Tough Weekend in West Bay

[FlyPelican]

Hell I don't know any of y'all but I'd get in a boat with ya. Been fishing West Bay since April and it's been tough learning. Just putting in my time on the water.

[Curmudgeon]

I digress, bro. You and I never have to leave the diversionary. Lol

No, no, no! Mike strictly fishes Chocolate; never the diversionary!! LOL!

[H.Maier]

I digress, bro. You and I never have to leave the diversionary. Lol

[Ibtsoom]

My old guide friend from Jamaica Beach used to tell me to boat fish from the causeway( ie. deers islands, confederate, greens cut area) and work towards caranchua and towards the pass as warmer weather came along. I keep thinking and planning trips over that way and chocolate, but there's so many fish ten minutes from the house.

All you have to do is get in the boat with me -you know that.

[H.Maier]

My old guide friend from Jamaica Beach used to tell me to boat fish from the causeway( ie. deers islands, confederate, greens cut area) and work towards caranchua and towards the pass as warmer weather came along. I keep thinking and planning trips over that way and chocolate, but there's so many fish ten minutes from the house.

[Silver Wolf]

WOW. At least you made it back safe and didn't lose your lower unit or prop. Lord Bless.
robert

[FlyPelican]

Me and a buddy fished hard Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning... scratched out 1 dang trout that went about 17".

Fished around Confederate Reef mostly with pretty much everything we could throw... mostly plastics. Conditions were decent but I just couldn't seem to locate active bait fish. Tough going for me this weekend.

Memo to self: It's difficult to run back through Carancahua Cut from the ICW at low tide. We came back that way running to JB after fishing some marsh drains...I hit an old crab trap right before I ran a ground. Had to get out and untangle the mess then got lucky and was able to push off the bottom to deeper water. Took both of us to get it unstuck and it made for a chilly ride back to dock. No damage but sure made for an interesting morning.

I've heard is said that when you're fishing... you're either catching or you're learning. Well I did a bunch of learning this past weekend.

-FlyPelican