8-11-2011--Catching fish has been tough the last few days. Water is very hot and the fish have mostly moved deeper but the wind has been keeping us from the surf, mid bay reefs and the wells. Tides have been late in the day if at all during daylight hours. Salinity has increased significantly due to no rain and no run off from rivers entering our bay systems. Shrimp, crabs and oysters are all having a tough time. The fish are still here so hopefully we'll catch them as soon as conditions change.
Today, I had four fishermen for a half day. Right away we had a large redfish on but it eventually went around the front of the boat and the fisherman didn't move forward fast enough to keep it from breaking off on the trolling motor prop. We moved after catching a few short fish and ran across a school of jack cravelle. They threw out two lines and immediately hooked up two large jacks. Thankfully one of them broke off. It took 30 minutes to land the other one even with me following it with the boat. It measured 39 inches.
We tried several more places for redfish but ended the half day with two black drum.
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