July, August & Sept.Forecast - Aug 17, 2006
All I have to say is So Far, So Good. So far we've been spared by any unwanted "Windy Season" activity, which has been keeping our local fishing fairly consistent. So far, It's been a darn good summer! Based on results so far, we have tarpon anglers still booked into the month of September - just had someone hang 4 yesterday (8/16) - overlapping with the early fall trout and redfishing trips starting about the middle of September. What am I saying? We've been catching redfish all summer. SO Good!
Boykin Aughtry, Age 15, from Greenville SC caught his first tarpon on a flyrod the end of July on his first flyfishing for tarpon excursion with his dad Bruce Aughtry and with some helpful coaching from Capt. Tommy Robinson. Dad says Boykin fought the fish for about 25 minutes, that it weighed about 60 pounds and brags that it had taken some of his other "older" fishing partners from 2 to 5 years to land their first 'poon. Great going Boykin!
Gordon Middleton from Atlanta, GA was bitten by the same tarpon bug while on board with Capt. Chris on July 30th. Chris called Gordon's 100 pound fish "Possessed" as she strongly disagreed with being photographed or measured.
Matt Whiting, also from Atlanta tried to claim the last tripletail of the season, or maybe it was HIS last one of the season. Whichever, his 18 pounder was nice but sorry Matt, Chad's anglers are still reeling them in over a month later.
Capt. Tommy Holland remarked recently that he's seeing a mess of redfish up in the river, possibly due to the large bait supply. He wanted me to make sure to let y'all know that he's telling his daddy, Capt. Jr. Holland where to fish these days, as lately Tommy has been catching the limit of trout for his anglers and throwing twice that many back.
September fishing forecast: Summer fishing patterns can continue until about mid month or so when changing conditions, which might include shorter days, a bit lower overnight temperatures, falling water temperatures and different weather patterns combine to make the fish stop doing what they've been doing and start doing something different. (local experienced fishermen, especially guides that fish for a living, know what that something different is) So all you tarpon addicts, redfish regulars, trout aficionados and flounder fanatics, let's get you off the hill and on some fish.
Fall fishing can be better on the full & new moon tide phases (more water moving equals more bait moving equals more happy fish) so keep this in mind if you are in the planning stages of a fishing trip in the next few months. October weekends are already beginning to book up by our regular anglers for both inshore and offshore adventures.
