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So far, there hasn't been a single pup caught or seen on the OC flat where we found them last year. But still, I (and SlobberBob) continue to search about once per week. I launched this morning at sunrise and headed out into the bay. Its pretty nice out there before every tourist with a jet ski wakes up around 9:30 and zooms past.
I hit the flat and began scan casting with the new Z-Man topwater plastic popper. I rigged it on a weedless worm hook and it stayed on top pretty well. When I switched to a weighted worm hook it stayed just under the surface. I caught two short bass. I can see it working for specks in shallow grass beds.
After two drifts through lots of bait and no reds, I moved to deeper water in search of flounder. The shorts have been thick but this morning, what was biting was a decent class of fish. In about 2 hours I caught three (17,19, 21) and lost a nice fish. The bite died as the flood current stopped. Most fish were holding tight to the sod banks in 10-17 FOW. Didn't take the best pics, but here is what I have.
(The best picture opportunity came when a women completely wiped out on her paddle board. She hauled tail back on the board and told me she was worried about where the Tiger shark recently tracked in the bay was.)
17 incher
21 incher
Home by noon and had some flounda samiches.
I hit the flat and began scan casting with the new Z-Man topwater plastic popper. I rigged it on a weedless worm hook and it stayed on top pretty well. When I switched to a weighted worm hook it stayed just under the surface. I caught two short bass. I can see it working for specks in shallow grass beds.
After two drifts through lots of bait and no reds, I moved to deeper water in search of flounder. The shorts have been thick but this morning, what was biting was a decent class of fish. In about 2 hours I caught three (17,19, 21) and lost a nice fish. The bite died as the flood current stopped. Most fish were holding tight to the sod banks in 10-17 FOW. Didn't take the best pics, but here is what I have.
(The best picture opportunity came when a women completely wiped out on her paddle board. She hauled tail back on the board and told me she was worried about where the Tiger shark recently tracked in the bay was.)
17 incher
21 incher
Home by noon and had some flounda samiches.
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