St. jerome Creek

[WST120]

Good luck today, Dave- I hope you do as well as Bill and I did-

Thanks, Ron. I had some luck today. I caught 4 fish, 2 blues and 2 rocks, all between 12 and 15 inches. But I have to say I cheated, I caught all of these from shore. After trolling for an hour in the choppy water, I decided to park the kayak at the mouth of the creek, have some lunch, and cast into the current.

Kevinfry came by a little later and started trolling the mouth of the creek. I have attached a picture of Kevin fishing.

I started trolling back toward the launch site and lost my favorite lure to a snag and that was it for the day.

Ron, I would be glad to trade some luck for your skill and knowledge.

Dave

[ictalurus]

At least you didn't get skunked today. If the current is really rolling, fishing the inlet can be tough without beaching or anchoring. The trout seemed to be really concentrated in a few key areas yesterday, and 10ft outside the zone made the difference between catching and not catching. The stripers seemed to be more spread out. I caught one in the creek yesterday about halfway to the mouth from the ramp, which was the first time in a the several years of fishing there that I caught a keeper or near-keeper that far inside the creek. If Ron hadn't been trolling on the way out to the mouth, I wouldn't even have tried.

[ronaultmtd]

Glad you got the sunk off, Dave. As for luck, that is always good to have on your side-

The funny thing is I didn't have a single Bluefish yesterday- not one- Bill got his hand bit from one, but they left me completely alone- not complaining, just observing-

[kevinfry]

Dave! I was waiting for you to come join me. I was really catching them....looked up and u were gone!

[OBX_RAT]

Great report and congrats on the keeper trout

[WST120]

Dave! I was waiting for you to come join me. I was really catching them....looked up and u were gone!

Kevin,

I was watching you and the two other guys who were wading catch fish and this time, my headache won out over fishing. Note to self: Bring sodas next time to counteract the effects of caffeine withdrawal!

Hope you caught a lot of keepers!

Dave

[kevinfry]

LOL you need one of those mini SS thermoses....can't have enough caffeine. Fighting the wind with a headache???? Better you than me is all I can say.

[ronaultmtd]

Headaches are tough, especially the migraine type- feel for you-

I fried up the St. Jerome catch tonight- simple, southern style yellow cornmeal dredged fish filets seasoned with Tony Chachere cajun seasonings dropped in hot oil and deep fried. Yumm...

[WST120]

I am at home both laughing and kicking myself for yesterday. Leaving while others are catching fish is just wrong, but I had planned the trip, plenty of food, water and lures to test. Never once thought I would need a "little" caffeine to keep me going...

Earlier this year, Roy gave me a Kayak check list to use, so I wouldn't forget anything. I will now update that list to include "caffeine" for trips over 3 hours.

It is good to read that others had a great time "catching" this weekend and some (Ron) are now making dinner with their catch. St. Jerome Creek was great and I will return to fish again.

Kevin, the wind was not as bad as the sunlight directly in my eyes on the way back.

[tufnik]

You seem to always catch good fish, Ron. I should have fished with you on this trip.

[ronaultmtd]

I enjoy fishing with you Tuf- we got our butts kicked by the snakeheads, but I haven't totally given up on them- Might try them again before cold wether really kicks in-