Stingaree/yates 11-22-09

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I fished the Stingaree flats and Yates bayou from 8 AM to 6:30 PM Sunday. It was partly cloudy in the morning and sunny in the afternoon. Wind was NW and W 6-7 MPH in the morning and calm to 7 MPH in the afternoon. The water was brownish but with 10 " visibility in the morning, but green in the afternoon after the wind laid down. Beach water temp was 70 and a standing tide early, then outgoing all day especially after noon.

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I fished a little cut from East Bay into the ICW next to the cut looking for flounder, but managed only a little rat red. The boater is heading from East Bay into the ICW and Stingaree marina.

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I then fished the mouth of a marsh emptying into East Bay with only 2-3 rat reds boated. I lost a trout and a flounder on the GULP there.

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Continued east to Yates Bayou fishing the point and cove. A lone wader was fishing the west side of the cove near the mouth of Yates. As he was wading back to his boat I landed a trout near the mouth.

[Hogie70]

Nice report and some kick arse pictures.

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I then went up the bayou and found a very small drain. You can see the bubbles as the water was moving out. I thought there must be a flounder there and on the fourth cast hooked a 16 " flounder. Going farther up the bayou where it has a branch to the left and still bumping the bottom with the GULP, I hooked up my second flounder, 17 " , on the left side marsh line at the intersection.

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I continued into the left branch to the shallow lake working a shallow diving crank bait for reds, but no luck. Out of the lake and back into the main canal making my way back towards the bayou mouth.

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I fished the deep bayou with several lures until I hit upon what worked, a 1/2 OZ silver spoon that I could get near the bottom with the moving outgoing tide. Caught several trout there and lost a played out about 19 " one due to a sloppy rookie netting mistake. One boated was too small.

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Caught another keeper at the bayou mouth on the way out. Fished my way back to Stingaree cut and fished there until after dark.

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Ended up with 2 19", 3 15-16" trout , and 1 16" and 1 17" flounder. Fun day on the water !! What do you think ? Did I over do it with the pictures- some not so good a quality- and too long ? Let me know and be honest so I'll know what to do next time.

[TTU Wader]

Great job, I really enjoy reading your reports. Like you, I love to fish from sunup to sundown, except in the summer lol.

[lurefisher]

Nice Plugger ,good trip.

[reeltime]

nice pis plugger....thats a full day of kayaking...........great report

[Ibtsoom]

Very nice once again! Great Pics!

[ducksandfish]

Hey plugger,good job.I really like the thread,details and plenty of pictures.Very cool,almost like I was paddling next to you.Keep up the good work,Christopher.