A little rough out in Breton Sound this AM. We hit the bay well before daylight to try and get a jump on the fish before the heat set in. Good thing we left early because we had to slog through 2-3' seas to get deep into Breton Sound. The water was surprisingly clear with the rough seas and the almost 2' tidal range. The anchor had not set at the first stop when the poles started bending! Nice Breton Sound trout 16-20" were munching on our offering of live croakers carolina rigged. These fish were aggressive, almost jerking the pole out of my guests hands on a few occasions.
The wind shifted more out of the SW and moved us off of the spot on the spot. I was pulling up the anchor and smelled the tale tell watermelon odor. I looked up to see a literal sea of red. A huge school of bull reds were headed our way, some surfing the incoming waves. This school was 100 yards wide and 75 yards deep and looking for food. I alerted my guests to get ready and I immediately had 4 poles bent with bulls at the same time. We caught and released reds until we cried uncle. These fish were huge, 25-30 lbs and were a brilliant red color which is unusual for that far outside. The trout were done at this spot so we made a move to another close wellhead. We had to work the fish up including the old chumming trick and soon got the feed going. These were also solid fish in the 14-20" class. These fish preferred artificial cocahoes, but live croakers and live shrimp contributed between the trash fish. We finished up just as the winds died down some which allowed us to get up and speed back to the boat slip before we melted from the heat. The fishing is awesome right now and the patterns are firmly entrenched.
Get out and catch some!
Captain Jeff J. DauzatFin and Feather Guide Service(504)818-2176www.finandfeatherguides.com