Saturday, April 03, 2010
April Topwater Reds! Inshore Slam!
What a beautiful morning on the water! It really feels like be bypassed Spring and went straight to Summer Weather. This morning I left the dock with the Spivey group from Spivey's Nursery. We were handed absolutely excellent weather with sunny skies, warm air, and 60-63 degree water temps. We made our first stop this morning and picked up a 16in Trout, a 2lb Flounder, and a small puppydrum. Then we made a run toward the inlet/shoals but the water clarity was poor due to the low tide. So, we moved into the backwaters around Bear Inlet and eventually located a school of about 300 redfish. We experienced some frustration as these fish just didn't want to eat. They had just come in from the ocean and I beleive they were in shock after a 20 degree water temp. rise in less than two weeks. So, after tossing a dozen different artificial baits and live bait to them we opted to look for some more fish. After a few more stops we got on some fish willing to cooperate. We had about 8 blow ups on topwater baits and landed 3 of them from 24 to 26inches then, Taylor and Lucas picked up 4 more on live mud minnows fished under popping corks. We had an enjoyable morning on the water and got back to the dock around noon.
-Capt. Jeff Cronk
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