It was a beautiful morning to start a fishing trip. Donny woke us all up early so I got an even earlier start than I had planned. That gave me plenty of time to get an anchor at Wal-Mart for my kayak, eat some sausage biscuits from McDonalds and pick up some live shrimp from the bait shop plus find a new fishing hole and I still got on the water just as the sun peeked above the horizon. There's nothing like getting up at 3:30 for a good fishing trip. You've got to be dedicated if you want to get the big ones. :)
Sunrise at Grassy Point
15" Speckled Trout. First cast before the shrimp sunk from the surface.
The big one's on! It was on the last dead shrimp I saved just in case I ran out of live ones. He hit about two seconds after I cast.
There he is! A Red Drum measuring around 35". I couldn't get an exact measurement because my tape is only 30".
Unfortunately he was too big to keep. Florida law gives a slot for keeper fish. They have to be longer than 18" but shorter than 27" so he wasn't even close. Way to big!
Carlie and Donny checking out the Speckled Trout.
