Sept. 12th Report

The Bird Racks.
Went out to the bird racks this morning and drifted back and forth accross the flats that were about 5-7 ft deep at low tide. Fish were feeding on the surface all around the area, and the Gulls were diving for scraps. We put out live shrimp on floats and in less than a few minutes hooked up a nice Mac only to loose him after he fought his way 2 laps around the boat.

The rest of the early morning we only landed a bunch of the typical 13-14 inch male Sea Trout. With the full moon last night, clear skies and the low tide, the action quickly died off.

On the way back to the launch ramp we stopped in the Crystal River to see what was bitting there. We did catch 1 Redfish but only a 15" (catch and release). The ever present Catfish were more than willing to play "catch me if you can". The larger Cats can put up a good fight. This one lost the fight but will be around to try again another day.