11-10-07 Fishing Report

Damn All You Red Snapper!

Well, Red Snapper season closed on October 31st and wouldn't you know it, it was all we caught

all day Saturday.  It's like they new the season was closed.  We caught more Red Snapper Saturday

than we did all year.  Didn't get to fish alot this year with all the bad weather and damn east

winds.

The wife and I headed out Saturday morning to a crisp 68 degrees and a slight 10 kt wind out of

the northeast.  The bay was like glass until the wind picked up.  Finally got through the canal

and started to make our way past the lighthouse and out to deep gulf water.  By this time we were

looking at 2-3 footers and getting rougher the further we rode south.  We get to our spot after a

20 mile boat ride and try to anchor to drift back on our reef.  The current is so strong and the

wind is about 15 kts now.  After 1 1/2 hours of trying to get hooked up we finally get hooked and

drift right on top of the reef.  The chartplotter is like a christmas tree showing all the reef

structure and fish are everywhere.  I check the radar screen and not a boat in sight.  We cut are

bait and drop down to about 105' to bottom.  Fish on!  We started to catch Snapper every time we

dropped a bait.  We tried in the upper water column but damn Snapper are there too.  We could not

get through the Snapper to get to the Vermillion or Triggerfish.  Not even an AJ could bust on

the baits because the Snapper was so thick.

It was a good day I guess.  We caught fish, the weather was beautiful, and it was probably the

last trip of the year as it's starting to turn cold here.  If there is a good day then I will

probably go if everything pans out right with the weather and seas.  No pictures of the trip but

next year I'll be updating my blog for every trip and make sure I take pictures of the fish for

everyone.