Fishing  Log

 

May 29, 1998 - Foxtrot pier, wind SSE, first part of the incoming tide - Kept a 16 inch flounder taken on a black & white Mister Twister tail on a 3/8-oz. chartreuse jig head.  The fish weighed 1.5 to 1.7-lb. (heavier than the one I caught Wednesday)  I sent the spray-butter and seasoned filets to work with Kathy, iced and ready for her to microwave for lunch.

(Lt. Cdr.) Conrad Chun* has been taking flounder for the past week, on 'Mr. Whiffle' jigs.  Retired military 'tourists' staying in the base's RV park, are taking advantage of the good fishing from the rocks.  Yesterday it rained for the first time in weeks.  The end of this May has been one of the hottest I can remember.  Picked up a rod I'd had out for repairs then went back to the base to fish it.  Hooked a big flounder (no weight recorded) but needed help rigging my landing net to haul it up.  Nice fish !

 

* Public Affair's Officer, NAVSTA MAYPORT

 

 

 

 

 May 30, 1998 -  Light SSE wind.  Kept three nice flounder hooked off the end of Foxtrot Pier: two casts, two fish, with a black & white 'Mr. Whiffle' jig (17 and 18-in. each) and the third flounder (14-in.) on a metal flake jig.  Gave the largest fish to Bob Kirk and the other two, to Kay Kaufman.  Two men fishing from the rocks were doing well (first of the incoming tide) using live mud minnows, worked slowly across the bottom.

May 31, 1988 - No wind same bait - Caught a 19-in. flounder at the end of Foxtrot, during low tide.  Took it to Mac (my father).  Lost another flounder about the same size (estimated 2.25-lb.) same spot.

June 2, 1998 - Two flat fish (flounder) yesterday and two more today, all between 15 and 20 inches that weighed between 1.5 and 3 pounds.  All taken on the first 2 hours of the incoming tide.  'Fish Boy Chuck' and his mercenary posse have been taking some 6 to 8-lb. flounder on live finger mullet, and selling them to C&C Fisheries for $2.50 a pound.

June 4, 1998 -  Another flat fish (flounder) 18.5 inches, 2.3-lb, same spot and same method.  Wind shifting to the West.

June 6, 1998 - Took another flattie, 3.5-lb., 19-20 inches, at Foxtrot Cove on the incoming tide (about 11-am).  Also lost another earlier in the day.  Broiled a bunch of flounder for Kathy's party, over her new wood-fired Raku (pottery) Kiln.  She called it 'Raku-fired flounder.'  Also smoked a 10-lb. turkey for her guests.  Nice party.  Took some nice uncooked filets over to Dorothy (my mother) the next day.    

    

 

 



May 14, 1998 - I've been getting flounder strikes for the past three days, but have landed nothing of note.  Picked up a 11.5-in. flounder, jigging the west notch C-1, with a light wind blowing just before high tide.  Released it but he fought like a much bigger fish.

May 17, 1998 - 2 flounder at sunrise, on the low tide.  A westerly breeze had the no-see-ums stirred up.  Tossed a toad fish at C-1 East, kept a 16.5 inch, two pound, YM trout and a 14 inch flounder, caught on a jig at A/B Corner.

Grilled the keepers, and served them up with grated parmesan cheese and chopped nuts - Delicious.

May 19, 1998 - Low tide, slight NE wind.  Forgot to rig the landing net and lost a pair of 2-lb. flounder at the west end of C-1. They both fish shook the hook as soon as I lifted their heads above the water.  Nice action on the new Fenwick rod.

May 20, 1998 - Released 2 nice 'Virginia' croakers at A/B Corner.

May 27, 1998 - Just before lunch, wind SSW.  I hooked a 16-in. flounder with a black & white Mister Twister tail on a 3/8-oz. jig head.  Didn't notice tide, but gave the fish to Bob Kirk.

May 28, 1998 - Croaker taken @ C-2 with a pink and white, plastic twisty tail on a .25-oz. red, jig head.  Released same.