DRUM SAVE THE DAY

 4-22-2014--Today's fishers limited with 15 black drum.  The drum were unusually large compared to those we normally catch in the bays.  Several weighted between 12 and 14 pounds and ranged up to 29 1/2 inches.  The drum along with 2 trout filled the boat's ice chest.

DRUM STILL DRUMMING

4-5-2014--Another good day on over-sized black drum up to 46 inches.  

LADIES WITH BLACK DRUM

4-2-2013--I knew today would be good when I talked on the phone with my very enthusiastic clients.  Early on two rods went down.  They picked them up but before they could make much headway the other two rods went down.  I just left them in the holders while the fish were brought in.  They landed the third fish next but the fourth pulled off.   Later this happened again with four fish on at once.  Again they landed three.  After that I only put out three rods.  Altogether, they caught and released 12 over sized black drum up to 40 inches before deciding to go for eating fish.  When I tried to pull the anchor it wouldn't come so I wrapped the line on the boat cleat and put the boat in gear.  When the anchor came up it had a one inch cable caught in the flukes.  The wind was blowing 30 MPH and we had a strong incoming tide going the same direction.  I could pull the anchor to just under the water but there was no way I could release the cable.  The lady police officer grabbed the cable and pulled it up enough for me to release the anchor, a feat most men couldn't have accomplished.  If you are ever in Minnesota don't mess with any lady police officers.  They ended the day with the 12 released black drum, 3 redfish keepers and three black drum keepers and released 3 gafftop sail catfish and released over 20 undersized red drum.

REDFISH AND MORE BLACK DRUM

3-29-2014--Had a couple and their two grown sons today.  The redfish bite was good early but only lasted about 30 minutes.  After putting three keepers in the box the bite slowed and smaller reds showed up.  We gave up when the bite ceased and went for the large black drum.  They had a banner day on black drum catching a total of 15 between 35 and  44 inches in length.

BLACK DRUM DAYS

 

3-28-2014--Had four fishermen who wanted to catch large black drum today.  They caught a total of 10.

REDFISH AND BLACK DRUM

2-21-2014--My two fishermen limited early on reds using white Gulp jerk shad and Gulp shrimp.  After catching and releasing a few we went for the oversized black drum.  Caught three black drum and then called it a day.

 

LUCK TRUMPS SKILL ANYTIME

 2-15-2014--We moved 5 times without a single bite today.  For the sixth anchor I chose a location that had been good in cold, low water conditions in past years but had yielded nothing the last two times I fished there this year.  I told my guests that it was a long shot when we went there.  My four guests started catching immediately after I set the anchor.  They ended up with 6 redfish, 14 black drum and 1 sheepshead.  We were very lucky to have found this concentration of fish.