We put in today at the muddy ramp on the back side of Sullivans. Had a fun day. Note, when folks say that this is a tricky ramp, they aren’t kidding.
Anyhow, we tossed mud minnows, trout tricks, and curly tail grubs. Lost a rather beefy overslot red when he took off straight into the grass. I couldn’t do anything to stop him, and he went way up into it. Couldn’t do anything with him. Got a good look at him in the shallows but he was out of reach of our net. Maybe 30"? Definitely overslot.
Caught around 15 trout between three of us, 8 of which were keepers. Two bluefish (one on a trout trick, which was a first for me). Boated 4 redfish, three were rats. One of them was 17", and would have gone in the cooler, if my son had not misunderstood me. I handed it to him for a pic, and then I opened the cooler and said “OK throw him in!”, so, overboard the fish went. I could taste him as I saw him swim off, it’s been so long since I’ve had some good sauteed redfish lol.
He’s only 4, and I could tell he felt bad for the mistake, so I just gave him a friendly laugh and said we’ll get him later.
So far this brings my trout trick tally over the past year to---- reds (slot and way overslot), trout, flounder, lizard fish, bluefish, lady fish, striper (Bushy Park, 16", released), bull whiting.
“Sire, it belongs in truth to the Church of God, in whose name I speak, to endure blows and not to inflict them. But it will also please your Majesty to remember that she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers.”…Theodore Beza
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