Date:  2/20/10
Location: Palm City
Temp:  76
Water Temp: 66
Sunny
Wind: Calm
Water Clarity: Stained

Headed out at around 9:30 am.  I figured that I would take the kids and throw a few lines in the water.  I also wanted to spend a little time adjusting the new Fishfinder/GPS combo I picked up as well as the new rod and reel.

I put the boat in the water and adjusted the brakes and tension on the new combo.  I decided that I would throw something different this time out and all I can say is that the choice paid off.  Two casts into the day and I was off to the races.   I was running soft plastics on the first break off the shore 8-12 ft and they were getting blistered by the action.  All in all I put 18 bass in the boat between 10:00 and 12:30.  The kids put in another 3 a piece as well.  Size ranges in the 2 to three pound range with the largest bass of the day at 7lbs 14 onces...You have to love florida winter fishing...


Keep the lines tight...

Fishing Report 02-01-10 (Port St Lucie, FL)

1. Date 02-01-10
2. Cloudy
3. 66 degrees air
4. 65 degrees water
5. Wind 15-20 out of the north
6. Water Clarity 2 feet

OK...We thought that Sunday was supposed to be warmer than what it was but were we wrong.  I kinda wish I had dressed a little warmer.  I was in shorts with a sweatshirt and I had to break out the Gortex.  Anyway my neighbor and I headed out to a local canal on that we have had lots of luck in the past on.  Then of course when we were lucky we were not battling a cold front.  Nonetheless, we headed up the canal and started fishing some rip rap that I had marked on the GPS a couple of trips ago.  Tony (pictured above) was the first to put on in the boat.  He was fishing a 4 inch senko texas rigged.  I on the other hand was fishing 5 inch senkos weight less.  Tony managed to put two in the boat before I got my 1st.  As you can see they were pretty small but not bad in the middle of a cold front.  About 45 minutes later I finally broke through with a dink of my own...I decided to run about 6 miles down the canal and around the corner...bad call the wind was not shielded by the bank and was howling out there.  Now I can say that id\f it was warm I would have fished it but seeing as we were pretty cold from the run we decided to head back around the corner.  I saw a boat with two guys fly fishing for bass..I was able to see them pull one in but it was small as well.  We drifted a ways to a cypress.  I pitched my bait under the branches and let it sink and I was able to pull in my second and lat fish of the day.  I was approx three pounds.  We tried for more but the canal was just not giving them up.  We made the treck back to the ramp and promptly turned on the heat in the truck...lol

They (the fish) were odd they were not really holding to structure (except the tree fish).  It seemed that the bait had to hit them in the head.  I will note that there were quite a few dead fish in the water from the recent cold spell...

Keep the lines tight.....