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last month (last time I was there) I got a mess of tasty black drum in the intracoastal on dead shrimp - they were methodically driving shoulder to shoulder up the creeks

Leaving this morning after work here. After work down there, we'll be putting in at West Bay and going west, tie up at FWB yatch club for Sat night (party nite), then return to West Bay Sunday PM for the late drive home. Nothing like crusing the Intracoastal for New Years!

Leaving this morning after work here. After work down there, we&#039;ll be putting in at West Bay and going west, tie up at FWB yatch club for Sat night (party nite), then return to West Bay Sunday PM for the late drive home. Nothing like crusing the Intracoastal for New Years!

redfisher

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i presume you told us that because you'll be fishing and will fill in as to how you did...Red

i presume you told us that because you&#039;ll be fishing and will fill in as to how you did...Red

Smiling JOe

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Today looks to be a great day for fishing, but unfortunately, I am sick and do not need to get any worse.

oooh man, what a good trip - got enough black drum (errrk! errrk!) the first day for both nights, and we hit the food world on the way down for charcoal, shallots, field greens, baby red potatoes and cheddar cheese (grrrrrowl!). the fish were driving shoulder to shoulder again up the creeks off the intracostal about 3:00 pm to 5:00 PM - we saw them both days just like clockwork - lightly drop a dead frozen shrimp completely concealing a light hook on 10lb florocarbon (invisibility is everything) about 3 feet in front of their swim wakes (they move fast!) and just let it drop (if they miss it, just wait a few seconds for them to go by, reel in quick and go again) - but hold on tight cause the 4 that I got were all over 19 inches. YUMMY!
[IMG]http://www.sptimes.com/2005/05/06/gb-fish-regulats/images/blackdrum.jpg[/IMG]

oooh man, what a good trip - got enough black drum (errrk! errrk!) the first day for both nights, and we hit the food world on the way down for charcoal, shallots, field greens, baby red potatoes and cheddar cheese (grrrrrowl!). the fish were driving shoulder to shoulder again up the creeks off the intracostal about 3:00 pm to 5:00 PM - we saw them both days just like clockwork - lightly drop a dead frozen shrimp completely concealing a light hook on 10lb florocarbon (invisibility is everything) about 3 feet in front of their swim wakes (they move fast!) and just let it drop (if they miss it, just wait a few seconds for them to go by, reel in quick and go again) - but hold on tight cause the 4 that I got were all over 19 inches. YUMMY! 
<img src="http://www.sptimes.com/2005/05/06/gb-fish-regulats/images/blackdrum.jpg" alt="" />

was that up the intercoastal off of eden state park?...Red

[QUOTE=redfisher]was that up the intercoastal off of eden state park?...Red[/QUOTE]

sorry guys, been busy...yeah, not far from the point washington end where it emerges into the bay - [url]http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=14&Z=16&X=183&Y=1049&W=1[/url] - the one that looks like a big long snakey

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="redfisher">was that up the intercoastal off of eden state park?...Red</blockquote> 
sorry guys, been busy...yeah, not far from the point washington end where it emerges into the bay - <a href="http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&amp;S=14&amp;Z=16&amp;X=183&amp;Y=1049&amp;W=1" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&amp;S=14&amp;Z=16&amp;X=183&amp;Y=1049&amp;W=1</a> - the one that looks like a big long snakey

AB, fished this area and a lot of east choc bay,  but everybody seems to say West Bay, Burnt Creek, Sheepshead, etc. are much better...and i've even heard you mention the nw portion of choc bay by fort walton...how's the fising in some of these other places compared to east choc...

AB, fished this area and a lot of east choc bay,  but everybody seems to say West Bay, Burnt Creek, Sheepshead, etc. are much better...and i&#039;ve even heard you mention the nw portion of choc bay by fort walton...how&#039;s the fising in some of these other places compared to east choc...

different places, different fish - best in terms of bite was just down from the boat launch at fred gannon, best in terms of where i went last is up the creek off the canal, but for that one you have to sit around the cooler with your feet up, dozing off every now and then, for hours, just talking and waiting for the fish to come blasting down the creek, and that's still the best part - there's no where to go and nothing that has to be done and you've got plenty of beer and bait and you don't have to drive anywhere and HOLLY SHEET! HERE COME THE FISH!!! and in five minutes its over, they're gone on their way and you've got 4 big ones flopping around on the deck and then the grill is going and then the sun is going down and the little waves are lapping against the hull and zzzz - there's just nothing like a true 'water bed'.

different places, different fish - best in terms of bite was just down from the boat launch at fred gannon, best in terms of where i went last is up the creek off the canal, but for that one you have to sit around the cooler with your feet up, dozing off every now and then, for hours, just talking and waiting for the fish to come blasting down the creek, and that&#039;s still the best part - there&#039;s no where to go and nothing that has to be done and you&#039;ve got plenty of beer and bait and you don&#039;t have to drive anywhere and HOLLY SHEET! HERE COME THE FISH!!! and in five minutes its over, they&#039;re gone on their way and you&#039;ve got 4 big ones flopping around on the deck and then the grill is going and then the sun is going down and the little waves are lapping against the hull and zzzz - there&#039;s just nothing like a true &#039;water bed&#039;.

I know Gannon, presume the "creek up the canal" is off of Eden, but I think I missed the location of the "water bed"?...Red

I know Gannon, presume the &quot;creek up the canal&quot; is off of Eden, but I think I missed the location of the &quot;water bed&quot;?...Red

[QUOTE=redfisher]I know Gannon, presume the "creek up the canal" is off of Eden, but I think I missed the location of the "water bed"?...Red[/QUOTE][img]http://www.sowal.com/bb/attachment.php?attachmentid=993&stc=1&thumb=1[/img]

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="redfisher">I know Gannon, presume the &quot;creek up the canal&quot; is off of Eden, but I think I missed the location of the &quot;water bed&quot;?...Red</blockquote><img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/attachment.php?attachmentid=993&amp;stc=1&amp;thumb=1" alt="" />

[QUOTE=Smiling JOe][img]http://www.sowal.com/bb/attachment.php?attachmentid=993&stc=1&thumb=1[/img][/QUOTE]


oh no no no - more like this one...and it's named 'Waterbed'
[IMG]http://www.boatquest.ca/photos/2BoatImage13384.Jpg[/IMG] 

see you out there

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe"><img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/attachment.php?attachmentid=993&amp;stc=1&amp;thumb=1" alt="" /></blockquote> 
 
oh no no no - more like this one...and it&#039;s named &#039;Waterbed&#039; 
<img src="http://www.boatquest.ca/photos/2BoatImage13384.Jpg" alt="" /> 
 
see you out there

anybody tried for trout around 331 bridge or eden state park, or reds in the bay in the last few days?...Red

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