10/1-10/8 – Topwater REDS
After too many weeks of waiting - I finally got my new trolling motor. Minn-Kota really came through for me and I was able to put a 70lb thrust autopilot riptide on my skiff. That is some serious power for my skiff!!! This past Sunday - one of my clients remarked that we could waterski someone behind the boat!! Ha! [...]
9/23-9/26 – REDS
9/23 - I went fishing in the afternoon all by my lonesome. The weather was gorgeous, the tide was perfect and the fish were biting. I filled a cooler up with big 15-20 count greentail shrimp and then went fishing - in two hours I landed 24 drum between 14 and 20"and three big lady fish. I also lost a [...]
9/20-9/21 – New Boat, Tailin’ Reds and TONS MORE REDS
9/20 - I said the redfish would be scared - and on Tuesday my friend Captain Scott Crocker and myself decided to break in my new Jones by chasin some reds in the marsh. However, we decided not to do the usual - we wanted to stalk tailin' reds in 6-12" of water. Reds don't tail in North Carolina you [...]
9/15 – Post-Ophelia Report and Damage Photos
Finally got power back this evening after roughly 24 hours without juice. Went out about 8pm last night and came on around 9:30pm. That is much earlier than Progress's Energy's estimated time of 11pm on Saturday the 17th. I applaud their hardworking line men. Last night was a treat - from 7pm on - it blew and howled and got [...]
9/14 – New Second Boat
The Reds are scared, the speckled trout are shaking in their boots and the Ducks are terrified - WaterDog Guide Service just got another boat! This is my new second boat - a gorgeous little Jones Brothers Bateau. This beaut is loaded - wide gunnels with fly rod storage, leaning post, state of the art electronics and a four stroke [...]
9/14 – I’m bored and It’s blowin’ it’s Arse off
The rain hasn't been as bad as I expected - no torrential downpours yet, just a steady rain that's being plastered into the side of my house. As of a couple hours ago, it's blowing a solid 50-60knots with some gusts over 65-70. Power is still on with only one flicker to speak of. There are some downed branches in [...]