The Hurricane really put a hurt on the area...trees were still down and garbage was all over my old hood. I spent the weekend at a hotel on the beach called Paradise Inn...It was real nice and right on the beach on the intercoastal side. It cost ,me $67.00 per nite for a queen sized bed, microwave, cable, and a small fridge. It really was a cute little room and real clean. My wife loved it. Bring your own pillows tho' and be advised the beds are super soft.
It was to cold and windy to fish and with me defending my State Championship this weekend I did not want to risk getting sick with a cold so I only reconned the area. 1st is they have unprecidented PUBLIC access to the water. Every where you go is a good launch with sandy beach and no sea walls. Also lots of public parking all along the waters edge and I mean every where I went. Escambia bay, the Beach, Perdido bay....all of it. Most of the locals I spoke with said Bull Reds were the hot fish in the area..and after seeing the water I can believe it. I imagine the Flounder bite is pretty strong as well as the conditions were perfect.
Most of the Condo's on the beach were empty..In fact the whole beach seemed empty. all the boats I saw on the water were either construction or commercial craft...no personal craft except large off shore Marlin boats. Seeing all the old bridge piled ip in the bay gave me a real hard on..imagine a 3 mile reef all the way across Tampa bay? I wish i could have fished it.
From the Visitors center..I wanted to fish this
From my sisters condo..(She's single)
The Gulf of Mexico on that day
Every Condo was empty..Really creepy at night but when we walked the beach we never saw another soul
Looking down the beach..can you see the pier in the disatnce?
This little creek went on forever into a field of grass fed from the intercoastal
Are we there yet? I almost did not make it to the water.....It was like 400 yards from the road..Sand dunes suck!
The dock from behind my hotel...Easy launch and the water color change is from depth not grass. It went from shallow to VERY deep.
A look from the hotel across Pensacola Bay...It's deep!
More deep water views. One minute it's knee deep and the next it's over your head.
It was around 80.00 in gas and 201.00 for 3 nights. I'll be making a fishing run soon when it warms up.
I miss my home town!
