FlyFishing Beach in SFL - Jack, BlueFish & Snook 06.26.2011
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:06 pm
I had a blast this past Saturday morning and I am once again totally addicted to fishing. Aside from finally landing a snook on a fly, I caught a nice jack and a bluefish. So far I have landed 2 small snook and have had a half dozen on. I caught a small snook this morning and did not set the hook on two that were a litttle larger 5-7lbs. The day was getting off to a good start... until my 9wt split in two.
Since this is the East coast of FL and not calm and clear Sanibel beach on the West coast of FL, I am experimenting with different tactics. The more obvious places to fish for snook (which are ambush predators) is near jetties, rocky bottoms, strong current, or deep channels in the sand. I have caught almost all of the fish seen in the video by blind casting in these areas. Pelicans and gulls, even if they are sitting, seem to indicate that there is fish in the area. I caught the jacks and bluefish in a deep channel where I saw strong current, birds and bait. Bait is of course something to look for, but I have followed a school of bait around for hours and not seen or caught a predator... so it's no guarantee.
My brother put this little video together for me. Its hard to hear what I am saying, but you get the idea. I guess it's something that just happens when you try to film and fight the fish! I lost what would have been my first snook on fly trying to be angler/videographer. The snook in the picture is actually snook #2 from that morning. The new protocol going forward is: #1 land fish #2 mess with the camera
Since this is the East coast of FL and not calm and clear Sanibel beach on the West coast of FL, I am experimenting with different tactics. The more obvious places to fish for snook (which are ambush predators) is near jetties, rocky bottoms, strong current, or deep channels in the sand. I have caught almost all of the fish seen in the video by blind casting in these areas. Pelicans and gulls, even if they are sitting, seem to indicate that there is fish in the area. I caught the jacks and bluefish in a deep channel where I saw strong current, birds and bait. Bait is of course something to look for, but I have followed a school of bait around for hours and not seen or caught a predator... so it's no guarantee.
My brother put this little video together for me. Its hard to hear what I am saying, but you get the idea. I guess it's something that just happens when you try to film and fight the fish! I lost what would have been my first snook on fly trying to be angler/videographer. The snook in the picture is actually snook #2 from that morning. The new protocol going forward is: #1 land fish #2 mess with the camera
