Fall 2009 Gathering Time and Location Options

[eggsuckindog]

As soon as I leave [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] trolled from Boynton to LWI with Susan on Monday with a couple very large Bonita's, caught in a downpour at the inlet and ran into Sailfish soaked. Knock the chill off with a couple shots of Cuervo and a beer, back up the ICW after it stopped. Wednesday Denny came out and we trolled Boynton to LWI, wore Denny out on some Bonita- caught in a 30mph downdraft from an offshore storm moving SW back in, 5 miles out - fun ride, soaked with saltwater this time. Started south in the ICW following the rain south and a Severe Thunderstorm meets us heading NE - back to Sailfish and wait it out, again. Keep in mind these storms were coming at 1 to 2 in the afternoon, so not much time to fish any day, and they stayed around most of the evening. Thursday take a cruise down to Boca, stopped at her brothers in Delray on the way, get to the Boca inlet, big nasty coming again - try to run back north -HA- caught us and I jumped under a bridge and fought 50 mph winds and rain wiping around the bulkhead - another fun afternoon, brother came for dinner and no rain = good. Sandy was back Fri and we tried drifting but the kings wouldn't let you fish and the cats won't even eat them. Storms started building again so we had to cut the trolling short but with the west wind most of the week very very little weed and very few flyers. Some fish were caught well offshore but the storms would build right at the coast. Put right at 279 miles per the GPS for the week and really had a great time.
Thanks again to Sandy for letting me leave my trailer and I have found a guy from here that needed a place to leave his boat over there for 4 days so I think I made Sandy a 150 for that - hope that works for ya.

[Ryank]

Lets Stick a Fork in this and plan it out, What dates sound good to everyone? How about Sept 11-13?

[Bushwacker]

That's pretty close to peak hurricane season, so some risk of getting blown out. It would be really buggy here at that time of year, but maybe ok that far north. What time of year do the first fronts come thru up there to kill off the bugs? I'm thinking October might be better? Just finished doing brakes and a major tune-up on the ol' Dodge, so I'm good to go whenever it is!

[Fr. Frank]

I like Durney Key, and I think early October best. Temps have started to cool, and mosquito and sandgnats (noseeums) are fewer as well. That makes a huge difference for the wife and daughter.

[Ryank]

Great point, October (just not Halloween ) Sounds best!

[Blue197320]

oct 23,24,25 ???

[eggsuckindog]

Didn't think bugs were a big issue there?

but Oct is the best of weather in fla - we don't get fronts until well into Nov usually

[Ryank]

Sounds good, And you are correct bugs are not a big issue on Durney as there is usually enough of a breeze to keep them away, and a little spray works well also. We have a very quiet 6kw generator we will bring in case anyone has power needs. We will also bring a full size propane grill. and some large fold out tables. and chairs. Hey Blue we have been useing the heck out of those pliers they are Awesome!!!!

[eggsuckindog]

That should cover the grill issue for everybody, which is very nice. Bugs wouldn't be an issue for me anyway, they'd all be down at Danny's working on that tender stuff, bug filet.

Wholesale Gas is down .03 by the way