Short and Salty

[Jfey]

We went to the beach (Cherry Grove) last weekend with three other families.  Somehow I was able to sneak away to hunt some reds.   The tides dictated that we leave early, so by 3:00am I was heading down the coast to Georgetown to meet up with Cpt Newman Weaver.  He's a great guide if your in the area.  I learned a lot on this trip.  I also learned that Woodford Reserve does not pare well with a 2:30am alarm.

We were in the water way before sunrise to get in position in case any tarpon showed themselves.  They did, but way out of range.  Being on the water in the dark was cool.



Poling in the dark


The sun came up and we headed to redfish country


Caught this guy cruising by an oyster bed.  Its the first red I've caught in a few years, so I was pretty excited about the day


Unfortunately the wind that was supposed to be light and variable turned into heavy and consistent for the rest of the day.  Also  the wind blew a bunch of dirty water into the bay which reduced the visibility to 0.    I had a few more shots, but the dirty water and wind had the fish hiding for the rest of the morning.   I was still very happy.

The rest of the long weekend was spent chasing these monkeys around(only 2 are mine)

[Dougfish]

Nice! I hate the wind.
Chasing monkeys is right. 9 of them? 

[Jfey]

Nice! I hate the wind.
Chasing monkeys is right. 9 of them? 

The wind was blowing pretty consistently at 15-20 mph all day.  Most of the time it was a cross wind, so I had to cast 10 ft to the right or left to get it to drop into range.

Also, those monkeys belonged to several families, so there were multiple adults.  I wouldn't be crazy enough to take all 9 .

[OldDominionAngler]

Good stuff Jfey. 

[croaker]

Looks like fun to me!

[Woolly Bugger]

Now that's a great trip, after chasing those carp I may have the desire to return to the salt

[Jfey]

Now that's a great trip, after chasing those carp I may have the desire to return to the salt

Do it.  This trip has me trying to figure out how(no chance) to buy a skiff.    Challenging and strong fish.  Not a bad combo.

[flatlander]

Nice!

[overbrook]

you asshat.....I'm starting to hate you. 

[Jfey]

you asshat.....I'm starting to hate you. 

Damn, I'll have to try harder

[RiverbumCO]

Great pics!!!!