4/11/24 LMB are hitting good in the morning. It is fun if you like bass fishing. Most caught with a 7.5" Culprit Grape/Purple Worm. One on a Dead Ringer Worm. All caught in no more then three or four feet of water.

4/10/24 FL. Fishing Report From Brother In-Law
The city of Venice dug out the sand so the lagoon could drain into the gulf. This resulted in a nice sand bar created close to the beach and making a great spot to deadstick. The water was too rough to cast lures for trout so dead sticking was the way I fished today. All the fish I caught today were from using Fish Bites. No other bait was used. I was trying to catch pompano.
I brought two 10 pound bluefish to the beach but only landed one....the second huge blue bit through my leader before I could pull it away from the water on the beach.
I also caught a 3 pound 15 inch black drum as well as a bunch more whiting and one small permit. We ate the Whiting I caught yesterday and they were delicious. I filleted all the Whiting in this picture this evening and we will eat them along with the black drum on Friday.

I spent most of my life fishing out of a boat. Now that I can't go in boats any more, I had to learn best ways to catch fish from the bank. Thanks!

Thanks Guys!!

4/10/24 Bass time! Caught and released another five bass limit from Marshy Hope Creek with the Dead Ringer Worm.

FL. Beach fishing Report From Brother In-Law Don.-------4/10/24 The gulf was calm enough to fish with artificials early this morning so I started fishing with a night glow DOA shrimp and caught a small flounder.. I was picking up more seaweed than I wanted so I set up a Texas rig with a ring worm and caught another flounder but it wasnt big enough either. I didn't catch any more flounder with artificials and it got too windy later in the morning to useartificials so I started deadsticking for pompano. All I was catching were whiting using a #8 circle hook and sand flea flavored fish bites. I started keeping the whiting to use for bait but I caught so many of them that I wound up filleting them and will have skinless boneless whiting fillets for dinner tomorrow.

Fished it very slow along the bottom rigged like this.

I haven't seen any beds yet, but they are in shallow water now. I caught these in about 3' of water.

4/9/24 Still know how to catch bass after all these years. Caught a limit of nice bass this morning with a salted ring worm. I call them ring worms. Not the real name. Looks like it's on Guys and Gals. Marshy Hope Creek bass from shore, but not in the marina.

[quote=troyfrd1][quote=andys]4/8/24 Fishing pictures from Brother in-law Don in FL?. He will be fishing in Venice FL. for two months. First day yesterday morning he caught three flounder with a DOA 1/4oz Shrimp. GO DON!![/quote

Nice catch. Here in NC it would be illegal. It’s not Flounder season. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today announced that the 2024 recreational flounder season will open at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 15 and close at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 29
2024 Recreational Flounder season announced for Sept. 15-29 - NC DEQ
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How many flounder can you keep a day in North Carolina?
one fish per person
Most recently, the Flounder season in North Carolina has taken place in September. When it's open, anglers are typically able to keep one fish per person per day, with a minimum length of 15 inches.[/quote]
Regulations Gulf and Atlantic State Waters
Gulf Flounder
FL.Flounder Season

Minimum Size Limit: 14" total length

Daily Bag Limit: 5 per person

Seasonal Closure: Closed annually from Oct. 15 through Nov. 30.

4/8/24 Fishing pictures from Brother in-law Don in FL?. He will be fishing in Venice FL. for two months. First day yesterday morning he caught three flounder with a DOA 1/4oz Shrimp. GO DON!!

You lived my life. Sounds like me and a lot of others. Thanks!

Yep that was the thing a lot of people did Long ago. Did you ever eat fried herring roe?

Yes I remember it all. I kept my boat at Owens Marina when the Fish market was there long ago. Do you remember the Fish Market? I met Lefty Kreh on the Susky River a few times. Did he fish the Shad Tournament?