We had a few schools working around us, and even a few very big singles pushing in water that barely covered their backs. At one point after the sun had gained a little height we saw a lone cruiser that was close to 40" long, a rare sight on the flats around here. We ended the day with two reds, a slot fish on the fly rod and a 28" 7lb red that fell for a gulp crab.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
3/24/07 Charleston
Woke up this morning and was on the flat as the sun rose. It was slick calm and the fish were pushing water and even tailing on the flat we were fishing. 
We had a few schools working around us, and even a few very big singles pushing in water that barely covered their backs. At one point after the sun had gained a little height we saw a lone cruiser that was close to 40" long, a rare sight on the flats around here. We ended the day with two reds, a slot fish on the fly rod and a 28" 7lb red that fell for a gulp crab.
We had a few schools working around us, and even a few very big singles pushing in water that barely covered their backs. At one point after the sun had gained a little height we saw a lone cruiser that was close to 40" long, a rare sight on the flats around here. We ended the day with two reds, a slot fish on the fly rod and a 28" 7lb red that fell for a gulp crab.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
3/11/07 Sunday School
After a three week hiatus, I finally got a chance to slip out on the water this morning. I've been busy with work and taking classes for my captain's license, and missed out on the past three weekends. This one was a good one to come back on. Woke up this morning at 5:45 to warmer air temps. The Charleston Harbor was blanketed with a thick fog, and the water was dead slick. 
I put in about 30 minutes before sunrise and made my way through the fog to a mud flat I know holds a very large school of fish. I was already on the platform by the time the sun started to show. As the sunrise burned off the morning fog, the flat slowly came to life and it wasnt long before I found the school, easily 100 or more fish. With still a very low light, it was hard to see into the water, so I staked out hoping the fish would give themselves away and provide for a better shot at them rather than bumping them up with the boat. Since I was fishing solo (daylight savings, Hungerford) I had a spinning rod up on the platform with me. I cast it out to where I thought the school would travel and then realized that I had also brought my 
4 lb ultralight rod with me too. I cast it out as well, both with artifical crabs and circle hooks. As expected, the school turned around and headed back at me. The rod I was holding soon went off with a hungry little redfish on. As I was fighting it, the little tiny rod started bending with a fish on as well. Here I was, solo with two fish. I alternated between the two rods and the rod holder until I was able to land each fish. They were practically identical, about 22-23 inches long. Not a bad way to start the morning.
After releasing both of those fish, I began poling down the flat and soon came upon a group of fish that had broken off from the main school. These fish were a little bigger, and there were about 20 of them. The fish were as happy as they could be, finning and rolling and riding high in the water. Since they were moving in the same direction as I was, I lobbed a cast well in front of them and let the crab settle to the bottom. As the fish moved over, one of them grabbed the crab. This fish put up a great fight, probably as good as any of the South Carolina reds have given me over the last year. After about 5 minutes, I had this nice 28" red in the boat.
By this time, the sun was high and the fog was gone. I had perfect visibility into the water. I decided to try out a new area that I had explored about a month ago during the bitter cold and suspected would be a good spot once it warmed up a little. 
It was my guess that as the bigger fish broke out of the schools, they would perhaps be hanging around the many oyster beds in the area I was now poling. Sure enough, I see 6 over slot reds crusing the bank ahead of me. I watch them for a little while and let them lead me to a new school of fish that I had never seen before. There were 100-150 more fish in this tiny little area, and they were literally just swimming circles. I made a few passes on the edge of this school and was able to pick up 3 more fish, all little ones. There were some much bigger fish mixed in with the group, but they didnt seem too cooperative.
I put in about 30 minutes before sunrise and made my way through the fog to a mud flat I know holds a very large school of fish. I was already on the platform by the time the sun started to show. As the sunrise burned off the morning fog, the flat slowly came to life and it wasnt long before I found the school, easily 100 or more fish. With still a very low light, it was hard to see into the water, so I staked out hoping the fish would give themselves away and provide for a better shot at them rather than bumping them up with the boat. Since I was fishing solo (daylight savings, Hungerford) I had a spinning rod up on the platform with me. I cast it out to where I thought the school would travel and then realized that I had also brought my 
4 lb ultralight rod with me too. I cast it out as well, both with artifical crabs and circle hooks. As expected, the school turned around and headed back at me. The rod I was holding soon went off with a hungry little redfish on. As I was fighting it, the little tiny rod started bending with a fish on as well. Here I was, solo with two fish. I alternated between the two rods and the rod holder until I was able to land each fish. They were practically identical, about 22-23 inches long. Not a bad way to start the morning.After releasing both of those fish, I began poling down the flat and soon came upon a group of fish that had broken off from the main school. These fish were a little bigger, and there were about 20 of them. The fish were as happy as they could be, finning and rolling and riding high in the water. Since they were moving in the same direction as I was, I lobbed a cast well in front of them and let the crab settle to the bottom. As the fish moved over, one of them grabbed the crab. This fish put up a great fight, probably as good as any of the South Carolina reds have given me over the last year. After about 5 minutes, I had this nice 28" red in the boat.
By this time, the sun was high and the fog was gone. I had perfect visibility into the water. I decided to try out a new area that I had explored about a month ago during the bitter cold and suspected would be a good spot once it warmed up a little. 
It was my guess that as the bigger fish broke out of the schools, they would perhaps be hanging around the many oyster beds in the area I was now poling. Sure enough, I see 6 over slot reds crusing the bank ahead of me. I watch them for a little while and let them lead me to a new school of fish that I had never seen before. There were 100-150 more fish in this tiny little area, and they were literally just swimming circles. I made a few passes on the edge of this school and was able to pick up 3 more fish, all little ones. There were some much bigger fish mixed in with the group, but they didnt seem too cooperative.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
2/11 Carolyn's first red
6 A.M. - 30 degrees. Scraped the frost of the windshield and was on the road to the boat ramp. 5-10 mph turned out to be about 10-15. Headed back to an area that's been holding a bunch of fish and found them all grouped up, and of course spooky. 
Had to scare off a few dolphins from their morning feeding, then tried to give the reds time to calm down. Despite the cold and wind, we did have good light today, which helped in seeing the schools on the mud flat. Chased a couple of schools for the last of the outgoing and the first hour or two of the incoming to no avail. Lots of fish, but they were lethargic and hardly moving at all. Finally decided to head to a different area that I found a big school at last weekend. Sure enough, they were there. Poled over them the first time and bumped them a little bit, so I swung wide around them and went upwind of school. Drifted down back to the fish, that had now regrouped, and staked out. I was fishing with my girlfriend this morning and got her to put a cast downwind and into the fish. She had a gulp crab rigged with a circle hook, and she just let it sit there as we watched some of the fish milling around in the general vicinity of where her cast landed. The bulk of the school was to the right a little ways, as indicated by frequent hints of pink in the water as the fish turned broadside in the sun. 
A few moments later and her line came taught with a willing red. It actually put up a good fight, contrary to the others we've been catching lately in the cold, and gave her a few quality runs. Shortly, she had her first ever redfish to the boat. 28" and 8lbs, a healthy multi-spotter. Im not sure which of us was more excited.
Among the dolphins and hundreds of redfish, we also saw an otter and a whitetail deer today. The otter was swimming around on the mud flat and followed the boat for a little while with curious glances. The deer appeared out of the Spartina grass and swam over to a small oyster bar. I don't know what it was doing out there, but appeared to be eating or licking something. Never seen a deer that liked oysters ! Tide got too high for sightfishing about 11:30 and we headed back to the ramp.
Had to scare off a few dolphins from their morning feeding, then tried to give the reds time to calm down. Despite the cold and wind, we did have good light today, which helped in seeing the schools on the mud flat. Chased a couple of schools for the last of the outgoing and the first hour or two of the incoming to no avail. Lots of fish, but they were lethargic and hardly moving at all. Finally decided to head to a different area that I found a big school at last weekend. Sure enough, they were there. Poled over them the first time and bumped them a little bit, so I swung wide around them and went upwind of school. Drifted down back to the fish, that had now regrouped, and staked out. I was fishing with my girlfriend this morning and got her to put a cast downwind and into the fish. She had a gulp crab rigged with a circle hook, and she just let it sit there as we watched some of the fish milling around in the general vicinity of where her cast landed. The bulk of the school was to the right a little ways, as indicated by frequent hints of pink in the water as the fish turned broadside in the sun. 
A few moments later and her line came taught with a willing red. It actually put up a good fight, contrary to the others we've been catching lately in the cold, and gave her a few quality runs. Shortly, she had her first ever redfish to the boat. 28" and 8lbs, a healthy multi-spotter. Im not sure which of us was more excited.Among the dolphins and hundreds of redfish, we also saw an otter and a whitetail deer today. The otter was swimming around on the mud flat and followed the boat for a little while with curious glances. The deer appeared out of the Spartina grass and swam over to a small oyster bar. I don't know what it was doing out there, but appeared to be eating or licking something. Never seen a deer that liked oysters ! Tide got too high for sightfishing about 11:30 and we headed back to the ramp.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
2/3 Charleston report
Had to work today, so I made sure to go in early enough to make it out of the office with time to fish the afternoon low. After last weekend, I was looking forward to the low tide being in the afternoon - hoping that the sun would warm the mud flats up a little and get the fish a bit more active. Much to the contrary, it was cold, windy, and overcast. Nevertheless, I had the boat ready and my mind had been made up about mid-week that I was going to go fishing today. So I came home around noon, changed into some long johns, hooked the trailer up to the car and hit the road. Got onto the flat about 1:30 just in time to see some dolphins heading out before it got too skinny. We quickly noticed that one dolphin had a large white thing in its mouth. Upon closer inspection we realized that it was the white belly of a redfish that was nearly 30 inches long ! The dolphins left us alone for a little bit while they shared their feast and waited for the water to come back in. It was a negative tide today, so it was just us and the redfish for a solid 2 hrs.
We found the school, which was still just as spooky as last weekend. On the first pass, I was able to hook into a fish on a spinning rod from the platform while poling the boat. It turned out to be about 27" or so and 8-9 lbs.
My friend on the bow had multiple casts with the fly rod into the group of fish, but no takes. They were stirred up pretty good between the dolphins, the boat, and the fact that we had just caught one out of the bunch. We worked a few other groups of fish before returning to the main school which had at least around 100-150 fish in it.
On this pass, my other friend I was with hooked a nice fish, again on spinning rod. Turned out to be a nice 30" red that weighed 11 lbs.
Eventually the water came back in and so did the dolphins. We watched as they cruised in and began working the area again. One of them caught a whiff of the redfish scent and made a bee-line through 2 feet of water to where a bunch of fish was holding by an oyster bar. He came in at full speed, made one swirl, and then headed back out to deeper water again at full speed - with another redfish in its mouth. Quite an awesome sight to see.
We found the school, which was still just as spooky as last weekend. On the first pass, I was able to hook into a fish on a spinning rod from the platform while poling the boat. It turned out to be about 27" or so and 8-9 lbs.My friend on the bow had multiple casts with the fly rod into the group of fish, but no takes. They were stirred up pretty good between the dolphins, the boat, and the fact that we had just caught one out of the bunch. We worked a few other groups of fish before returning to the main school which had at least around 100-150 fish in it.
On this pass, my other friend I was with hooked a nice fish, again on spinning rod. Turned out to be a nice 30" red that weighed 11 lbs.Eventually the water came back in and so did the dolphins. We watched as they cruised in and began working the area again. One of them caught a whiff of the redfish scent and made a bee-line through 2 feet of water to where a bunch of fish was holding by an oyster bar. He came in at full speed, made one swirl, and then headed back out to deeper water again at full speed - with another redfish in its mouth. Quite an awesome sight to see.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
1/28 COLD
Headed back this morning the same spot we fished yesterday - to find the same fish being beat up by the same dolphins. I fished today with my friend Dave Dalu, and it was a bit windier. Still, we had a few shots at some rather large wads of fish. Today it was more like one giant school rather than 3-4 divisions like we found yesterday morning. Most of the time, the fish were skittish before the fly even landed. 
But Dave got one good shot into the bunch on a pass we made after the tide started coming back in. A healthy slot red grabbed up on Dave's fly and that ended up being the only fish we caught this morning.Caught on a merkin crab pattern.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
1/27 big scools
I woke up this morning at 5:45 to find a layer of frost covering the deck of my skiff. Forecast said 36 degrees, and I think for once it was right. The plan was to drive up the road to scout out a new area for the low tide, which was at about 8:45 this morning. I met my friend, AB Puckett, for an early breakfast and then headed for the boat ramp. 
We were in the water by 7:00 and I was up on the platform by 7:30. As I poled onto the flat, I could already see some dolphins working one end of the flat. The good side of that was I now knew that there were fish in there and I knew where they were. The bad side was that those fish were now spooked. So I eased my way in, hoping that the school of fish would settle down and get happy again. The first school of about 100 fish came our way, still unsettled from their attack from Mr. Flipper, but they weren't in a good mood for feeding. We played around with them for a bit, before moving on to find new fish. Immediately we were on another school that had a few fish tipping up in it. AB cast my black toad fly into the group, and as the 200 or so fish started moving over it, hooked into a nice red. He landed his first ever red on fly, a fish of about 26 inches and 7 lbs.
After that fish, I kept pushing the boat to the end of the flat, where we came across a few more scattered reds. As we tried to get a decent shot at them, some more dolphins came into the area and put on a show for us - throwing water 5 feet in the air, turning on their sides, and crashing about as they tried to find a meal. We watched as the fish fled the assault and came right at us, a school of probably another 200 fish. Unfortunately, they had been spooked pretty good and we couldnt get any of them interested. Ended the day shortly thereafter and headed back to the ramp. Another great January morning in the Carolina lowcountry.
We were in the water by 7:00 and I was up on the platform by 7:30. As I poled onto the flat, I could already see some dolphins working one end of the flat. The good side of that was I now knew that there were fish in there and I knew where they were. The bad side was that those fish were now spooked. So I eased my way in, hoping that the school of fish would settle down and get happy again. The first school of about 100 fish came our way, still unsettled from their attack from Mr. Flipper, but they weren't in a good mood for feeding. We played around with them for a bit, before moving on to find new fish. Immediately we were on another school that had a few fish tipping up in it. AB cast my black toad fly into the group, and as the 200 or so fish started moving over it, hooked into a nice red. He landed his first ever red on fly, a fish of about 26 inches and 7 lbs.After that fish, I kept pushing the boat to the end of the flat, where we came across a few more scattered reds. As we tried to get a decent shot at them, some more dolphins came into the area and put on a show for us - throwing water 5 feet in the air, turning on their sides, and crashing about as they tried to find a meal. We watched as the fish fled the assault and came right at us, a school of probably another 200 fish. Unfortunately, they had been spooked pretty good and we couldnt get any of them interested. Ended the day shortly thereafter and headed back to the ramp. Another great January morning in the Carolina lowcountry.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
1/13-1/14 2007 Florida East Coast
Headed down to Florida for the weekend to meet up with Capt. Chris Herrera 
to do some fishing and filming. Saturday we fished around Palm Coast and St. Augustine under near perfect conditions. Wind was down, sun was out, and the tide was coming in. However, the 80 degree weather 
in mid-January has the schools of reds confused and spread out. We did some searching and only found some spooky reds here and there. After some blind casting around some oyster beds I did hook into a slot size redfish that apparently liked the Kwan type fly I was throwing.
We did some more searching and running around to no avail. We did see some tailing sheepshead along some oyster bars and had some follow our flies, but none were interested enough in eating. We called it a day an hour or so before sunset and went in to rest up for an early next morning.
Sunday we awoke in the morning darkness, hitched up Chris' Hell's Bay skiff, and headed south on I-95 to
Titusville - where we had planned to shoot some video on the flats of the Indian River. We were hoping that a school of big breeder reds would be willing to entertain us without getting too camera shy. As we ran across the lagoon from the west shore, the sun was rising in the East, revealing the mirror like surface of the water before us. We did find the fish, and they were willing and hungry, but the wind conditions had other plans for the day. We managed one big red in the neighborhood of 20-25 lbs and 40 or so inches long, but about 10:30 the wind picked up pretty good and took with it our chances of getting some tailing footage of these massive fish.
to do some fishing and filming. Saturday we fished around Palm Coast and St. Augustine under near perfect conditions. Wind was down, sun was out, and the tide was coming in. However, the 80 degree weather 
in mid-January has the schools of reds confused and spread out. We did some searching and only found some spooky reds here and there. After some blind casting around some oyster beds I did hook into a slot size redfish that apparently liked the Kwan type fly I was throwing.We did some more searching and running around to no avail. We did see some tailing sheepshead along some oyster bars and had some follow our flies, but none were interested enough in eating. We called it a day an hour or so before sunset and went in to rest up for an early next morning.
Sunday we awoke in the morning darkness, hitched up Chris' Hell's Bay skiff, and headed south on I-95 to
Titusville - where we had planned to shoot some video on the flats of the Indian River. We were hoping that a school of big breeder reds would be willing to entertain us without getting too camera shy. As we ran across the lagoon from the west shore, the sun was rising in the East, revealing the mirror like surface of the water before us. We did find the fish, and they were willing and hungry, but the wind conditions had other plans for the day. We managed one big red in the neighborhood of 20-25 lbs and 40 or so inches long, but about 10:30 the wind picked up pretty good and took with it our chances of getting some tailing footage of these massive fish.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
12/17 pluff mud
Fished around low tide on a mud flat that was holding an impressive school of over 100 fish. I poled over them the first time and bumped them up, but realized what was going 
on and let them settle back down again. There were fish of all sizes in this school, many in the 30" range near the front of it. As I circled around, we found the school again and I picked one out of the group that turned out to be a nice little 26 inch red - caught on a spinning rod as I was on the platform poling the boat and couldn't break out the long rod.
After releasing that fish, I poled down the flat in search of any other fish that might be working the same area.
Seeing no fish, I spun around and poled back over to where we had last seen the school. This time we found them before they knew we were there, and as they swam parrallel to the boat I was able to put another cast in front of them and pick up a second fish, this time about 30 inches.
We left the school alone after that and began poling on a different flat where the water was starting to rise to the grass line. We spotted a very nice red working in some very shallow water on the bank. It must have been only 2-3 inches deep where the fish was, and it was literally rolling around on the mud since it was too shallow for him to swim. Very cool sight, as an end to a good day on the water.
on and let them settle back down again. There were fish of all sizes in this school, many in the 30" range near the front of it. As I circled around, we found the school again and I picked one out of the group that turned out to be a nice little 26 inch red - caught on a spinning rod as I was on the platform poling the boat and couldn't break out the long rod.After releasing that fish, I poled down the flat in search of any other fish that might be working the same area.
Seeing no fish, I spun around and poled back over to where we had last seen the school. This time we found them before they knew we were there, and as they swam parrallel to the boat I was able to put another cast in front of them and pick up a second fish, this time about 30 inches.We left the school alone after that and began poling on a different flat where the water was starting to rise to the grass line. We spotted a very nice red working in some very shallow water on the bank. It must have been only 2-3 inches deep where the fish was, and it was literally rolling around on the mud since it was too shallow for him to swim. Very cool sight, as an end to a good day on the water.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
12/15 & 12/16 Charleston, SC
Went out Friday at noon with friend Dave Dalu in his Super Skiff and poked around on the incoming, looking for reds along the grass line. Saw a few moving thick into the grass, but they never came out to give us a shot. Picked up one little red on the fly, probably 17" long. Ate a rattle copperhead fly as I stripped it out of the grass.
Went out again Saturday morning to fish a mud flat that usually holds some really nice reds on it. Was disappointed when the forecasted 6 mph wind turned out to be 15-20 mph. Waves on the flat stirred up the mud pretty good, making visibility next to impossible, and poling through soft mud in 6 inches almost comical. Called the day early and came back to the house to do a little overdue maintenance work on the trailer and boat.
Went out again Saturday morning to fish a mud flat that usually holds some really nice reds on it. Was disappointed when the forecasted 6 mph wind turned out to be 15-20 mph. Waves on the flat stirred up the mud pretty good, making visibility next to impossible, and poling through soft mud in 6 inches almost comical. Called the day early and came back to the house to do a little overdue maintenance work on the trailer and boat.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
11/19 follow up
Went back out today for round two of the weekend. Had similar conditions as yesterday, but a little more wind. 
Lots of boats on the water today, seemed to all be fishing the same water, so I tried to find a spot to myself. Went to a good flat that is usually productive, only to find another boat already there. As I was leaving the area I noticed the other boat coming out as well, so I turned around and poled to the back side of the flat as the tide came in and covered the exposed mud. Water was clear, and saw just a few fish. Fed two from the poling platform, but pulled the hook out on the first one. Second fish made a long run and finally came into the boat at 30" and 11 lbs.
P.S. - How many times have you been poling a mud flat searching for redfish and come across a golf bag in the water ? Me neither. But if anyone losta set of Callaway irons and woods, I know where they are.
Lots of boats on the water today, seemed to all be fishing the same water, so I tried to find a spot to myself. Went to a good flat that is usually productive, only to find another boat already there. As I was leaving the area I noticed the other boat coming out as well, so I turned around and poled to the back side of the flat as the tide came in and covered the exposed mud. Water was clear, and saw just a few fish. Fed two from the poling platform, but pulled the hook out on the first one. Second fish made a long run and finally came into the boat at 30" and 11 lbs.P.S. - How many times have you been poling a mud flat searching for redfish and come across a golf bag in the water ? Me neither. But if anyone losta set of Callaway irons and woods, I know where they are.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
11/18 low water
Today was a great day, spent scouting out a new area during the low tide at mid day. I have been out quite a few times since my last report, but have had nothing worth mentioning. Been struggling with weather and muddy water. Today was different. Had a front come through a couple of days ago, cooling things down and leaving this morning glassy calm. I put in at mid morning and began scouting this new area during the last hour or so of the outgoing. It was super slick and good overhead light. I poled all around numerous oyster beds for a while before seeing my first fish, a lone crusing red - above the slot. Shortly after, I came upon a good mud flat with consistent depth and clear water. I noticed a dark area a little ahead of me and realized it was a pod of 12-15 big reds. I made a cast from the platform and got an eat as the group of fish moved by. After a bunch of good runs I had this large red at the boat, measured out to 32" and 13 lbs.During the fight, the fish ran up on another group of fish on the other side of the flat, but I couldnt find them again after the release. I poled around or a while longer, but the wind picked up and limited my ability to see into the water. Took it in early to watch the Auburn/Alabama game with some friends, complete with oysters and bbq.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
10/15 am low tide
Went back out this morning to scout out a different mud flat from yesterday morning. Wasnt disappointed. Was a chilly run to my spot, but started to warm up pretty good at about 9:30. Got to the flat at slack tide, and once it turned the fish became active. Fish were skinny again, feeding in just inches of water with their backs exposed. I was fishing with a friend this morning and we caught 4 between the two of us. I caught 3 from the poling platform, all of them smaller than yesterday, ranging from 21"-23". 
Then my friend put a cast into a small group of fish moving at us along the grass line. His fish went 28-29". All caught on artificial shrimp. Water is still a little muddy, but starting to clear up. Saw more grouped up fish today as well.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
10/14 low water
Was meant to be this morning. Alarm was set by accident for PM, but I woke up anyway. Weather was cool and in the 50's, 5-10 mph winds. Fished solo on the incoming tide on a mud flat I've had some success at before. Poled for a while before seeing my first fish, but then it was steady for the next hour or so. Mud was soft and I was pushing the boat through it, so I figure the fish were in about 5-6 inches of water. Saw probably a dozen fish and had shots at 7-8 of them. Caught 4, totaling 107 inches. Fish caught from the platform while poling myself.
Sunday, October 8, 2006
10/8/06 high water
Went back out this morning to the grass flats for the 7.2 ft high. Water came in early and flooded the flat quickly. Bucky and I got up and on the road before the sun came up. We found a few tailing at the first spot on the incoming and fed two that broke off. Water came up too high to see them tailing, so we waited for the tide to start ebbing. Found a few more once the water level dropped some, and picked one small fish up of about 21"-22".
Saturday, October 7, 2006
10/7 in the grass
With the full moon being last night, this morning's tide was way up into the grass and more than plenty for the reds to move up onto the flats. A front pushed through the area during the evening, bringing strong winds and a drop in temperature. Fortunately, the winds had weakened from about 30+ mph down to 10-15 mph by sunrise this morning. Up at 5:45 and on the road by 6:00, to meet up with Craig Chapman and Mac Barnes from Alabama, visiting Charleston for the weekend. We were on active fish all morning and had some decent action, despite the wind gusts up in the 20 mph range. We could see many of these fish in the water, glowing like neon red torpedoes submerged slightly beneath the water's surface. We managed one good fish to the boat, after the fish followed the fly nearly 15 feet with repeated swipes. Measured out about 27 inches and healthy, and released for another day.
Dr. Mac Barnes with a well earned Carolina red
Dr. Mac Barnes with a well earned Carolina red
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