Creek Fishing 1-24-16

Location: Tidal creeks of Charlotte Harbor

Time: 0745-1100

Tides: Low

Weather: Clear and cold, Hi/Lo 55/41, winds E@10mph

Vessel: Gheenoe

Fish: 2 snook to 12" 

Notes: Both snook took flies, my first fish on the fly of 2016. Slow action as a front had moved through the previous evening.

Creek Fishing 1-14-16

Location: Tidal creeks of Charlotte Harbor

Time: 0945-1300

Tides: Last of outgoing first of incoming

Weather: Clear and cold, Hi/Lo 69/51, winds E@10mph

Vessel: Gheenoe

Fish: 19 snook to 29" Jack Crevalle, Tilapia, and two juvenile tarpon jumped.

Notes: Spinning tackle, Soft plastics on jig heads, suspending plugs. Saw a good amount of juvenile tarpon rolling. Tilapia was an interesting bycatch but we were far enough out up creek to be in semi fresh water. Spotted a manatee seeking warm water along with the snook.

Myakka 1/12/16

Location: Myakka

Time: 0930-1300

Tides: Outgoing

Weather: Clear and cold, Hi/Lo 68/47, winds NE@5-10mph

Vessel: Gheenoe

Fish: 2 snook to 26" 1 redfish 25"

Notes: Spinning tackle, DOA Terroreyz. Missed a second redfish, a lot of snags and hang ups on the bottom of the river today for whatever reason. Very low water. Most of the fish were caught in a half hour period from 1015-1045.

Alligator Creek 1-9-16

Location: Alligator Creek

Time: 0630-1030

Tides: Incoming

Weather: Heavy fog, Hi/Lo 80/60, winds E@5mph

Vessel: Gheenoe

Fish: 8 snook to 16"

Notes: Spinning tackle, Lil Jon on Jighead. Did not see the typical larger snook that inhabit this creek. Also did not hook or see any juvenile tarpon. Very slow morning in comparison to past trips.

Myakka 1-8-16

              

Location: Myakka River

Time: 0945-1200

Tides: Incoming High @1234

Weather: Light rain early but rapidly clearing skies, Hi/Lo 76/64, winds SW@5-10mph

Vessel: Gheenoe

Fish: 3 snook to 28"

Notes: Spinning tackle, suspending plugs and DOA Terroreyz. Lost a 30+" fish when the leader got caught in his gill plate.

Tidal Creeks 1-6-16

Location: Tidal creeks of Charlotte Harbor

Time: 0945-1230

Tides: Incoming High @1234

Weather: Pre-Frontal, Hi/Lo 73/55, winds E@10mph

Vessel: Gheenoe

Fish: 13 snook to 31"

Tactics: Spinning tackle, suspending plugs and soft plastics on jigheads.

The #Gheenoe52, a New Year's resolution

New Years resolutions usually suck. "Lose some weight", "work out more", "drink less". There's no fun in the typical resolutions people make, and that's why they don't stick. This year I'm trying something different, and I'm calling it the #Gheenoe52. Essentially, I'm going to try and do at least 52 trips, which is one per week, in my Gheenoe. Doesn't matter if I catch fish, doesn't matter if I fly fish, spin fish, bait fish, just matters that I get out, have a good time, and get a little picture or video clip to show for it. I'll be hash tagging #Gheenoe52 on my Instagram posts, so feel free to follow along. Hopefully this one winds up epic, and doesn't go down the drain like most New Years resolutions do!