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

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A 30lb redfish on 12lb line…wow!!!!

stringer…

12 specks

4 redfish

tight lines

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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

we left the dock with a stiff wind from the east but it soon died as the wind shifted to the south east. we anchored up and it did not take long and both jeff and nikki started reeling in some very nice white trout…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we ended the day with 30 plus BIG trout!

It was cold but the fish bite was hot!

here is Walt with one of his several redfish for the day…

and walt with another nice redfish…

 

 

 

 

 

well the trout were on bite as well. here is walt and shannon with a nice mess of trout…

 

 

 

 

 

our stringer…

75 trout

5 redfish

go to http://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic62997-15-1.aspx and check out more fishing pictures.

January 5th i took Bert and his friend Matt out for some redfish and trout…we sure started the year out right!

here is matt with a nice slot redfish…

 

 

 

 

 

we kept a few for eating…

 

 

 

 

 

2008 looking very good!

 

 

 

 

will with the first of many topwater redfish durin thanksgiving week!!!!

 

 

 

 

here is dad with his first one of the day!

 

 

 

 

elliot with a jigged grouper in the thick fog!

 

 

 

 

donnie with a 27" redfish for the table…we caught some really big trout at the bridge that day!

the 16th found us in search of bull reds. we got there late but managed 2.

 

 

 

 

 

the 18th found it rough so we stayed in the lagoon and found plenty of white trout.

 

 

 

 

 

we braved ourselves out on the 20th in the gulf and was rewarded with some nice redfish. here is blake with a 20lb red his first!

 

 

 

 

 

we came back in before it got to rough and bagged alot of trout!

 

 

 

 

 

the 21st started out awesome. 75 trout for a fish fry!

 

 

 

 

 

we then tried to go intpo the gulf but is was way to rough. started jigging in the bay a found three really big reds!

here is granddad with a 27 lb hog!

 

 

 

 

 

a great four days of fishing!

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until our next fishing adventure…tight lines!

capt wes