Later on this summer Kaleb is going to boot camp for the United States Army to serve and protect our country! And what do I have to say about all of this? This is all good and big Thanks goes out to Kaleb!
Inshore Fishing Report!
It is Flounder Time!
Captain Stephen Thompson of Miss Judy Charters Paul Hasting and Stacy Bond (both fishermen are from Macon) did more than a little fishing. As you can see on this particular fish day Captain Stephen not only found them he showed Paul and Stacy the catching way! All of these fish were caught while using live shrimp rigged under small traditional adjustable corks.
According to this fishing report all of these flounder were caught in the same area and around same eddy.
Where do you look for flounder?
It is suggested to look for places where the tide is screaming by, like points or the intersection of creeks. In many of these areas there will be a place where the big boys will be hanging out. Try fishing on the lee side of oyster rocks and marsh islands these areas will also hold fish. When fishing an eddy I suggest casting into it and let you cork float with the current. This will give you an idea of the best way to fish it.
Here are some tips: Always give the flounder time to eat! If you think you are hung on the bottom sometimes a little direct pressure on the line will make them make a move. Where you catch one flounder there are most likely more. Always bring along a dip net!
What do we have here? Mike Stretch his son Van (just 9 years old) and Captain Garrett Ross of Miss Judy Charters
Mike and his son Van’s first day of fishing started with mother’s day. When Van arrived on Sunday Morning, Van did not come empty handed! He brought me (Captain Judy) the most beautiful Mother’s Day Roses.
Check out my beautiful rose that Van Stretch Newman Georgia brought me for Mother’s day!
Captain Garrett Ross of Miss Judy Charters is holding up a nice spotted sea trout that Van Stretch age 9 Newnan, Georgia caught while using a live shrimp as bait. Over two day while inshore fishing with Captain Garrett, Van caught an assorted sizes and kinds of fish! He caught, fought, and released spotted sea trout, rat red fish, trophy red fish, black drum, flounder, whiting, bonnet head sharks, and Atlantic sharp nose sharks, as well as many other biters! The bottom line to all of this is the fact that Van wanted to fish so that he could hopefully catch! And he did!
To say that the Spanish mackerel are here and biting is an understatement! Some of the Spanish caught were over 5 pounds! And how do I know this? We actually did weight a few of them! Anyhow all of the fish resulted in a whole lot of reeling going on!
All of these fish were caught while trolling Clark Spoons, which were rigged behind #1, #2, or #3 planers. Where do you find them? These fish can be found schooling in the sound, near shore, or at the artificial reefs. When Spanish are feeding down under birds will be feeding from above. So let the birds show you the way!
From left to right: Captain Ken Kennickell of Miss Judy Charters John, Rick, and Jesse! Captain Deidra Helmey Jeffcoat!
Savannah Snapper Banks
When people call me and tell me that they want to go fishing offshore I always suggest going to Savannah Snapper Banks! Why? I call it the busy colorful fish trip! Why? Because you really never know what you might catch while fishing on the bottom or fishing the mid water column! Grouper, (gag, scamp, and red) red snapper, amberjack, cobia, king mackerel, vermilion snapper, trigger fish, black sea bass, white grunt, white bone porgy, knobbed porgy, red porgy, banded rudder fish, almaco jack, sharks (all pulling sizes are represented!) and many other colorful biters.
Gulf Stream!
Photo by Captain Garrett Ross
Gulf Stream
A sail fish doing what it does best, which is taking batting practice at its’ intended meal!
It is time to go! Dolphin, Tuna, Wahoo, and billfish!
Captain Kathy Brown of Miss Judy Charters in the shadow!
Little Miss Judy Believe it or not!
Tiger shark on the move!
SHOW AND TELL Daddy’s Way!
My father would always help me come up with the greatest “show and tell” stuff. I will never forget this one nor with the class much less the teachers. We did the shark thing; no I didn’t write about them, I took one for show and tell. It wasn’t a whole shark, because Daddy said, “it would smell too bad to take to the classroom. We remove the fins, poured salt on them and laid them in the sun. After a few days of good sun baking they were dried out pretty good. So therefore I then had dried shark fins. We boiled the eyes until these white pebbles looking things appeared. There were two, one from each eye. We removed the jaw, which was not only messy, but also hard to get all of the meat off. We also put the jaw in the sun to dry. This was all of my show part. He then clued me on the tell part. He told me the most interesting things about a shark. They basically urinated through their skin; therefore skin removal is important if you plan to eat them. Their heart can beat for up to six hours after they are considered dead. It is incased in a special cavity, which is under all of their internals. They don’t have any bones. They have all cartilage, which enables them to turn their head completely back far enough so as to bite their own tail. This boils down to one thing, don’t hold them by the tail when they are alive! This is my last and best. Fully cooked shark meat will bleed after it sits for a while. This is no matter how much you cook it! Eat it while it’s hot!
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
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