Christmas Bay 3-Dec-2023
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 5:35 pm
I’ve been in Thailand so no fishing for the last month. It’s been several months since I’ve been back to Christmas Bay. Mosquitoes were thick at the launch, but never bothered me once I got going. It was nice not having to paddle 3 miles before making my first cast.
After missing one bite, I hooked and boated my first fish at 7:18. An 18” Red. About a half hour later, I hooked this big guy. He fought harder than the 28 incher I boated on my last trip. I was staked out and he dove under the yak and wrapped around my stakeout pole. I quickly pulled the pole, unwrapped the line and stuck it back in the mud. I think he is going to be tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s lunch.
Another 45 minutes or so and I hooked this barely legal Red in about 1’ of water in a very narrow ditch.
I was in some thick stuff today and had to get out a couple of times to drag the yak. Outbacks weren’t designed for 1” of water.
I saw two stingrays back in the marsh. I almost stuck the 2nd with my stakeout pole.
I passed by a Redfish that was just sitting on the bottom in about 18” of water. He didn’t even move as I passed within 2’ of him. I circled back around and made a few casts, but he wasn’t interested. I pulled back up alongside of him and he just sat there. The picture doesn’t show it well. When I reached for my net, he took off like I rocket. I think he finally woke up.
To finish off the morning, I boated this short flounder at 11:51.
After missing one bite, I hooked and boated my first fish at 7:18. An 18” Red. About a half hour later, I hooked this big guy. He fought harder than the 28 incher I boated on my last trip. I was staked out and he dove under the yak and wrapped around my stakeout pole. I quickly pulled the pole, unwrapped the line and stuck it back in the mud. I think he is going to be tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s lunch.
Another 45 minutes or so and I hooked this barely legal Red in about 1’ of water in a very narrow ditch.
I was in some thick stuff today and had to get out a couple of times to drag the yak. Outbacks weren’t designed for 1” of water.
I saw two stingrays back in the marsh. I almost stuck the 2nd with my stakeout pole.
I passed by a Redfish that was just sitting on the bottom in about 18” of water. He didn’t even move as I passed within 2’ of him. I circled back around and made a few casts, but he wasn’t interested. I pulled back up alongside of him and he just sat there. The picture doesn’t show it well. When I reached for my net, he took off like I rocket. I think he finally woke up.
To finish off the morning, I boated this short flounder at 11:51.