6-20-20 Marsh near Swan Lake and Christmas Bay

[Treader]

First time posting, please excuse any missed etiquette.

Went out early Saturday morning and gigged a few nice flounder near the shore in Christmas bay despite poor water quality. Lots of bait fish near shore.

Saturday morning near Swan lake: Using burkely gulp, pallets paddle tail soft plastics, topwaters, and cast net mullet - Only caught a few dinks and catfish. Near noon, omw back to the launch I caught a 19" flounder on a purple and chartreuse paddle tail right off a point. Followed by a 14" trout in the adjacent channel. No other mentionable fish in the area.

Saturday evening in Churchill bayou: hardly any bait moving through the bayou. Fished artificials and fresh cut mullet, no success. Omw back to the launch I saw shrimp jumping on a point where the currents came together. Caught a few pencil trout on live shrimp. No other fish signs on the way back to launch.

Saturday night: wanted to gig again but the area was covered with families searching for crab. Unloaded the kayak and searched for giggable water. At one point I stepped out of the kayak, literally on a flounder. Besides that, only saw a couple of beds.

The beach front looked nearly shoulder to shoulder with easyup tents all the way to beach access 5. And hardly a soul wore masks or social distanced in the gas stations and restaurants in the area.

Next time I make my way back to the Surfside area, I'll likely try the oyster reefs in Christmas or hit cold pass/san luis (assuming it's not a weekend and blownout by boaters).

Stay safe and tight lines, y'all!

Treader

[mwatson71]

Nice job and thanks for the report. I am unaware of any posting etiquette. Heck, these days we are just glad people are getting out and posting results. Keep it up!

[kickingback]

Yes well done and thanks for sharing! Lots of people will view sitting home for the virus. Great pics!

[shoffer]

Thank you for your report from what appears to be a marathon day of fishing. You must have hammered a bunch of Red Bull that day.

[BirdFoot17]

Nice flatties! Thanks for the report!


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[Johnny5455]

Great first report and nice stringer! Thanks for sharing.

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[Chubs]

Thanks for the report. Looks like you did really well and covered a lot of water!