Secret Summer Pirates Meeting Time ?

[saltydancindave]

Before the red tide cools down the beach fishing, are the southwest gulf pirates up for an early mini-fish-in planning get together with some tan-kini scenery & grog with nourishment R & R ?

[Les Maynard]

Dave,
I will be interested, I will be in my new home in Safety Harbor next week.
Les

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

Name the time and place.

I heard from a few others that the afternoons are fishing better on the beach at the moment. Is that what you're finding??

[saltydancindave]

Since Les is still getting moved in, why don't we try around the new moon on July 27 ? Snook don't feed as much as on the full moon, so they're usually ready for some fly food ! As for afternoon fishing, usually I'm off the beach by 1 pm unless they're really biting. It's usually too hot & by then the beaches get too crowded so the snook get spooked. Looking into the sun doesn't help, but there are those that will fish after 5 pm. If you're on the beach by 8 am with the sun at your back it's only the shell collectors & turtle nest inspectors for the most part. Morning tides seem to be more favorable, but there have been those 2 tide days when 20 + snook weren't out of the question as long as the water wasn't too cloudy & you have enough flies & bite tippet!

[Harold Hattaway]

I am interested but cannot fish yet.

So let me know when and where and I will try to make it.

Harold

[Flats Dude]

Hmmmm, sounds tempting, but would be one hell of a day trip from here.

[saltydancindave]

Harold, next time out fishing I'll ask the folks who put up the " walk thru the yard if the tides too high " sign & see if they'd let you drive up to the area where we usually walk 3 miles to get to. FD, it would be a long crossing for a days fishing especially if it thunderstorms first thing in the morning; so we'll leave the date to be finalized around the dark moon & you'll be able to fly that CS over here under cover of darkness with your old pirates training !