Gandy Bridge. 05/29/23

[carlf]

Took the boat out to the Gandy today.
Glad I bought shrimp, could not find little greenies or whitebait In my usual spot.
It was rough, northeast wind and a rising tide.
Fished at least 10 sets of piles in 8'-20' of water, went through 3 dozen shrimp.
Didn't catch a single snapper or Mac.
One barely keeper female Black Sea bass is all I brought home.
Got two 10.5" pompano, needed my fish stretcher to get that last 1/2 inch.
Got a few pinfish and a few puffers. No grunts, no lanes, no jacks.
One of the worst days I've ever had on the Gandy

[tears143]

May 29, 2023 13:32:43 GMT -5 carlf said:

Took the boat out to the Gandy today.
Glad I bought shrimp, could not find little greenies or whitebait In my usual spot.
It was rough, northeast wind and a rising tide.
Fished at least 10 sets of piles in 8'-20' of water, went through 3 dozen shrimp.
Didn't catch a single snapper or Mac.
One barely keeper female Black Sea bass is all I brought home.
Got two 10.5" pompano, needed my fish stretcher to get that last 1/2 inch.
Got a few pinfish and a few puffers. No grunts, no lanes, no jacks.
One of the worst days I've ever had on the Gandy

Thanks for the info. Seems like the pompano is slowly pouring deep into the bay.

[carlf]

Those were the first pompano I have caught at the Gandy in the 4 years I've been fishing here.
I was quite surprised, they were both caught in 18' of water.

[tears143]

May 30, 2023 10:26:30 GMT -5 carlf said:

Those were the first pompano I have caught at the Gandy in the 4 years I've been fishing here.
I was quite surprised, they were both caught in 18' of water.

Every summer they are there. Just fyi. :-p

[carlf]

Any recommendations on where to find them more consistently?
Thanks!

[tears143]

May 31, 2023 3:10:24 GMT -5 carlf said:

Any recommendations on where to find them more consistently?
Thanks!

Just try different spots.. they might be there one day and gone the next.

Jigs are probably the fastest way to scout for them.