Fort Desoto 07/23/23

[carlf]

Got to fort Desoto gulf pier around 8am. Current was ripping, to the north. Bait was schooled up around the middle T. Little greenies and white bait. Drop a sabiki and catch 2-5 at a time. Trickier to cast net, they were staying a little deep, but managed to catch about a gallon to vacuum pack for snapper and Mac fishing and chum.

Only saw two small jacks caught.
I had no bites flat lining live baits or on a bubble rig.
Flipper and flipper junior were patrolling.
Left after two hours when my wife got back from picking shells.

[seabird]

Good to see a report from Ft. Desoto for a change...appears you fished during a falling tide.

[carlf]

Yep, it was pouring out of the bay!

[shot33gun9]

Tide chart shows average tides on Sunday with a coefficient of 59 in the morning, not exactly a ripper. Coefficients up around 100 are full blown rippers. That's a bottleneck there so tides are most likely stronger, I don't fish there so I don't know

[carlf]

It's right at the mouth at the bay, so even when the tide coefficient is relatively low, the currents can be ripping.

[seabird]

Jul 24, 2023 16:50:26 GMT -5 carlf said:

Yep, it was pouring out of the bay!

I generally try to fish there on a rising tide. Seems better then.