This week provided seven good days of fishing. We went fishing Wednesday through Sunday both mornings and afternoons and had good numbers of trout, reds, and flounder. Mornings were mostly calm and very productive with good numbers of fish coming from bay reefs. Lower Hannah's and Deep Reef were hot! We fished live shrimp under a popping cork about 3 feet deep. Some small fish were hitting but most were in the 2-3 lb. range. You just had to be patient and move around the reefs. On Saturday morning, we were on the reefs and had good boxes of fish and were in by 11:00 am. Mullet have started showing up on the reefs. We had a good trip on Saturday afternoon and caught good numbers of fish along the shoreline in the Fat Rat Pass area. Sunday morning proved too windy to fish the reefs and the water was turning off color but the south shoreline near Pepper Point was holding green water and good numbers of trout and flounder. Flounder were running in the 18-21 inch range and most of the trout fell into the 2-3 lb. range. This next portion is less about fishing and more about safety. One day this week, we were drifting on the reefs along with a dozen or so other boats. A young man in a brand new boat (paper tags on the windshield) decided to run right through the middle of all of the boats at 40+ mph. He knocked one man off the front of his boat! While it's true that most are very considerate when they operate their boats, there are always a few who are not and it's those few that you have to look out for. The new week will be bringing with it (surprise) another front and potentially heavy rain and winds so you can't really predict how the fishing is going to turn out. But, be patient. We should be nearing the end of the spring-time weather patterns and the weather will be more consistent and the fishing will be even better. Until next week, see you on the water.
Capt. Ronnie Scheck
