Kayakbob

I was on Fish River Fishing the other evening and I saw a fellow coming down the river in a small Kayak type craft and I saw the paddles going back and forth like a kayak. Then as he got closer I said this is not a kayak then he started catching fish Specks. So I took my electric motor and got closer and realized this was a canoe. He was catching one after another standing up and walking the dog some kind of lure. I said what are you catching them on he said a Heddon Vamp. A Vamp I said. Thats what old man Underwood use to use in the rivers twenty and thirty years ago.

Where did you buy it I asked? He said I got some old ones off ebay and repainted them Silver with a Red Head. I said to my self the old fashion Red head or clown color. We talked for a while and asked him you ever fish the little Lagoon. He said yes and the vamp is good for those big specks in April and May. So I got on ebay and found a place that sold new ones that where made about four or eight years ago. I have them pictured above. Bass Tracker 66 and I where fishing the other evening and saw him out there with the same rig fishing in about six feet of water catching fish on this lure. Thought I would see if any others use this old lure. I think a Spook in this color will do well just as well. Chris read you name in the Mobile Sports section this moaning that Jeff wrote in his Outdoor Column. Going fishing this afternoon. Will let you know how I do. Bob

trubio007

I have fished the little lagoon just about every sunday this winter. I have found that right in front of the pass going to west beach hold the best specs. I fish a 3" gulp shrimp in the winter, the white with poppy seed, and just bump it on the bottom. You can see the sandbars out there, I just fish the edges just east of the pass. About six weeks ago I caught the cycle, a flounder a speck and a red plus that day i caught a nice spanish. Another good spot is west of the pass in front of the red roof inn, you can see the sand bars out there too. The trout i have been catching lately are any where from 16-20 inches but they are thick for their length. Last year my wifes uncle caught a 7 lb spec in march on a mirrodine. Good luck.

Kayakbob

Glad you posted as I just went to a Fly Fishing Seminar this weekend in Mobile to learn to cast better after three instructors I finally got it in the double haul trick. Learning to fly cast correctly is like trying a new method of bowling with a curve ball rather than a straight ball or pitching a slider rather than a knuckle ball or curve ball as a kid in school.

I got a new magazine the Florida Sportsman and on the cover is a guy holding a big Speck with a Zara Spook in her mouth the article was written by Chris Christian and it tells how the guys way over in southern Florida fish for gator trout and thier methods of eating. I think that is going to be more to learn is how to study the habits of the fish they eat than where the fish them selves hang out. Finger mullet and other small fish that live in the lagoon is thier diet I guess. Veronica at Boaters World was helping me with my dept finder figuring out how to get my screen to get brighter then I said to her what is your number one Mirror Lure for catching big specks when you guys go wade fishing off Dolphin Island . She says thats easy the Mirror Lure 52MR in the 18 color. So I bought one. She says they hammer the heck out of this as they think its a finger mullet.

One Sunday trubio007 when you go out could I meet you at Moes Landing and go with you? The next ten days are going to be good fishing there so the charts say.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...9%3Bs+Fly+Shop

Boy I found a great vidio showing how to do it. Will help even more.

Thanks for your reply. bob

SouthAlabamaSlayer

Kayakbob, if you end up going with trubio007 one sunday, I'd like to go a couple weekends after that depending when we're available and weather. Maybe bring BT along too? We can fish my boat or whoever's if you have good luck with him.

-SAS

Kayakbob

You have a deal. Sometimes Bass Tracker and I will form a parade. We can have as many as three to five boats depending on who is off out fishing as a team. We got some very hard core fisherman over here in the Foley area. Bass Tracker and I are going tomorrow from day light to about nine puting in at the Inter coastal water way from Lu Lu's boat launch under the 98 bridge to his secret fishing area. We are bringing nothing but fly rods. He found some nice reds in a spot and a few specks. So off we go I will ask him. He and I went about a month ago early and he taught me the ropes of fishing the lights. I spent four hours reading stuff on Gator trout yesterday. The main reason not many people can catch they are so darn smart we make to much noise and our big boats with the boat slap ect they know we are there. That is why wade fisherman and kayak guys do so much better as Chris has told me he catches more big ones in his kayak. You may see me going down the lagoon one day with my Heritage Red fish Kayak strapped across the front of my flats boat. Once I get in the zone I put the kayak over board hope in and fish my butt off. Guys do this all over the country in Texas, Louisiana and in California and when they are done strap the kayaks back on and head back home.

Well that is my report so I got to tie some minnow flys and woke up with a idea for a zara spook type fly will try to make me one or two in the bone color. Got to work on it and see if I can make me one with a rabbit tail swimming behind it. bob

Kayakbob

trubio007
Are you going out this sunday to the little laggon??

I have a web site to show you all that is very imformative and would like to take this boat captain fishing to learn his tricks. bob

http://www.inshorefishingalabama.com/Speckled-Trout.htm

BASSTRACKER66

KBob-----------
Start to get ready--Little lagoon will start to get right if no more big rain comes----------BT66

BASSTRACKER66

See inshore reports for little Lagoon info-----------BT66

Kayakbob

I was at a fishing meeting tonight and a friend told me are you ready for the big specks this spring. I said working on it. He said watch out for the full moons as this is a good time to fish for them.

The next question is where do these females spawn and this fellow said look for the big male trout about 21 to 23 inches if you find them you should find the females. I have heard the males croak and call the females in to the spawning beds or areas.

I wonder where in the little laggon these female like to spawn and is it at night during the full moons?

Bass Tracker went the other moarning from about 3 am to day light and fished the lights and did great. Its just around the corner. By the way the meeting was tieing a shrimp fly with our Fly Fishinng Club.


bob

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Bob let's go fishing

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