Corpusfishing.com

jp3 · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: North Packery 4/22 and 4/23

Headed out the last two days and am just gonna post both here:

Tuesday got out there about 5:30. There was a lot of grass but a lot of people as well. At first, the only ones i saw catching anything were guys spearfishing. And they were destroying the Sheepshead, both on the channel and ocean side. Didn't see anybody else catch a whole lot, although everyone i talked to had caught something. One guy caught two slot reds, a couple other guys one apiece. I was fishing with live shrimp on a sorta-lemon-rig. Had a couple bites, but eventually switched over to a fish finder rig. Managed one 16" red, a small croaker, a pinfish and a gafftop... Saw one guy land an upper slot Black Drum at about 7:30-8:00, but that was it til 8:45 when i left.

Wednesday: Got out there about 1:00 today and it was a completely different story. I was the only one out there for a while, then a few others trickled in and out, w/o much to show for it. The grass was gone, but apparently so were the fish. I was using a slip float one guy showed me on Tuesday. He'd said he'd been having a ton of luck with it the last few days on reds. I had two quick bites, but both cut off my 20# Flouro just above the hook a few seconds after the bite. To fix that, i put on a wire leader i'd salvaged from creating the slipping cork. It worked. Well, sort of. I didn't get cut off anymore, but that was because i didn't get anymore bites. Eventually switched over to a fish finder rig. First bite- cut off. put on the wire and caught a nice Pompano. However, that was it for the rest of the day. Had another bite, but eventually left about 5:30-6:00ish after i lost all of my hooks to the rocks.

One guy came out about 4:30 to spearfish. Was there about 10 mins and shot a huge Sheepshead, but had to take off to see his dad. A couple times i saw schools of something busting all over the surface. They weren't interested in my shrimp or another guy's Gotcha. I think they might have been Spanish, although I haven't heard of anybody catching them out there recently. I'm also guessing that's what kept cutting me off. Oh well. At least it was a gorgeous day, the wind wasn't too bad, and the water looked decent.

Chuck3000 · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject:

nice man, i'm jealous of all this fishin youre doing
_________________
CHUCK

19' trophy offshore

FB PHIL · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 455

I'm pretty sure the Sp. macs were cutting you off as there is alot of them, thought mostly small to med size around BHP. I caught a bunch of them Tues. afternoon, but did get a nice 24"er for supper (filleted and pan fried in garlc butter) all on a Mannolure. I lost 2 lures even with 27 lb wire leader. Those small ones like to hit where it is tied on the main line.

sotx23 · Horse Mullet Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 245

The water was clear enough to spearfish?

B-1 83 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:09 am Post subject:

Small smacks were there on Sunday, and a bluefish or 2 have been there.

MJW · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:31 am Post subject:

Nic e report thanks..hopefully that water holds up
_________________
Work hard to play harder!!!
MeetMikeandLori.com

jp3 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

Sotx23- The water was the clearest I'd ever seen it at Packery. I could probably see down 7-10 ft

FB Phil- I thought switching to wire would keep em from cutting you off. Oh well.

Chuck 3000- I just wish I was doing more catching for the time I've spent Fishing. 2-4 Sat w/ only 5-10 out of the SE... State waters for some snapper / kings/ cobia? I want to bring some up to my fiance's friends in Lubbock, but I'm out of Mingo...