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Wed. March 1, 2000 - Caught a dozen or so yellow mouth trout at the bottom of Echo Pier, all above the legal limit.  Caught one keeper yesterday that I gave Tyler (Greenwell) with a black drum that Andy (Williams) caught Sunday.

Wed. evening at dusk - With a light wind out of the NW, the fish were feeding aggressively on the surface. Using white body plastic jigs with pink tails, the action was so fast that it made my shoulder and forearm ache, with as many 3 strikes per cast. FUN!  Filled the cooler.

March 2, 2000 - Caught another dozen or so trout at the same spot.  Took Dorothy (my mother) a gallon freezer bag full of skinless, boneless fillets.

I'm off to Charleston for repairs to a submarine.  

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Jan. 12, 2000 - Released lots of jacks I'd caught at the bottom of E-Pier, and  kept 3 yellow mouth trout at the same spot; then caught several more trout at A/B Corner, on jigs.  Sautéed them up for Kathy, in olive oil, Old Bay, curry, fresh lemon, celery seed, onion, and black pepper.

 

Jan. 13, 2000 - Hooked 4 flounder at Foxtrot Cove: lost one, tossed one, and kept two (15 and 22 inches long).

 

Jan. 18/19, 2000 - Kept 4 trout and 2 jacks.

 

Jan. 21, 2000 - Caught 3 very large sheepshead at C-2, on fiddler crabs.  Took them and several trout to Gainesville, for (my sister) Sara-Nett's 50th birthday.

 

Jan. 23, 2000 - Left Jacksonville to work on a submarine in Charleston.

 

 

 

 

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Dec. 30, 1999 - I finally got tired of eating ham and turkey, but am thawing a 21-lb. turkey to smoke for Tyler (Greenwell's) 2000 New Year's Eve party, Friday night.
 

Kathy has been working like a dog at her shop.  The double axle trailer I bought her for Christmas should be ready for pick up tomorrow afternoon.
 

I'd looked for some yellow mouth trout at the bottom of E-Pier, on the incoming tide, but only bagged a single jack crevalle. I had several other fish that were break-offs, but nothing to brag about.  Looking forward to fishing in the new century.

 

     

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Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999 - Took Doug Oswald to the base.  He caught 2 back-to-back flounder on jigs, at Fox Cove.  My own first flounder was short (just under 12-in.).  My second fish (flounder) was a 16-in. keeper.

 

Saturday, Nov. 22, 1999 - Picked up a jack on a jig at B/C Corner.  Gave it away.

 

Dec. 5, 1999 - West Wind - We took 4 keeper trout at A/B Corner, and caught 3 mullet and 2 jacks in the cast net, which I plan to smoke.  One mullet measured 23 inches.

 

Thursday Dec. 9, 1999 - I hit Echo Pier just before dark.  The ships were all dressed out in Holiday lights and passing Christmas music over the 1-MC.  I caught 3 large bluefish, a 17-in. trout, and many jacks, which I gave to Stoddard Andreu.  The action was fast and busy.  Using any crummy jig in my box would trigger some very aggressive surface strikes.  Wind was from the southeast.

 

Friday, Dec. 10, 1999 - Jacks were making surface strikes on every cast I made from the bottom of E-Pier.  Too many to keep.

 

Dec. 20. 1999 - Landed 3 jacks and a blue on jigs at the bottom of E-Pier.  Released all of it.

 

  

 

  

 

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Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999 - My first flounder since the rotor cuff operation.  Took it on a green jig off the east end of F-Pier.  Fish-boy Chuck and his flounder posse have invaded the base for the annual flounder run.  The fish I caught was 16-in. long, and we'll have it for dinner.  Kathy and I were talking last night, about how ready we both were for some fresh fish.

 

Oct. 18, 1999 - 15-in. yellow mouth trout taken at B/C corner on a live finger mullet, fished on the  bottom, during the incoming  tide.  The bait was provided by the young captain of one of the sea tugs.

 

Oct. 19, 1999 - Worked the jig and live finger mullet along the corners with no luck.  A 10-lb. flounder was taken at B/C corner, but a construction crew has that spot tied up during working hours.  The Good News is, that the piers outside the fences are wide open to fish, 7 days a week, 24-hr. a day.

Can't find any more Spider Fusion line in the stores, so I've gone to 20-lb. test Fire Line (in smoke grey) @ $14.00 a spool (ouch!).  Seems to be working well enough so far.

 

Oct. 29, 1999 - 19-in. flounder taken on finger mullet just before high tide at B/C corner, with the fish-boy posse looking on.  It weighed 2.5-lb. on a digital scale.  Iced down the fish and drove it down to Big Jim Devaney, down in Winter Haven.  His illness has progressed so far he couldn't eat the fish or pass Halloween candy to the neighborhood children.  Very sad.  We watched the Fla/Georgia game and he won a $2.00 bet from me, he'd placed on UF.

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Jack crevalle

August 23, 1999 - Foul hooked a small jack crevalle at Foxtrot Cove about 9:00-am, released same

 

August 26, 1999 - Thursday, hooked a small (13.5-in.) flounder at Fox Cove, just before lunch, and released same.

Bluefish

August 30, 1999 - Plentiful finger mullet at B/C Corner, big schools.  Took a large bluefish (same spot) on live bait.  Gave the bluefish and some soft drinks to two young Pilipino boys who were catching bait for me.  A shipboard injury to my shoulder prevents me from throwing a cast net.  Surgical repairs to my rotor cuff are scheduled for tomorrow.  Wonder how long it will be before I can fish again.  Sept. and Oct. are the two best months for flounder - too bad.  I'll probably miss many good fish this season.


 



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July 25, 1999 - At 11:58 this morning, Jessica delivered Mason Tyler Althar, an 8-lb. 11-oz. boy, who may become my fishing partner some day.*  I also caught a 14-in. flounder at B/C corner, a decent croaker at A/B Corner, and 3 impressive sea bass, on dead shrimp, from the LA Cruise dock.

*Mason turns 20 today (7/25/2019) and captains my old 15' Boston Whaler.

July 27, 1999 - Seven flounder : A Banner Day - All fish taken on 3/8-oz. jig heads and MrWhiffelure, soft plastic bodies.  They ranged from 14 to 19 inches in length, but I was too busy to weigh them.  All fish, except the smallest, were taken at B/C corner.  The 14-in. fish was taken at Foxtrot Cove.  I gave 6 fish away to Mac & Helga, Dave Fisher and Bill Williams.  The last fish will go to Jessica or my Mother.  Kathy and I still have plenty of uncooked fish from earlier this week.



July 28, 1999 - Returned to work today.  We cleaned up the shop and grilled Bubba Burgers and hotdogs for lunch.  A nice thing for management to do.  The real work begins tomorrow.  Also caught an 18-in. flounder at B/C corner, on my way home.  A sea tug captain (same spot), working a jig from his fantail, seemed to be having no luck.

July 30, 1999 - I worked 2nd shift with the welders aboard the USS Taylor (FFG-50), which is berthed at Delta-2.  During our lunch break, I hooked up with a large bluefish from the fantail.  It jumped twice and did some did some fancy tail walking before it spit the hook.  Some of the Taylor's sailors who were standing by, were impressed by the fish's acrobatic performance.


Saturday, July 31, 1999 - Fished Guano with Andy Williams, about 2.5 miles north of the dam, using live finger mullet for bait.  We boated several keeper size spotted sea trout, a 23-in. redfish, and several throw backs.  A fun day.