although the day was on the slow side, we did bring home a flounder and lower slot red.



This past weekend I took out my step-dad, who is a few times a year fisherman, but a manly man all the way. I rented him a fishing kayak, and we were off!

We fished the outgoing as well as the incoming and got a inshore slam!

 

Also, the tide was VERY low. We almost didn't make it through what I call the "wormhole". It is hard to tell by the below picture, but that kayak is in 3" of water!

 



After the day out with dad I took the afternoon on Sunday for solitude and strictly artificial. It was a great example of perfect conditions and slow fishing...did manage a 24" red though.





I know this has been a terse report, but that ok. Stay tuned for a report on my recent fly fishing endeavors.....yikes!



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The Calm Before the Storm

4:18 PM jbond352 1 Comments

The weather in NE FL this time of year is either sunny and mild or windy as hell.

Last weekend I had a chance to experience a 48 hour window of < 5 wind at ALL times and temperatures in the mid 60's.

I started the weekend waking up before 6am and heading to a launch called "Cedar Point".  One of the local guides, Capt Rich Santos, frequents this area and has a fantastic youtube channel showcasing this NE corner of the Timucuan Preserve.

 


I launched just before sunrise and paddled up horseshoe creek at dead low tide. No wind/low tide= EASY sight fishing.  I immediately saw a school of tailing redfish as well as some "lone wolves" chasing bait, which was great considering that the air temps were in the mid 40's. 

Here is a quick video I made of the morning:



I caught two redfish in the low 20" range, but sight casting to them  and hooking up was a thrill. 



The bite slowed down and I was off the water by 10am.  Fun morning!


Sunday I started the day early with by teaching buddy on his 28ft Pro Sport ProKat. We ran 18 miles offshore St Augustine to similar conditions as the day before....glassy seas!



Our first spot was in 85 ft of water, with a 30ft high school of snapper under the boat. Between the 4 of us we had to have caught over 100 snapper....too bad the season isn't until later in the year :( 




Our second spot produced sea bass in the 13"-20" range and we kept 20!



Fast forward to this weekend to find temps barely in the 50's and wind well over 20kts. My best friend and I planned on fishing this weekend so out in the shitty weather we went!

Every time I bring someone out fishing on the boards I use live bait, and my clutch live bait is mud minnows on a jig head. 

Despite the TERRIBLE weather we got 2 reds in the slot, which was a thrill for my friend, who doesn't fish on the regular. 



I don't keep many fish these days (I am sick of it) but my friend brought these home and sent me this pick of the fish in the Big Green Egg-



Until next time!

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