Capt Wes’ Fishing Report

FOG!!!!!! on the 7th kept us close to the boat ramp. we tied on some chug bugs and headed to the flats. after catching several specks bluefish and spanish mike baggett connected on this huge spanish…

 

 

 

 

 

we eneded the day with…

6 specks

3 spanish

6 bluefish

all but the fish above released to fight another day.

april 9th found the wind blowing 20 out of the east but billy (11 y/o) would not be taken home. we tied on doa shrimp and started working the flats. an hour later we found some nice specks. we quickly put a dozen in the boat.

billy wanted a redfish so we headed to some docks to see if we could take care of his request. first cast and he was on…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we caught several more and ended the day on a good note!

we kept 4 nice specks for frying…

stringer total…

specks 15

redfish 12

tight lines!

capt wes

 

 

 

 

 

craig boats a nice 4lb sheephead…one of 35 for the day.

 

 

 

 

 

russ gets a sheephead too!

stringer…

35 sheephead

6 squirrel fish

1 sting ray

 

 

 

 

 

Brad fighting the first of 40 sheephead.

 

 

 

 

 

a nice 4lb sheep using a #1 circle hook…1/4 slip weight and 12lb leader with a live shrimp.

 

 

 

 

 

Trevor and Capt Wes with a nice 15 lb redfish

 

 

 

 

 

a few fish for the skillet.

stringer…

40 sheephead

6 specks

1 bluefish

1 redfish

tight lines

capt wes

 

 

 

 

 

A 30lb redfish on 12lb line…wow!!!!

stringer…

12 specks

4 redfish

tight lines

capt wes

 

 

 

 

Lea with a nice weak fish. she caught this fish on a live shrimp…no weight and a #1 circle hook.

 

 

 

 

Tylor was throwing a 52m mirrolure when this BIG GATOR like to take his rod out of his hands!

 

 

 

 

 

We had a nice stringer of fish for very poor conditions to fish!

tight lines

capt wes

 

 

 

 

Brad with a 7lb drum!

 

 

 

 

Brad fighting for his life…

 

 

 

 

and he boats this nice 6lb redfish.

 

 

 

 

Brad with his fish…can you say blacken!!!

All fish caught on live shrimp and berkley gulps.

we had

3 redfish

2 black drum

Fished Escambia bay with Scott. Just alittle nippy in the morning but we managed. Bited started around 8 am and was steady for an hour then died off.

 

 

Mike fighting a nice fish…

 

 

Mike with a 4lb black drum…

 

 

Nice mess of fish for a fry tonight!!!

We used live shrimp on the drum and Berkley gulp on the specks.

 

 

12 specks

3 drums

 

 

tight lines!