I live in Port Charlotte, FL on a canal with access to the Myakka River near El Jobean, FL and Charlotte Harbor. I own a boat and I love to fish. I'm new to Florida so I'm learning a new kind of fishing and I thought a record of fish caught, weather, tides, etc. for each trip would help me to learn quicker. That record is what you'll find in my blog which I post as soon as I possibly can so check before you're going out, my success or failure might help make your trip more productive.
High Tide: 7:00 AM 2.1 FT Low Tide: 3:00 PM .1 FT Wind: 0-5 NE Air Temp: 73/93 Water Temp: 85 Clarity: murky
There was so much action at the sea walls on the Apollo Waterway that we decided to take the last of our bait and make another early morning trip. We got to the sea walls long before sun up, we left the dock about 5:45 AM and its about a 20 minute cruise down our canal system.
But there was almost nothing happening. It was dead calm, not a breeze to stir the glassy water. because the tide was later and we were earlier the tide was still coming in, unlike yesterday when we hit high slack. I live lined bait while casting a Gulp Swimming Mullet at the walls. I did this for a couple hours with no results. Finally, after the tide had just turned out, I got something on the little mullet I was drifting.
Of course I had just cast my Gulp when I saw the other rod start to bend over. The bait was about 3-4 inches long so I knew it had to be a decent fish. It was moving slowly towards the center of the canal putting more and more tension on the rod. I dropped the rod in my hands and flipped the bail to give the fish some slack while I took the rod out of the holder. I reeled up slack and could tell the fish had already reached the center of the canal. When the line tightened and I felt the fish again I set the hook. I felt him only for a brief second and then felt the hook come free. What was it? Don't you hate not knowing?
That was the only action all morning, we were back at the dock by 10:00 AM. Amazing how great a dip in the pool feels when you get off the boat on a sunny, hot morning.
