ICW - 4-9-11 early

Paddled out to the ICW with jordanonayak and patrick to check out the early low tide bite. Hit a mudflat before the sun came up and found a few nice schools of over slot fish working in less than a foot of water.
In the frst few minutes I hear Jordan’s “fish on”. Then a couple of minutes later “fish on” again. He’ll post his pics.

In the meantime I’m standing in the C140 watching fish cruise all around the yak looking nervous. After a few minutes they settled down and began plowing the north 40. It almost looked like a team of John Deere tractors. I tossed the topwater plug out in front of the leader, twitch, twich SMACK! he hit it, but no hook up.

Tossed a mud minnow over there and ZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ then nothing. came unbuttoned.

A couple of minutes later I finally hooked up to a nice broad shouldered red over 30". He took me for a ride through the school and when I brought him yakside POP GOES THE LEADER :face_with_head_bandage:

About 10 minutes later the Carolina rigged mud minnow takes off screaming. Brought this one to the yak, mid twenties that thought he was a bruiser.

Next thing Jordan does his “fish on” shout again. Another over slot fish for Jordan.

A little later Partrick hooks up under a dock.

Bite turned off at about 9:30
Off the water by 11.

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Sounds like a good morning on the water. Does boat traffic bother you on the ICW? I was out Friday afternoon near Sullivan’s Island, and it was like a parade through there. Wind was actually more annoying than the boats though.

There was a good bit of boat traffic today, not as much as we’ll see in the coming weeks though. Boat traffic did have the shallows stirred up and muddy

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Tommy it was great fishing with you again. I ended up going for sheeps with BugCatcher in his boat today and ended with a nice cooler of fish.

There was a school of red drum in 1’ of water below my kayak in this picture. Notice my popping cork there? I caught a nice fish off if it a minute later.

Last but not least, a long range shot of Too Busy fighting his first catch.

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