Flounder Pounders...The Continuing Saga

We had another great trip jigging up the flatties.  These guys ended up with 23 flounder, 16 of which were very nice keepers.  The Gulp! swimming mullet was the ticket again.  The Flounder Pounder T-shirts are on the design table, and should be ready within the next few weeks.  These guys sure earned theirs!  Congrats Jonathon, JP and Steve, you guys were a blast to fish with, and oh yeah--one of JP's jigs fell prey to a nice 32" Red.

Flounder Pounders!

Had an awesome trip with Jim and Ricky from Hazlehurst. I was a little concerned when we weren’t getting bit, but then these guys put it in overdrive and started flinging flatties over the gunnels.  It’s here that I have to explain the “flounder pounder”. Back in the day, a fellow named Ray Thomas use to be the king of big flat fish. Besides that, he was an outstanding taxidermist, and made some really neat flounder mounts. Well, according to Ray, if you got 10 in a day, or a 10 pounder, you became a flounder pounder. Old Ray even had some “flounder pounder” t-shirts made that he awarded pounders. Well, Jim and Ricky qualified, and then some. We ended up with 10 nice ones and a few borderline chips that we let grow up, for a total of 15. I think I’m gonna have to get some shirts made up. Thanks guys for a great trip!!

Hot August Bite…

Ribbon Fish

We had some quality fish the last few days with some really great folks. A couple of strange critters have shown up inshore, including seven ribbon fish caught on artificials. Must be a silver eel spawn.

Just thought I’d share a few pics. Been chunkin’ gulps, bomber long a’s, shrimp, mullet, and mud minnows. The water is pretty clean, especially on the incoming, and is only going to get cleaner with mild tides on the way. We’ve been fishing deep at low tide and shallow at high tide. Hope you enjoy!

 

Speckled Trout

Flounder

Flounder

Flounder

Spade fish

Speckled Trout

Speckled Trout

Tripletail

Tripletail

Speckled Trout

Great Day on the Marsh!

The last few weeks have been a blur, and it’s hard to post all the reports, but I felt I had to post this one. I had Ray and Amanda from Lankford Blueberry Farms and the bite was really tough. But Ray and Amanda kept on firing and we turned it into  a pretty good day. We ended up with 11 flounder, which seven were good keepers. We went thru small sharks, small trout, and  ended up on a pretty good rat red bite. Amanda went to town on the reds and even ended up with a 16 spotter. The number of small trout and small reds speaks well for this fall. I just wanted to say that Ray and Amanda turned a tough bite into a great day! It was a blast to fish with you!

Camp Village Creek!

Had a big time helping Capt. Brooks and the gang with Camp Village Creek last week. For those of you living or visiting the Golden Isles, check out the best kids camp available. Contact Capt. Brooks Good at http://www.coastaloutdooradventures.com/ for information!

St Simons Island Fishing Report 7-14-12

After a little road trip last week, we got back in time to fish the Hampton on Saturday.  The plan was to check new and old stuff for Flounder, Trout and Reds.  We figured the Reds would be the hardest, but they showed up in earnest.  Ended up with three right at 23”, 3 overs and some break-offs.  The Trout are plentiful, but you really have to week through the short fish right now.  Michelle caught most of hers on soft plastics worked slowly on the bottom.  The Flounder bite was good, but not great.  You had to week through some shorts on the flatties too.  It was a great day on the water, and of course Michelle beat me up pretty bad on the aggregate again. 

As far the fishing reports, it has been outstanding.  This new moon coming up does not have a real big tide attached, so the next few weeks should be banner!   Offshore and nearshore, the bite is outstanding…if you can get there during a break in the wind.  Inshore, good sized Tripletails are still here, the Trout are thick, but as mentioned, a lot of shorts.  Flounder, Sheepshead, Whiting, Redfish and Black Drum have all been showing up at the cleaning tables as well. 

Big Day on the Big Water...

The stars lined up today, as Capt. David, Michelle and I all had a hole in the calendar.  We snuck out of East Beach as soon as the incoming tide gave us enough water.  The ride out was a little hilly, but Capt. David’s Dusky hammered through it no problemo.  Once we hit 60 ft., David rolled over a few of his mondo Sea Bass holes, and it wasn’t long before we limited out on some nice BSBs.  We managed to jig up a nice Trigger as well.  We then dragged a few greenies around, and the cudas pretty much ate us up.  Michelle was fishing the lightest rig on the boat, and of course hooks up with the biggest fish of the day.  Was definitely impressed as she whooped up on a big brown nurse with the 2500 sized spinning reel and 20 lb. braid.  The ride back was pretty much Cadillac.  Big thanks to Capt. David Blackshear for an awesome day on the water…just what the doctor ordered!