August 2025

FIRST THING I'D DO, IS RESERVE MY DATE WELL AHEAD, WITH MY GUIDES RECOMMENDATIONS. -I'D ASK, "WHAT IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR?" -WHAT DO YOU RECCOMEND? -I'D WANT TO PASS ON MY "FISHING EXPERIENCE". -I'D BE HUMBLE. ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE NEVER FISHED N.E. FLORIDA BEFORE. - I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T TREAT MY FISHING DAY LIKE BOOKING A UBER TO TAKE ME TO THE NEAREST TAVERN OR RESTAURANT.

REPORT WITH BRETT FROM TENN. STARTED OUT WITH SMALL CREEK TROUT, MANY OF THEM AND SUPER SMALL REDFISH, AND POTATO CHIP SMALL FLOUNDER, LOADS OF FISH, ON GULP TWISTER TAILS I WANT TO USE UP. STEREO TYPICAL SUMMER ACTION. (LOADS OF FISH CAUGHT, MANY MANY SPECIES) JUST NOT ALOT OF ''KEEPERS'' IN STATE OF FLORIDA. ONLY 2 KEEPER FLOUNDER. MOVED AROUND, MANY LADYFISH IN THE RIVER, A FEW JACKS. ANY WHERE ALONG DOCKS OR ROCKS WITH FLOAT-RIGS & TINY ''LOCAL'' SHRIMP, MEANT BAIT -STEALERS GALORE. FLOAT-RIG FISHING IN DEEP SUMMER IS ALMOST A WASTE OF TIME WITH SHRIMP....MAY BE OK WITH WITH SMALL MULLET. BUT USUALLY DON'T HAVE "TIDE" TO WASTE CHASING DOWN 2" MULLET. I'M SURE ITS MUCH BETTER 30 MILES SOUTH, WHERE THE SALINITY IS PURE OCEAN WATER. BUT I DON'T LIVE/FISH, 30 MILES SOUTH. BY AFTERNOON, AND TIDE SCREAMING OUT OF THE CREEKS BRETT USED A LIVE ''SHRIMP-N-JIG COMBO MEAL'', AND A 23" TROUT LIKED THE MENU OFFERING. OF COURSE, IN THE COMMUNIST FISH STATE. WE LEFT FOR THE DOCK, WITH JUST 2 FLOUNDER IN THE FISH BAG, SINCE TROUT ARE RARE, (SARCASM) ENDANGERED SPECIES IN N.E. FLORIDA AND WE HAD TO RELEASE THIS TROPHY SIZED MALE FISH. NO FRIED TROUT SANDWICHES!

ITS ALWAYS "CALM" IN THE SALT MARSH CREEKS. FLOAT-RIGGIN'...aka: SLIP FLOAT AND A LIVE FRISKY SHRIMP. RELAX & FISH!