Winter Redfish

Saturday's weather turned out partly cloudy with temps starting out in the high 40's and climbing to 60 by noon. The winds were light and variable but mostly N-NE at about 10mph.

I headed back to McNab to see if I could find some reds that were hungry for some Gulp shrimp or one of a variety of soft plastics or hard baits.

I launched at 10am and the tide was low again.

On my paddle to the lake I was greeted by several species of migratory birds.

The marsh is a pretty place anytime but today it really caught my eye with the dark sky and the sun peeking out from time to time.

I often hear feral hogs rooting around inside the marsh and I finally got my eyes on some.

I didn't fool around exploring today but instead headed straight for the lake.

I saw plenty of other fishermen along the way.

Little Blue Heron


Launch!

My first red was a little small but scrappy.
I caught him on a gold flake and chartreuse swim bait.

My first keeper came about 30 minutes later when I found some working fish.

The Net Comes in Handy


Keeper #2


Smile for the Camera


Played Out


Watching for Bait


This guy went for the chartreuse Catch Jr.


Big Boy


Blue Tail


Multi Spot



Catch n Release


This crab grabbed the Catch Jr. and hung on.


Crab cakes anyone?


Snow Geese


Picking at the Oyster Reef


Full Tankwell


The Arsenal


Full Stringer

I had a full stringer by 12:30pm but kept fishing until 3pm. I ended up with a double limit - 6 reds in the slot and the rat. I won't count the crab...

I kept two 24" and one 26" fish and released a 22", a 25" and a 27" to fight another day. This was by far the most productive day I've spent at McNab and needless to say my arms were tired from fighting fish and paddling.

I think the spot I found today could classify as a "Honey Hole".

What do you think?