Made it out for the flood tide last night up here in Charleston. Tide was big due to the near full moon, around 6.3 feet, so the grass was plenty flooded. I think it might have been a little too flooded, as I could see fish pushing around and creating swirls that would normally be made obvious by their tails breaking the surface in lower water. It was a little windier than forecasted, more like 10-15 mph rather than 5-10. Poled the boat around for a little while before staking out and hopping over the side to wade around. Only saw a few tails once I began wading, but I was able to spot a big tail waving around about 75 yds away. I waded over to it while it continued to break the surface, and eventually was within casting range. The wind was messing with my cast, but I was eventually able to put the fly in front of the fish and strip it by him. He ate with a big boil and gave me quite a few short, strong runs. Got him on the boga at 10 lbs and on the tape at 30 inches. Made for a great one fish night.
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