STILL BLACK DRUM

8-6-2013--Had a couple for a half day.  They limited on good sized black drum and caught one redfish using shrimp.

HARDHEAD CATFISH

   8-5-2013--Had a father/son duo today.  We fished for redfish and black drum.  Ended the day with 2 reds and 8 black drum.  When fishing for redfish after the black drum they caught lots of hardheads.  I kept flipping them off with the tool I call the "hardhead flipper".  I guess I was a little exasperated with them when I carelessly flipped one up in the air and it landed with it's fin into my big toe.  It went through the tendon on top and to the rear of my big toe all the way to the bone.  I don't know where the pain fit on a scale of 1 to 10 but I know I wanted to cry.  I'm sure I'll be careful with hardheads for a long time to come.

TOURNAMENT

8-3-2013--Today's group were entered in a charity tournament.  One member ended up placing second in largest trout division and the group placed fourth in the heaviest stringer division with the stringer limit of three trout and two redfish.  Early in the day we left the trout to find redfish to fill out the stringer.  It worked but it was hard for me to leave the area that I knew held the most and biggest trout.  My friend who stayed in the same area, later reported, that his group limited on large trout once the tide changed between 11:15 and 12:15.  Sorry, no pictures.

TROUT ON CROAKER

AND MORE BLACK DRUM

8-1-2013--Another black drum day.  Looks like we'll be able to go for trout tomorrow.