September 15, 2013

by Lee Padrick, September 15, 2013

Air temp:  65
Water temp: 75
Wind:  NE at 10 mph
Tide:  Falling
Technique:  Popping corks, soft plastics (weedless and on jigheads), topwater lures

Dwayne and I had a long day on the water.  We launched at Shell Rock Landing before sunrise and checked a few spots for drum for an upcoming tournament.  No fish and/or luck at our first two stops (except for two 18-20" flounder).  Then we fished a spot that Dwayne had caught a few reds yesterday.  

Dwayne sticks a small one on a popping cork, but the fish spit the hook on the way to the boat.  Then he hooks another and lands it.  I had a blowup on topwater, then I hook one when we come around a marsh point.  We fished down a bank, but the dropping tide convinced us to put the boat back on the trailer and head to Morehead City, hoping to catch a few trout on the rising tide.  

We launch the boat, run to a nearby spot, and Dwayne hooks up on his first cast.  Its going to be a good day.  Unfortunately, he had hooked a lizard fish.  He hooked up on a ladyfish soon afterward.  No trout or drum, but I did catch another flounder in the 16" range.  

A few more cooler mornings and some NE winds, and I think the trout bite will start up for the fall.

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