2weeks 3 trips (new pics added)

[12ftModder]

3 trips

Total caught
81 catfish
3 softshell turtles
1 speck
1 19" Bass 3-4lb

All released

went to tenoroc on the 22nd was still getting some rain and wind from Fay. we caught 50 kitties and left soon after noon when the rain got really hard.

went to the Stickmarsh again on the 26th. wanted to check it after Fay. Water was up prolly 3+ feet and was flowing, pumps were running full blast and inflow-outflow gates were wide open. The water was very muddied up still from so much runoff. there was no fish caught. missed 1 bass and spent a few hours catfishing with no luck

south end of stickmarsh at the levee looking into farm13 side
water a little cleaner looking

Always a gator near in the stickmarsh

View of the water flow coming in the inflow gates

new shortcut over the levee that was now over 2feet under water

As we left we noticed there had been a fishkill in the canal that was flowing in on the other side of the gates pictured

a sad day when you see so many fish dead

9-10lb bass dead

8-9lb bass dead

Another trip to Tenoroc on the 29th we caught 31 catfish, 3 softshell turtles, 1 speck 1 bass (she caught the speck on small spinnerbait and she caught 2 of the turtles)

1st fish caught was this 19" Bass

1st kitty in the boat

Some of the Bullheads I caught (aka Speckled Cat)

The 2nd softshell she caught, not the biggest I have seen but its in the top 5..

Look at the size of that head! I did not want that thing coming in the boat :shock:

we had a smaller softshell that showed up (must have smelled them chicken livers) it hung out near the boat for 2 hrs after my friend fed it some chicken liver =D> and even started to eat a catfish we released that had swallowed the hook and was bleeding before we even got it in the boat.

another same size softshell also showed up and they were both eating on the kitty

Hope you all enjoy

 

[Jim]

Great report and Pictures! Looks like you had a blast! :beer:

 

[dedawg1149]

good report and pics looks like you had fun =D>

 

[Fish Monger]

Cool pictures, we don't see stuff like that up here in maine.

 

[Waterwings]

Great catchin' and pics! Thanks for posting them! 8)

 

[Zum]

Turtles and gators must be happy with the fish kill.Is that a hawk on one of your pictures(water flow/inflow gates)or a decoy and are those fish surfacing(boils).
Looks like you had a great couple days,hope the bass fishing gets better again for ya.

 

[12ftModder]

Turtles and gators must be happy with the fish kill.Is that a hawk on one of your pictures(water flow/inflow gates)or a decoy and are those fish surfacing(boils).

Dont think its a hawk, possibly a small osprey or large crow/raven. And yes those are fish busting the surface. But they wouldnt bite anything.

 

[slim357]

Nice report and pics, did you unhook the turtles or did you let them keep em as souvenirs.

 

[12ftModder]

They got to keep the hooks! no way was i sticking my fingers near their mouths! would be a good way to loose it..

 

[browndog]

great pictures.

 

[FishinsMyLife]

Awesome report! I like looking at all of the pictures