February 2021, visiting Fort Pickens, area kayak fishing information
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View ArticleA spectacular day
Sometimes the stars align, and everything goes just great. I had one of those days last week. In 2 1/2 hours of fishing, 10 specks, mostly small, but one 17 incher; 3 reds, the biggest at 29 inches,...
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Year end photo dump
I decided to post Oct./Nov's bass tourney catches I've been participating in. Most were caught from my yak, some from the bank. I'd say 95 % of these fish were caught in the morning on a Zoom finesse...
View ArticleBlackwater Trout
Blackwater Launched the yak around 5:00 a.m., cool air temp, low clouds, ENE wind @ 6-7 mph, last of the falling tide. Paddled about ½ mile to my first area, not much action. Very few mullet jumping no...
View ArticleBlack Friday Trout - blackwater
Launched early on Black Friday morning...no one at the boat ramp, guess they're shoulder-to-shoulder at Walmart or somewhere which is OK by me! Slack water, not much tidal movement. I headed to a choke...
View ArticleCold morning…hot bite!
Launched my yak @ 6:00 am., last cast was @ 8:00 am. Cold clear morning, brisk east wind moved me along quickly. Made a :15 min. paddle to my target area, mixed bottom between hard and muddy, scattered...
View ArticleLooking for some help from fellow kayak fishermen
Hello everyone, I just moved to Pensacola with my two hobie outbacks and I'm excited to get into the fishing scene. I have several years of offshore and onshore experience on the Texas, NorCal, and NC...
View ArticleJust a few trout...
A few trout! Launched the kayak just after 5:00 a.m. to catch the incoming tide. Beautiful morning, light winds, incoming tide, great weather! Paddled to a likely looking spot, about a 1-mile paddle....
View ArticleBlackwater trout
3/20/22 Blackwater trout Launched before daylight like always, full moon, flat water surface, light N-NE breeze & incoming tide. As I paddled to my 1st spot, under the moonlight I could see fish...
View ArticleLemons to Lemonade!
This Sunday morning, I was presented w/ some less than favorable conditions but the morning ended better than expected. I launched @ 5:30 to bottom low tide, almost no wind and some very hungry...
View ArticleGreat day on the water.
I haven’t posted anything for a while. Don’t know why not, older than dirt but still love to fish. This video is from last week.
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27 minute limit!
Sunday morning, made my 1st cast @5:45-had my 3 fish limit by 6:12 Good thing the trout were cooperating, wife didn’t want me to go because I had early morning work to do. All fish caught on Mr-17 in...
View Article7-23-22
7-23-22 Met my buddy Zack @ 4:30 a.m. for a little kayak fishing. It was a beautiful morning…no rain and slight wind. Tide was about 80% full but still incoming. Made the short paddle to chosen spot,...
View ArticleFall Bite is in Full Force
Its been a hot second since I have posted a kayak report. I decided to launch the Ocean Kayak Prowler 13 and see if anyone was still home in the ICW. Past two days before the cold snap yielded a...
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1st fish 2023
Launched before daylight on jan1, not another person in sight the entire time I was out…great having the water to myself. Managed to find a few trout that needed some new year education, so I educated...
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Weekend report
I fished both days this weekend. Saturday: tough bite, my guess is my area is getting more pressure than normal. I ended Saturday morning w/ 3 trout & 2 reds. Sunday: yes, I fished Sunday morning...
View ArticleA fish story
Friday afternoon, my buddy Zack texted me about fishing Saturday morning, of course I’m down for that. He says, “where we going?” I think for a bit and offer him a chance to fish my super-duper top...
View ArticleVisiting
I am going to be visiting the Pensacola Beach area and I was wondering if anyone could help me out on some places to kayak fish in the area. I will be staying close to the Little Sabine Bay. I have...
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Mother’s Day
Didn’t have much time but wanted to get out early Sunday morning. managed 3 trout, 1 lady fish and lost a good size red. All on a mirrodine.
View ArticleFished my rod back into the boat...
Guess the new rod holder arrangement is a bit spotty, I watched one of my swimbait rods bounce up, off the side the kayak, and into the water It sank rather slowly as I tried to get the bow around and...
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