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[Prof. Salt]

I was fishing the tough conditions today and at least I wasn't getting skunked. Two keeper reds, seven smaller ones, four trout and a big skipjack kept things interesting, but around 12:45 the tide finally began to drop out, so I headed for the big drain and hoped the fish would really turn on. After a while it became clear that the fish had not received the email about said dropping tide, so I began to work down the shoreline towards my truck. Within just 20 yards I was stopped by what at first glance I though was a bunch of redfish tails. I quickly realized that they weren't reds, but what were they? The fins kept appearing and going back down, and once in a while a swirl and accompanying "torpedo wake" kept me thinking it was good fish. Sharks? The fins were rounded and black on the tips, but then sometimes they looked bronze (much like a redfish tail). It became apparent that whatever the fish were, they didn't want any of my plastics ...so I did the usual thing and pulled out the fly rod. I tried a shrimp pattern, EP minnow and crab to no avail. The mystery fish weren't bothered by the flies, and were still hanging around with fins popping up here and there. I finally came to the conclusion that they were cow nosed rays feeding on whatever it is those things feed on. Then I changed to an EP fly meant to get attention. It's chartreuse and white with black stripes, and it has a big neon pink throat patch. This thing sticks out, and I figured maybe the rays would nibble out of curiosity... I pitched the fly just ahead of one of the visible fins, let it drop to the bottom and slowly began to strip it back. The line suddenly came tight and I was on! Woohoo, I caught a ray on the fly! ...except that about two seconds later it wasn't a ray but a nice flounder that came rocketing out of the water. Not once, but three times. The rays disappeared along with my desire to catch them as I worried about the flounder staying on the hook long enough to get a net around it. All went well (for me) and he came aboard nicely. Seventeen inches of tasty dinner and it was indeed a great species checked off my flyrod bucket list!

[deputydawg]

Thats pretty dang cool! Congrats!

[ziacatcher]

Nice job Glenn. Sounds like fun

[ratherbefishing]

Good job Glenn. And, you got your slam...
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[Central Scrutinizer]

[awesum]

Well done!!

[bulldog1935]

My first substantial fly rod flounder was at the edge of a sand hole on Panther Lake, at the Mesquite Bay end of Cedar Bayou - it was also my first 3-fillet fish.

One December day in a wide spot near the surf end of Cedar Bayou, caught 40 small ones on consecutive casts, slowly dragging a whistler fly along the sand on a TS250 sinking line.
Could have kept going, but it was cold, and a long boat ride back home.

(had 2 witnesses, one was Sherri who runs booking at Deep Sea Headquarters)