close to shore catch

Jighead · 07-03-2009, 02:47 PM

What isyour most unusal catch nearshore/inshore.Came to mind after learning about snapper and grouper in the bay and the white shark reported hanging around.

hjorgan · 07-03-2009, 04:06 PM

A 2 lb stingray in Lake Monroe, Florida. Lake Monroe is over 100 miles from the ocean. I thought that was pretty bizarre.

saltfisher1 · 07-03-2009, 04:42 PM

Cowfish on the seawall at Perdido Pass after a tropical storm.

Jhoe · 07-03-2009, 04:46 PM

I caught a large mouth bass at the lillian bridge once. it was after a ton of rain a few years ago. i imagine the salinity was low enough for him to make it over there. there sure werent anything but catfish and that bass in the bay at the time.

Jhoe · 07-03-2009, 04:46 PM

If I remember correctly someone caught a chicken dolphin in east bay last year.

ScullsMcNasty · 07-03-2009, 04:56 PM

i caught a sheepshead in blackwater river when i was a kid. caught it while bream fishing with wigglers.... also almost caught a gator gar while camping at Ft Mcrae a few months back. it swam under my boat and hung out for awhile. i even touched its back once when it got too close

tigershark · 07-03-2009, 05:15 PM

buddy caught a barracuda out of a kayak about 200 yards from the beach

my daughter has caught an eel and a pufferfish from the dock ( not sure how common that is)

Mine = 4.5 ft Dusky shark

BloodyWaters · 07-03-2009, 05:54 PM

150# Tarpon. while catching hard tails in between the sand bars last year i had a pod roll up and hooked up with a 9 and a half foot silver monster. was out there for kings and ended up getting my first Tarpon ever. released unharmed to fight another day.

did i mention i was on a Kayak, using 20# test ,40# steel tip-it,7500 penn , on a medium action star rod.

oh yeah, by the way. he beat my ass for about an hour and a half.

Capt. Ollie, Bloody Waters Kayak Fishing Team.

Jighead · 07-04-2009, 01:16 AM

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Jhoe (7/3/2009)If I remember correctly someone caught a chicken dolphin in east bay last year.

I was on the pier in Pensacola about 10 years ago and some guys had several Chicken dolphins. How common is that?

Cool Tarpon story. I think some dickhead cut my first Tarpon off with his prop last weekend. I'm not sure it was a Tarpon but in a few years after I tell the story 100 times I'll be sure that it was. (it was a huge fish coming out of the water alot...about 100yds away.

John Becker · 07-04-2009, 04:57 AM

can't think of much that beats the kayak sail fish story recently.

lots of great fish caught close to shore...but still...........a SAIL FISH from a KAYAK?!?!?!

07-03-2009, 02:47 PM	#1
Jighead Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Springville, AL Posts: 1,099	close to shore catch What isyour most unusal catch nearshore/inshore.Came to mind after learning about snapper and grouper in the bay and the white shark reported hanging around.

07-03-2009, 04:06 PM	#2
hjorgan Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,559	RE: close to shore catch A 2 lb stingray in Lake Monroe, Florida. Lake Monroe is over 100 miles from the ocean. I thought that was pretty bizarre.

07-03-2009, 04:42 PM	#3
saltfisher1 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,037	RE: close to shore catch Cowfish on the seawall at Perdido Pass after a tropical storm.

07-03-2009, 04:46 PM	#4
Jhoe Senior Member Snapper Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 518	RE: close to shore catch I caught a large mouth bass at the lillian bridge once. it was after a ton of rain a few years ago. i imagine the salinity was low enough for him to make it over there. there sure werent anything but catfish and that bass in the bay at the time.

07-03-2009, 04:46 PM	#5
Jhoe Senior Member Snapper Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 518	RE: close to shore catch If I remember correctly someone caught a chicken dolphin in east bay last year.

07-03-2009, 04:56 PM	#6
ScullsMcNasty Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pine Forest Rd Posts: 3,622	RE: close to shore catch i caught a sheepshead in blackwater river when i was a kid. caught it while bream fishing with wigglers.... also almost caught a gator gar while camping at Ft Mcrae a few months back. it swam under my boat and hung out for awhile. i even touched its back once when it got too close

07-03-2009, 05:15 PM	#7
tigershark Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 27	RE: close to shore catch buddy caught a barracuda out of a kayak about 200 yards from the beach my daughter has caught an eel and a pufferfish from the dock ( not sure how common that is) Mine = 4.5 ft Dusky shark

07-03-2009, 05:54 PM	#8
BloodyWaters Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: gulf breeze, pensacola/panhandle Posts: 549	RE: close to shore catch 150# Tarpon. while catching hard tails in between the sand bars last year i had a pod roll up and hooked up with a 9 and a half foot silver monster. was out there for kings and ended up getting my first Tarpon ever. released unharmed to fight another day. did i mention i was on a Kayak, using 20# test ,40# steel tip-it,7500 penn , on a medium action star rod. oh yeah, by the way. he beat my ass for about an hour and a half. Capt. Ollie, Bloody Waters Kayak Fishing Team. __________________ www.pensacolakayakcharters.com

07-04-2009, 04:57 AM	#10
John Becker Senior Member Trigger Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 287	RE: close to shore catch can't think of much that beats the kayak sail fish story recently. lots of great fish caught close to shore...but still...........a SAIL FISH from a KAYAK?!?!?!

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