What a nice day in Tampa Bay. The sun was out all day and really heated things up especially the oyster bar I was fishing today.
I got a really late start due to some catching up on my sleep. After paddling over 6 miles yesterday and catching nothing, I really
felt it this morning. My paddle today was all of about 50 yards to my favorite oyster bar and things started off about 4:15pm.
My first three cast were a success with some 16" trout. These guys were aggressive because I missed the first hit each time
but continued reeling in very slowly and got hooked up again. The clouds thickened, I got a few drops of rain, the porpoises showed
up, and the wind kicked up to about 15 knots. I continued casting and nothing for a few cast so I threw over the oyster bar and
immediatley hooked this guy.
All fish were caught on the DOA CAL SHAD weighted 1/16 oz Owner Twist Lock 3/0 hook
Colors were Golden Bream and Chartreuse/Silver Glitter
It was one over slot trout after another for about 30 minutes catching and releasing about 7 of them up to 24". That's was
so much fun. I then hooked into something that was really taking drag and staying down so thinking a red but after a valiant battle
a big foul hooked mullet broke the surface. After that I lost two Gator trout that did not want to behave beside the kayak.
Here's a couple more photos of my catch and the kayak.
Beautiful Troutski's!
