done workin
08-15-2007, 07:41 AM
I'lltry and keep this short since the week was not real complicated.
Spent what has become my annual week in Frontiertown with the boat between August 5-12.
Croaker
Lots of them all over the place pretty much all week in the back bay outside the campground and towards the inlet. Hitting hard on small squid pieces fished on bottom rigs. Hit even harder on the white bucktail teasers I had tied for flounder. I mean slamming them. Sizes were anywhere from 7/8" up to a good supply of 12". I knew the flounder would be tough and the croaker were choice 2 and they did not dissapoint. Had anice little fish fry Tuesday evening for dinner with crab imperial on the side.
Flounder
The water was very murky on the times I was out and didn't catch any, although admittedly the efforts were not great. Did see 2 at the cleaning station that were caught right out in front of the campground. Both were around 18". My friend caught one outside of the inlet while shark fishing when we drifted up on to an 18' ledege that was around 11".
Sand Sharks
My new addiction. Fished on a friend's boat Thursday (See the post "Thank you for the tow"). He had fished for them Wednesday with his family and done well so we went out Thursday at daybreak. Caught a fresh supply of 9-12 " croaker to put in the livewell and then headed out through a very calm inlet. Ran out to Great Gull Bank and drifted for 1 1/2 hours with nada excpet for hit that ripped off a live spot off of one of my spinning rods. Ran back in to an area just E of the Red and Green marker east of the inlet and drifted in 50' +/-of water with a chum bucket and live croaker (At least until they got hit the first time, we were able to salvage a few for second tries) and fished them under balloons any where from 10-20 under. Lost count, but somewhere around 7-8 in the boat all around 3-3 1/2' with the biggest around 4' (without tail) or so. I am 6'2" so you measure it we didn't. Had a bucket of chum over the side and just drifted along no anchor.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d634b3127cceb907da6edef500000025100AcuGzZuzZNG Pg
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d634b3127cceb907da6cdef700000026100AcuGzZuzZNG Pg
I am hooked on those stupid critters. You couldn't beat them off the hook. They came in groups and it wasn't uncommon to have 2-3 hooked up at a time.
Maybe flounder next year.
Spent what has become my annual week in Frontiertown with the boat between August 5-12.
Croaker
Lots of them all over the place pretty much all week in the back bay outside the campground and towards the inlet. Hitting hard on small squid pieces fished on bottom rigs. Hit even harder on the white bucktail teasers I had tied for flounder. I mean slamming them. Sizes were anywhere from 7/8" up to a good supply of 12". I knew the flounder would be tough and the croaker were choice 2 and they did not dissapoint. Had anice little fish fry Tuesday evening for dinner with crab imperial on the side.
Flounder
The water was very murky on the times I was out and didn't catch any, although admittedly the efforts were not great. Did see 2 at the cleaning station that were caught right out in front of the campground. Both were around 18". My friend caught one outside of the inlet while shark fishing when we drifted up on to an 18' ledege that was around 11".
Sand Sharks
My new addiction. Fished on a friend's boat Thursday (See the post "Thank you for the tow"). He had fished for them Wednesday with his family and done well so we went out Thursday at daybreak. Caught a fresh supply of 9-12 " croaker to put in the livewell and then headed out through a very calm inlet. Ran out to Great Gull Bank and drifted for 1 1/2 hours with nada excpet for hit that ripped off a live spot off of one of my spinning rods. Ran back in to an area just E of the Red and Green marker east of the inlet and drifted in 50' +/-of water with a chum bucket and live croaker (At least until they got hit the first time, we were able to salvage a few for second tries) and fished them under balloons any where from 10-20 under. Lost count, but somewhere around 7-8 in the boat all around 3-3 1/2' with the biggest around 4' (without tail) or so. I am 6'2" so you measure it we didn't. Had a bucket of chum over the side and just drifted along no anchor.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d634b3127cceb907da6edef500000025100AcuGzZuzZNG Pg
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d634b3127cceb907da6cdef700000026100AcuGzZuzZNG Pg
I am hooked on those stupid critters. You couldn't beat them off the hook. They came in groups and it wasn't uncommon to have 2-3 hooked up at a time.
Maybe flounder next year.