Trout Of A Different Kind

[edmashburn]

Good morning to all- I hope no one minds another out of the Ozarks posting.

I finally got official permission from Management ( Momma) to take my old kayak down to the Bon Secour River and go fishing. I've been stove up for a month, and I was ready to get on the water.

Stopped and bought a bucket of live shrimp and went to my favorite fishing hole of the river.

It was a lovely morning- porpoises rolling and splashing, pelicans dive-bombing bait, and a few fish were caught. I didn't get anything big, and I didn't find the redfish I was after, but I did catch a few speck trout.

These things, if you've never caught one- Look lvaguely like a freshwater trout, except they are silver with ink-black spots, and their mouths are bright yellow inside, and they have teeth like a rattlesnake- seriously- they have two long fangs that they use to kill shrimp with. They also use these teeth to educate anglers that grabbing a saltwater fish by the jaw like a bass is a bad idea.

It was a good morning, and I am glad I can get back on the water again. I hope all up there in the hills get to go fishing soon- thanks to all who served and protected us-

Good fishing to all- Ed Mashburn

[Tim Smith]

Good morning to all- I hope no one minds another out of the Ozarks posting.

I finally got official permission from Management ( Momma) to take my old kayak down to the Bon Secour River and go fishing. I've been stove up for a month, and I was ready to get on the water.

Stopped and bought a bucket of live shrimp and went to my favorite fishing hole of the river.

It was a lovely morning- porpoises rolling and splashing, pelicans dive-bombing bait, and a few fish were caught. I didn't get anything big, and I didn't find the redfish I was after, but I did catch a few speck trout.

These things, if you've never caught one- Look lvaguely like a freshwater trout, except they are silver with ink-black spots, and their mouths are bright yellow inside, and they have teeth like a rattlesnake- seriously- they have two long fangs that they use to kill shrimp with. They also use these teeth to educate anglers that grabbing a saltwater fish by the jaw like a bass is a bad idea.

It was a good morning, and I am glad I can get back on the water again. I hope all up there in the hills get to go fishing soon- thanks to all who served and protected us-

Good fishing to all- Ed Mashburn

Nice trip.

Just so you're aware, there are sections for posts outside the Ozarks further down the forum list. Apparently people do check them. Since I've found them, I'll probably be using those more in the future.

Spec are an awesome sportfish species....superficially like a trout but actually a type drum. The last one I caught was out of a kayak as well.

Love that wooden kayak. Does it need special maintenance in salt water?

[snagged in outlet 3]

Nice report Ed!!!

Keep em coming.

Pete

[fishinSWMO]

Looks like a lot of fun in that kayak! I have always wanted to catch some of those speckled trout just haven't done it yet. With my luck it would be nothing but hard heads caught.

[edmashburn]

Good evening- that kayak is Old Cob- I've been fishing from that old boat since I built it eight or ten years ago. The only special maintenance it requires is an occasional re-application of epoxy and then varnish. Oyster shells and concrete bridge pilings are rough on a boat's finish- sport of like limestone boulders in Ozark creeks, I expect.

I will try to find the out of region section and post to it. Good fishing to all- Ed