Been busy so have not fished much. I had a few hours last Wednesday
in the afternoon. It was blowing 15-20, completely overcast, and
nearly dead low tide. I expected to look for some bones, not see any,
and then try for some Snook that are typically very reluctant. I didn’t
even think about the fly rod.
My first spot yielded nothing, a sure sign of things to come. At my
second spot I spooked a large school in very shallow water from over
100 yards out. Good sign but typically skittish in shallow water.
Another group spooked in similar fashion. I chased a pair of big tailers
in somewhat deeper water , got a shot, but things just didnt pan out. I
moved further down the flat only to discover a hidden "lake" of
somewhat deeper water (6-12" difference). That’s all it took. One
more tail popped up to reveal a dozen or so fish. The shrimp landed in
front of them and a tail quickly popped up and ZINNNGGG!!!!!! A good
size bone came to the boat. My first real tailer in months.
I moved on to an old manmade channel where there are snook,
sometimes a few and sometimes lots. Today they where hungry and I
managed one good fish and broke 2 bigger ones off. Thirty pound
leader rarely gets it done while snook fishing. Saw lots of eagle rays,
manatees and turtles that day as well.
I repeated things on Sunday afternoon and didnt see one single
bonefish but did manage two small snook. My "goto" bonefish spot of
the last 4 months has done nothing for me the last 2 weeks but I have
only been able to fish a dropping tide. I can safely say that it just is
not a dropping tide spot.... probably.
We have a major cold front about to blow through (for Florida). It can
have a profound affect on the fish...like kill them. THe day or so after
these fronts usually has the most perfect weather, like the first brilliant
New England day in May when everything is just right. Early May in the
upper bay always seemed like when it happened.
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