VBAY
 

Anyone hit Vbay this weekend? just curious I know it rained pretty much the whole weekend.

I fished Friday afternoon for 2 hours before being run off by weather. We tried again Sunday morn but it looked like the parting of the Red Sea out there with those rolling white clouds along the surface of the bay...not to mention the lightning, back home for 10:00am. I knew it was time to leave Friday when my fishing line stayed suspended over the water after each cast, the buzzing of graphite fishing rods didn't help either.

My neighbor went and caught all the white trout you wanted....specks were mixed in.

Heard a report of someone finding the birds working near Marsh Island and catching a limit 2 man limit of trout in 2 hours.

Second hand report from a guy at work though.

Went out friday afternoon around 3:30. Calm as could be with sunshine. Headed to the outside.started hitting platforms, with not much success.Tide was moving and pretty water,but it wasnt happening. Ended up having a storm come up between us and the point,so we were waiting it out in the pass in the calm waters for it to pass.It then backed up,wind got strong,and another one started forming from the opposite direction with lightning, heading towards us. So, we ended up having to just make a run for it,ended up getting back a good bit after dark. It was like riding in a washing machine. We were at a camp for the night, didnt even put the boat in the water on Sat.

Same here, Friday evening. Birds all over Trash Pile. White trout everywhere mixed in with everyone's favorite gaftop. If the storms wouldn't have blown us off the water could have put together a nice box.

A buddy of mine did the same. You talking about Sammy by any chance?

West Side
 

Fished Saturday, caught 7 reds. Even found bird working in the little bay with nothing but gaftops and ladyfish working under them.

Dang, y'all did better then me!

Went to Marsh Island reefs Friday. Lot of species, no numbers for me. Caught one 18" speck on the backside of the first reef to the east from the pass, then a black drum then nothing else. Went to Diamond for the first time for me, one huge gafftop was all I found. Water not very clear, maybe 5 inches. Big storm clouds over to the west of the bay with visible lightning strikes got me picking my way back to the pass for safe haven. Withstood plenty wind and rain with all anchors out on the west side of the pass, then picked up a croaker, 2 small reds and one 13" speck. Then I had to get back home. Specks, reds and drum were caught on live bait, usually mullet. I did better in the pass in about an hour than at the reefs for about 3 1/2 hours. At least I got to experience the Diamond reef complex, enough to know I wouldn't want to be caught in the middle of it during a squall. If I knew where "Pavy" reef was I could tell you if that was where I picked up the speck and reds in the pass or not.

Reds are bitting on hi tide arond banks on sw side of bay near game warden camp on shrims under cork.....

Reds in vb last week
 

Reds in the bay last week.caught by state camp on west side 8/16/12.

Awesome Shellman! The Seven we caught were in the little bay!

We went Saturday. Ends up with 18 specs with one over 4#s and all the white trout you wanted. O and one 11# red

Going give it a try in the morning, you don't know till you go

In the canal or in fearman? My lil bro been asking me to bring him to hit some reds been close to a year since I fished that area.

Oh hell yeah!! Come on weekend!




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Thanks Shellman! Thats good news to hear!

Reds
 

In the bay by Prien lake weer.....

quick Vbay trip today
 

Hit Vbay this morning for a few hours. Lots of fog until about 9ish. Nothing in the cove, caught a couple of flounder around Blue Point, then a few reds in cuts off Weeks Bay. water was beautiful everywhere.

Jim & I fished The Cove yesterday 6:30 to 12:00, keeping 1 flounder & 1 nice red fish. A 3' shark followed my tout to the boat & glad he turned away. Water clear, sal. 10.5, wind NE @6. Did not see another fish caught. Do not know where all of the boats were but when we returned to the landing, 27 of them were still on the water.

They were at T-butte or Tiger Shoals.

Offshore just killing big Trout..

I went yesterday as well,10 small trout,1flounder and all the sand trout you would want to catch. Only fished until 9:00

At least its picking up somewhat. Last month at this time it was gaftop city in Vbay

White trout are in the bay as well? Going try out my new 21' Kenner this weekend...no gps yet so staying on the inside. What yall think Hammock or Trash Pile? i would just fine with some nice whites

Yeah tons of whites. Fish the point, hammock, blue point, and anywhere in between

Ya can sink the boat w/ whiteys right now. Trash pile/mud point is full of them. So is the Hammock and Blue Point. The reefs off of Redfish point has a bunch on them. Don't be surprised that the specks show up this week in the bay. Tryin Friday if weather holds out.....

Are yall catching the white trout on plastics?

I use only plastic....1/4oz jig head with Bass Assassin Sea Shad/ Chicken on a Chain or Margareta. Go to 3/8 on bottom if no bites. However, fish seem to be suspended right now in 3-4ft. Good luck

Sweet! thanks. I'll be out there this weekend.

Did you make it out Reefman? Planning to go early tomorrow...rain chances are not as bad

i did. it wasnt too nice. had to hide in weeks bay from rain and wind. 2 ladyfish in north weeks bay. water in weeks bay was surprisingly clear like 1 foot visibility. tried blue point but only like 5 minutes before i ran off by storm. was choppy as hell today.

Sorry you had a bad trip! Looked at the weather around 7:00am Friday....wind was blowin' and rain all over. Worked in the yard until the rain drove me in. Lookin at Sunday afternoon. If little rain/wind I'll give it a shot.