Steve and Scott hopped on with me for a day of speckled trout fishing and once we had our fix of that the plan was to go searching for panfish. After about two hours of trout fishing and only one fish to show for our effort we decided to see if the panfish would play. That turned out to be a great decision as we put 15 keeper crappie in the boat and a solid 35 to 40 bluegill. The speckled trout fishing may have wound up crappie, but that’s ok they taste better anyways.
Black drum are one of my favorite inshore fish to eat, and are plentiful this time of year so I snuck out recently with a couple of friends from the Saltwater Angler’s Network to see if we could put a few in the box. We not only found them, we found a bunch of them. Fresh (frozen) shrimp on jigheads as well as some on soft plastic baits did the trick. If you’re interested in a trip, Contact us.
My last day of fishing over the New Year break, and hands down my favorite came on Saturday January 2nd. I had my best and favorite fishing buddies aboard for the day. The kids wanted to catch some trout so I pointed the truck east out of the driveway and we were off to hopefully do just that. We made it to the ramp about 30 minutes later after a quick stop for gas and snacks. Having plenty of snacks onboard is very essential when planning a fishing trip with kids. If you think they eat a lot while at home, you should see what they can put away when they get on a boat! I’ll write more on ways to ensure success on the water while fishing with your kids later.
After launching the boat and a short 10 minute boat ride we were pulling into a creek that I hadn’t fished in several years, but based off of current conditions had a hunch would hold some fish. I pulled the boat off of plane at the mouth of the creek and stopped about 100 yards short of where I wanted to start fishing. I dropped the trolling motor, and while quietly making my way over to the spot, gave each of the kids a juice box and a snack. In this case, it was some of momma’s fried chicken!
They started catching on the very first stop and didn’t quit until it was time to go home at dark. What a trip with memories that are sure to last a lifetime. Gold Broken Glass Mirrolure 17mr’s and curly tail grubs did the trick. We didn’t find any big fish, but every fish is a trophy in the eye of a kid. Proof is in their smiles.
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