Easter at #86 w pics

[Skip]

Left Sandy Point at 6:00 am with Jalopy ( John ). Ran SE towards #86 - watching the radar with one eye and fish finder with the other. Not much on either unit. Got near #86 and found one other boat there but they seemed to be trolling awful fast.



Put out the boards and the six rods. Got a fish on and John reeled it in.



Fat fish that was full of fight for it's size.





Worked around the area and over towards TPL but only got a log in the tide line. Current was slack and time was short so we headed back at about 11:00.

Saw two guys swimming - on purpose - between the jetty and bridge.



Asked if they were OK - they said yes. Water is still chilly. Heard of a few fish caught but still most consider it very slow. Hopefully next few weeks will bring in more fish.

[Bug Guy]

Skip, I had my dad down for the weekend. Almost was able to sneak out a and accept the offer for a ride, but once my mom and wife decided to do Easter lunch at 11, that was it. Glad you got out and found some fish.
Cheers,
Bob

[Proline Fisher]

Thanks for the report. Saw you fly by us around 11-11:15, we were trolling around the anchorage. We also had a slow day, only 1 fish but it sure was nice to get out for a couple hours.

[Steve F]

You had one of the nicest days to be on the water. Glad you got out and thanks for the update. Hey that other boat was it only trolling 6 rods.

[JohnnyO]

I was out of OI yesterday and we came within about 500 yards of that same cruise ship Got a nice YF and a real nice BF about 170lbs. Johnny O