St George Island

[chasmo]

Congrats on your sharks! I have been going down there for 24 years and to me, there isn't a better spot to just fish and relax. For your pompano, I recommend you getting some Nylure jigs-yellow with silver head 1/4 to 1/2 oz. (found at island outfitters or island adventures) whichever you feel most comfortable throwing. Tip with either a small piece of fresh peeled shrimp or a small sand flea. Retrieve with a big jump but let settle down on bottom before jigging again. Best spots in early am are troughs on the inside of sand bar where it gets close to the shore or right in the waves at shore. Later in the day the best spots are the same spots where sand bar comes close to shore but go to outside of sandbar. When they are feeding they are usually in shallow water. This time of year they generally run in small packs of 5-10 but when you get one, throw right back to same spot. Unfortunately, ladyfish love those jigs too and will destroy them rather quickly so I usually pinch the barb on them to let them jump and throw them off but be sure to keep a LOT of pressure on a fish if it doesn't jump immediately. PM me if you are able to make to the East End or the Cut.

[Duayne]

Thanks! Heading to the cut in a few. I tried the jigs on day one but the 1/4 oz was too light for the surf. Picked up some 1/2 oz yesterday. The sand fleas are very scarse and very very small. With that, I fear the Pomps have pulled off but could be wrong. I hear some good sized flounder are still on the gulf side of the cut so I'll take a few of those. I'll have my phone and I have fishin.com on it so feel free to post anything else on the cut or the surf!

[chasmo]

Thanks! Heading to the cut in a few. I tried the jigs on day one but the 1/4 oz was too light for the surf. Picked up some 1/2 oz yesterday. The sand fleas are very scarse and very very small. With that, I fear the Pomps have pulled off but could be wrong. I hear some good sized flounder are still on the gulf side of the cut so I'll take a few of those. I'll have my phone and I have fishin.com on it so feel free to post anything else on the cut or the surf!

At the cut, go out on the gulf side on the big limestone rocks as far as you can. You will see the sand bar as it approaches the rocks on the beach side but then drops into a gulch of about 6 feet of water. Incoming tide, the pomps will run on inside of that bar-along with trout, flounder, ladies, and smaller reds. Outgoing tide-if it's calm enough-go all the way to the end and fish that current towards the slack side with those jigs as that is the main turn around spot when the pomps are running. I have caught some in the 4-5 pound range there. You will need a net to land them as they will break you off on the barnacled rocks. Also large sheephead(fantastic eating) will inhale those jigs there. Unfortunately with that spot at the cut, the conditions have to be right-tide, wind and surf-to have a great day. Also if the porpoises are using the area a lot it is highly likely the pomps are there.

[Duayne]

Just got back and it was a pretty slow day for everyone. Of course I went as far as I could but others were already on the end. I still got out pretty far. Zilch on the jig. Porpoise were there and I had live shrimp and tipped the jig with fresh shrimp. Everything came on a pomp rig. Others had bait fish and bait was working but only had ladies around them. Someone said it has been picking up in the evening regardless of tide lately. It was my one day there so I'll stick to the surf the rest of the trip. It's the first time I've fished it by myself and it's a real pain getting bait out there by yourself. I've netted bait fish there before but they were too far out to reach with a net.