better Red Dot pier area morning, 11/10/2019

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better Red Dot pier area morning, 11/10/2019

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After I few tail slaps on the top water the day before, I decided to dig out my old tops and try again this morning. A few dinks and lost a couple of good ones before 7am. Topwater action died about 730 so I switched to my usual trout killer and landed 2 17's, an 18, and a 19 inch trout. I lost 6 big ones and almost got spooled too. Never got to see what it was. I felt the thump, set the hook and felt like I was stuck. Then it was off like a freight train then stop. headshake, freight train again then spit the hook. Later in the day I stopped at Roy's to show them my lure setup and they said everything looked right. I bought new hooks, plastics and tried again around 4pm. Same area had a few small trout and a rat red.

Morning temp was cool and a slight breeze. Water was clear with a little ripple. Off the water by 10am.
Afternoon temp was a little warm for the waders then cooled off when the sun went down. The breeze died and so did the bite. Off the water again by 7pm.

I learned something today. I was watching seagulls chase ducks and saw that they would wait for the duck to come out from under water and steal whatever the duck got to eat. I guess ducks can't eat under water. not sure.
Also, I was watching a seagull perched on a channel marker acting odd. It looked like it was watching something in the water. This went on for a while so I paddled over and made a cast. WOW! a 19 inch trout. Then caught all my other keepers in the exact same spot. I now look for seagulls on channel markers acting weird. lol :D

Pictures are from this morning.
Watched the grass to see which way the tide was moving, A heron was hanging out by the launch, Water like glass in some area, and my little fish catching machine in the grass. :)

Gonna hit it again in the morning......
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excellent day - thanks for the report - very nice photos
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Very nice. Interesting about the bird behavior, especially the gull on the piling. Nice photos.

Wonder what the mystery fish was?
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Nice report! Would have loved to seen those conditions last weekend.
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