Croaker!

[richardbb85]

not much going on here, i am still out here looking for my 1st croaker. i did catch one catfish. got here 4:30pm, will probably try for another hr.

bait: cooked shrimps

a lot of crabs down stealin all my shrimps, f

talked to a few boaters, very few croakers were caught today.

[Foursteps24]

Hope you get more luck. As the sun is setting hopefully they will start biting.

[richardbb85]

6 cat, 3-5lbs range. no croaker

is it legal to keep the cat?

[ronaultmtd]

6 cat, 3-5lbs range. no croaker

is it legal to keep the cat?

yep-and they are tasty

[mmanolis2001]

Nice job on the cats. I wanted to hit there last weekend but my schedule would not allow. Did you fish out by the channel markers 20ft to 30ft area or are they catching them in closer?

I Always bring Squid when I go Croaker fishing. They love a nice strip of squid..

[richardbb85]

just left bushwood, 6 cats total. i was mostly between 5-6u. i forgot my transducer battery, so i was just fishing the spots i know. the cat put up a big fight, fun day.

[richardbb85]

[ictalurus]

Nice fish. What were you using for bait?

[richardbb85]

cooked shrimps

need to get this croaker skunk off my back, might head over to PLO sometimes this week.

[Grady-Black]

Thanks for the report richardbb85.

GB

[medicyaker]

Great job on the report and the info on the use of the app and Google Earth. Can't waite to try it myself. Again, Awesome report!!!

[richardbb85]

i will probably give it a try this sat/sun dependin on the weather, might even drive down to PLO. heard it is pretty good over there

[mmanolis2001]

just left bushwood, 6 cats total. i was mostly between 5-6u. i forgot my transducer battery, so i was just fishing the spots i know. the cat put up a big fight, fun day.

Nice cats

5 - 6u from what i remembered from last year was around 22ft to 35ft close to the markers. Its a pretty steep edge as well. That's the same area that i killed them last year thanks to Joe's reports.

Were you anchored or drifting?

Maybe they are hanging closer to shore now in the 8ft to 15ft areas? In the summer i would fish deep during the day and move in closer after sun down.

I know there is a secondary channel running from the ramps to one of the markers that averages around 12ft. That might be a good spot to try.

[richardbb85]

yea the cat put up a good fight on my light tackle, i was surprised how they all showed up at once(6:30ish). drift, never anchored. i was getting cold(t-shirt n short) around 7pm, so i didn't try shallower area. are you guys still going to bushwood this weekend? i say give it a week or two for the croakers to come in full force!!!!!!