Chasing Birds

[vbay]

Tried to make a run offshore Sat, but we were rudely hit in the face with a stiff west wind. Made a few casts around some reefs to no takers. Found some birds working on the way back,had to catch 5 gafftops for each white trout and at least 10 gafftops for each speck it got old fast since there was no size to anything except the 'tops.

[calcutta37]

Vbay= The worst fishing in America but when it's good you catch reel nice trout. Another thing when it gets good you can walk over boats in vbay

[BIG RED 1983]

Originally Posted by calcutta37

Vbay= The worst fishing in America but when it's good you catch reel nice trout. Another thing when it gets good you can walk over boats in vbay

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[ACADEMYPROSTAFFER19]

Thats why you go during the week.......

[Saltysacalait]

Work would be my resonse.

[kibb]

It's no better during the week.

[cajun bill]

"It's no better during the week. "


X5!

[Reefman]

Dang guys....so negative! Fished yesterday with wifey for a coupla hours. Started at the crack of 11:00am and fished till 1:00pm...started gettin a little choppy for wifey. She caught most of the fish...10 trout and 4 nice whiteys at the well heads in the bay, Margarita assassins. Never saw another boat in our vicinity. Where was everyone Sunday..hell, the parking lot was full up.

[laffygirl]

My husband and I were there Sunday. We fished the trash pile, Avery canal and dry reef, caught noting but gafftops, hardheads and croakers. We r newbies and getting frustrated with vbay.

[flounder_smacker]

friend with a camp on the quintana canal caught a trout limit today. said he didnt leave the point. saw the fish myself. been knowing this guy for over 15 years. fish are there

[duckfreak]

Yeap, VBay is a very frustrating place to fish, but it's home and just gotta deal with it I guess....LOL. Went Saturday afternoon caught five nice trout and 1 flounder till the wind blew us off the area we were fishing...... Oh well always this coming weekend.

[Reefman]

Originally Posted by laffygirl

My husband and I were there Sunday. We fished the trash pile, Avery canal and dry reef, caught noting but gafftops, hardheads and croakers. We r newbies and getting frustrated with vbay.

Laffygirl, welcome to SC! By chance were you fishing with dead shrimp on the bottom hoping for some reds? Leave the stinkey baits alone! Fish with plastics 4ft down the trout seem to be suspended right now. Don't get frustrated, easier fishin' in VB is just around the corner.

[YellowMouth7]

October is just around the corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laffygirl]

Originally Posted by Reefman

Laffygirl, welcome to SC! By chance were you fishing with dead shrimp on the bottom hoping for some reds? Leave the stinkey baits alone! Fish with plastics 4ft down the trout seem to be suspended right now. Don't get frustrated, easier fishin' in VB is just around the corner.

Yep! Dead shrimp on the bottom! By plastics, can u be more specfic? Like plastics under popping cork? Doa shrimp, sparkling beetles?

[bgizzle]

When it gets that off stained color we've done good at trash pile on black n chartreuse but the rest depends on water clarity and what they are eating on. If they suspended try a flashy color like chicken on a chain so they pick it up better. Just my .02!! I don't fish it often but when I do it's when the gettin is good. 11/2-21/2 months you be slanging specks and whites like no tomorrow. First anchor never move fillin ice chests up

[Reefman]

Originally Posted by bgizzle

When it gets that off stained color we've done good at trash pile on black n chartreuse but the rest depends on water clarity and what they are eating on. If they suspended try a flashy color like chicken on a chain so they pick it up better. Just my .02!! I don't fish it often but when I do it's when the gettin is good. 11/2-21/2 months you be slanging specks and whites like no tomorrow. First anchor never move fillin ice chests up

Laffygirl, that's some good advice up there from bgizzle. That black/chradtreuse is always on at least 2 rods. Lately the margarita sparkle has been really good. Glow/chartreuse in spring to early summer. Motor oil and avacado fire tails will produce from now through Nov. Any color from Oct-Nov.

[laffygirl]

Thank you both!! Will head to Vbay this Saturday with a new attitude, ready to try this out!! Appreciate the info!

[drunken clam]

Hey flounda.

Where yo boy caught dem fish at?