Well I arrived in Steinhatchee Friday night and my neighbors are out side hosing down their boat so I asked them how they did. They said they did good on trout and the weather was so nice and calm they decided to run a little off shore since it was like glass. They didn’t do much off shore but had a good day anyway. That was Friday.
Now it is Saturday, the weekend, the day I don’t have to work and I get to go fishing. I get to my spot and there is already a stiff breeze blowing. It got stronger as the day went on. Low tide was at 11:30 and was not supposed to be negative. The wind was straight out of the east and by 9:00 there was already dry land 100 yards from the saw grass. I fished all day in 1’ of water or less. The reds were everywhere though. Not tailing but they were there. You had to look out for the boils which were hard to spot among the white caps. I fished mostly top water which was tough with no water and the reds would slam it. Lots of nice trout in the creek too.
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Either creek has its good points I have only tried your creek once and it was such a low tide I couldn't get out. The mud flat at the mouth of the creek was very sticky. I am refering to Pine log.
I am planning on going up this week end so I will be hitting one of those creeks on saturday.
I am planning on going up this week end so I will be hitting one of those creeks on saturday.
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Pine Log is a bitch, especially in low tide. I wont go there without a GPS again since I almost ended up spending the night there trying to find the launch again.
I usually go out of RC and have good results there.
I usually go out of RC and have good results there.
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That sucks guys. Wasn't that county land? Wildlife mgmt. How did they manage to purchase it for a private hunting club?Dustin wrote:PL is now a private hunting club. Can't get to it anymore (big gate).
Dustin, I'll be up your way. I have a trip booked out of RC with a small group. (Nov. 15th) Come join us.
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No way. That is Tide Swamp WMA - Jena Unit. I will check it out this week end. Although many WMAs are privately owned land they usually don't just close them without some kind of notice and I haven't heard of any but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. I will verify.Dustin wrote:PL is now a private hunting club. Can't get to it anymore (big gate).
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That's it Steve, one more peep and you are kicked out of the SupersecretspotsofthebigbendpaddlefishingplacesthatnoonefromthebaywillfindandactuallygothatfaranywayBearsFan wrote:I wasn't sure you could say that either......sfurman wrote:Jena Unit.
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Sorry guys, I forget these are all top secret I will try to do better.
And yes Dustin is right, it is all private land now and there is nothing but fences and gates. Gosh I remember when I was a kid you could fish anywhere you wanted to now it really is all fences and gates. Bummer.
And yes Dustin is right, it is all private land now and there is nothing but fences and gates. Gosh I remember when I was a kid you could fish anywhere you wanted to now it really is all fences and gates. Bummer.
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There is very few places left up that way that had access anyway. I found out a few areas of the WMA was sold. You will no longer have access to most of the creeks on both sides of the river.sfurman wrote:Sorry guys, I forget these are all top secret I will try to do better.
And yes Dustin is right, it is all private land now and there is nothing but fences and gates. Gosh I remember when I was a kid you could fish anywhere you wanted to now it really is all fences and gates. Bummer.
Good thing I found an area full of tailin' reds here.
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