west cove report/advice

[tnarg84]

Launched my kayak out of hog island yesterday paddled into west cove, ended up with 2 reds, and 6 croakers, fished dead shrimp under a cork and mojo shrimp under a cork, also tried live pogy and cracked crab. Falling tide, very little wind, but the water was a little muddy, seems like i had good conditions, any advice?

[RAGINJROB]

Try launching further south at WC launch. Fish the marsh for reds and flounder or paddle out to the reefs that are left and try for trout.

[BuckingFastard]

change that dead shrimp to a live shrimp. easy picking then.

[Gottogo49]

That's a pretty good paddle from Hog I to West Cove.
Last time we fished H. I. the Bay Boats almost washed us up on the bank.
They didn't slow down for little kayaks.
Pretty good flounder hole in the left turn and the cut into West Cove.
Hard heads wouldn't give other fish much of a chance.
They even came up to a popping cork.
We fished plastics, dead shrimp and live mullets, live shrimp were scarce.
Pogies were small.

[tnarg84]

Yep, passed up the mullet in the canal thinking i would catch some once i got into the cove, but couldnt find any once i got all the way across the cove, and was ready to start fishing, probly shoulda turned around, but still had an awesome time, one was 11 lbs, sure was a fun 10 minute ride

[tnarg84]

Thanks for the advice btw, how close is that west cove launch from the reefs?