Thread: West coast Gulf update

Although it was gratifying to see the 70 degree water temp yesterday(16* bump from Friday), there were a host of other factors to contend with in yesterday's challenging excursion. The 20 - 25 mph Southerly winds had provided an unwelcome mass of eel grass to impact effective lure presentation. The white-capping day had discouraged all other launchees but I had high hopes of another day to remember with the beasts of the brine. It didn't take long for the species menu to escalate with the acrobatic antics of the poor man's Tarpon=Ladyfish being spotlighted most of the day. Estimated around 2 dozen aerial shows of the Ladies, tenacious Lizard fish, pinfish, Trout, Reds, punishing Pompano, Flounder, Gar all made the day worthwhile although gale-like winds, wet hazy conditions, weed strewn game field tested my skills. Caught a nice amount of trout(kept 5 up to 18.75" w/3 more keepers released), 2 undersized reds, umpteen Ladyfish, plenty Lizardfish, 1 decent Flounder, 3 nice Pompano(1 was a true tackle-testing Hog!!), 1 10-12 lb Gar to end the day and his, lol.

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