A Very Slow Day Fishing

I’m not sure if it was the front that went through or the murky water but yesterday was dead.  I spent the first couple of hours on some of my favorite flats from shallow to deep, sandy to grassy, with only one hit.  I did happen to land that fish, a 15″ trout, but that was it in 2 hours!

I then moved closer to shore in the skinny water looking for Redfish.  I had a livewell full of nice pinfish and proceeded to launch one on the flats.  After about 30 minutes I had a fish on!  It ran like a red and stayed down for most of the fight.  I got him up to the side of the boat and saw he he was a nice red on the upper-side of the 18″ to 27″ slot limit.  Just as I was about to get him in the net boom he was gone.  It turns out that he slightly straightened my hook out… piece of crap!

I put a new hook on and casted back out.  I fished for another 2 hours with killer live bait with just one hardhead to show for all that work.  Oh well I will be back out today to give it another try.