Hit a walk to flat after work and once the water came in enough, plenty of reds still tailing. Seems the warm weather past couple days
gave them some encouragement. 1st taker took a swipe at my fly and then disappeared. I did have a hard time with the mixed height spartina grass and sticks floating,etc. and had to wait for the reds to make into a clear area.
Got this guy below to take and made my night. Wind died and bugs started annihilating me and then of course tails poppin up everywhere. I could see them shouldering in from the depths as the sun was setting. This made for haphazard presentations and trying to force catches which never works. Should have caught at least 2 more but was swipin at bugs and pushing wakes everywhere…
was out Thursday and they seem to be thinning out in the grass. it was a really high tide so maybe not representative but i wasnt hearing as many splashes or spooking as many in the transit creeks. guess they are getting that back to school feeling.
I had a good weekend over 10/22 and 10/23. Caught 6 between both nights, but the fish have definitely slowed up. Water temp was 69 and the fiddlers are going back into the mud. The reds are filling up on a bumper crop of shrimp and the tailing season is winding down. Can’t wait for late March.
Why do they stop with tailing you would think winter would be best b/c the water in a flat would be warm?
“In every species of fish I’ve angled for, it is the ones that have got away that thrill me the most, the ones that keep fresh in my memory. So I say it is good to lose fish. If we didn’t, much of the thrill of angling would be gone.” Ray Bergman
