Captain Judy fishing report ,Savannah, 9-10
Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
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September 12, 2011 fishing report and story
Saltwater Inshore, Offshore, Blue Water fishing reports, Freshies Suggestions, and Little Miss Judys Believe It or Not story! Thanks for Reading!
Table of contents
2012 INSHORE and OFFSHORE FISHING CLINICS Dates have been set
Please meet Dr. Chuck Ingle of Ladys Island, South Carolina! Big red fish in hot water grass!
Inshore Shorts Whatever you do dont forget your cast net!
Live Shrimp
Live finger mullet or Peanut menhaden
Captain Alan Collins of Miss Judy Charters, and red fish also known as spot tail bass, and channel bass
Spotted sea trout and red fishs feeding quirts
Offshore Artificial Reefs Its getting to be bottom fishing time of the year
Bottom fishing offshore with artificial baits!
Savannah Snapper Banks Savannah Snapper banks information that you need to know
Gulf Stream Suggestions A lure set up worth not only looking into but also adding to your spread!
Freshies Report I would rather have a Hopkins
Little Miss Judy Believe It or Not! Please tell Castro that Big Red is on the way!!
2012 INSHORE and OFFSHORE FISHING CLINICS
Dates have been set
Our newly revised inshore handout material is going to be considered priceless! We are going to give you the best times to fish for what, when, and where for the entire year of 2012.
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Saturday February 4, 2012
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Please meet Dr. Chuck Ingle of Ladys Island, South Carolina!
Big red fish in hot water grass!
Please meet Dr. Chuck Ingle of Ladys Island, South Carolina. He is holding up a nice spot tail bass, which he caught while fly fishing from his kayak. This fish couldnt pass up Dr. Chucks finger mullet fly pattern, which he was working with his seven weight fly rod. According to this report received Dr. Chuck would whether catch one fish like this than 10 others while using the traditional adjustable cork method. I have to admit I think he might be right in his thoughts about this one. Its a known fact that the lighter the tackle the bigger the bounce! Thanks for reading my reports and also for sending me this great fishing report! Please keep them coming! Thanks Judy
Inshore Shorts
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Whatever you do dont forget your cast net!
Even though its still very hot the inshore bite continues to get better and better. Despite the sweat that keeps popping up my brow the time has come to focus on fall fishing techniques. Although migrations from the baits stand point has not taken place things are being plan in the fishs world. No matter what a plan to start bulking up has started. With that being said its time to think outside of the box.
In the old live well all kinds of bait can survive. In this well there are shrimp, finger mullet, and peanut menhaden, which were all caught by throwing the old cast net!
Live Shrimp
It has been said by many including my father that when it comes to those that swim in the under water world all will eat shrimp. So since this is most plentiful bait available to us and those down under this would be the bait of choice. The best news about shrimp as bait at this time of the year is the fact that you can catch your own or purchase some at the local bait shop. You can present shrimp under a cork or just plain naked on a hook. Believe me, if a fish is there it will hit this bait.
Live finger mullet or Peanut menhaden
If you go with the theory that a larger fish didnt get this big being stupid I suggest using larger live baits. Normally a larger trout will prefer a one stop feeding deal, which means if the big bite is available they might just take you up on it! As with anything else when targeting the larger fish only you end up down sizing you bite activity! The up size to the plan is when you do get a hit its normally a large fish! When it comes to finger mullet or peanut menhaden all you need is a cast net and you will be in the catching bait business!
From left to right: spotted sea trout, Captain Alan Collins of Miss Judy Charters, and red fish also known as spot tail bass, and channel bass.
Spotted sea trout and red fishs feeding quirts
As far as these baits when it comes to the old red fish they will gladly eat them too. The biggest difference between the red fish and spotted sea trout is their feeding quirts. The spotted sea trout is mostly a sight feeder and loves to kill first what its going to eat second. So therefore any live baits or something that looks and acts alive is going get the spotted sea trouts attention. The red fish on the only hand will eat it live, fresh dead, and old dead as well as smelly! When going live its best to clip the tail a bit before casting into place. This adds a little scent and it also makes the bait move erratically. The red fish with its keen sense of smell as well as its homing in on distress vibrations normally when in the area will make way to this bait. If you are using fresh dead bait such as finger mullet or peanut menhaden I suggest cutting it up like a loaf of bread. And after you cut it up let it season a bit in the sun. This semi baking of the bait seals in the juices and then when it introduced back into the water wanted smells happen!
Picture taken in September 2010
In the basket we have Spanish mackerel and black sea bass, which were caught on a short artificial reef trip in September 2010. Boy, how things do change!!
Offshore Artificial Reefs Its getting to be bottom fishing time of the year
I keep hoping for a little top water action, but so far all I have gotten is bait fish on the surface. I would seem and it normally does mean where you have bait fish you have large fish. There should be some king or Spanish mackerel lurking about in the out skirts. However, to this date there have not been many king mackerel and only a few Spanish mackerel school being seen feeding on the surface.
Back in 2010 during the month of September while taking short fishing trips to the artificial reefs my plan was to bottom fish a bit and then do some trolling. This offered the customers a little change and they got to see a couple sides to a catching affair. At this time we might do some trolling, but unfortunately no Spanish mackerel catches to report!!
Bottom fishing offshore with artificial baits!
For those of you offshore fishermen that want to do a little bottom fishing now is the time to do a little experimenting With water temperatures cooling a bit the bottom fishing should be very good. The artificial reefs and Savannah Snapper banks should be holding an array of bottom fish, which will gladly hit cut squid or fish for those that just want to go jigging with artificial baits I suggest leaving the squid at home!
Savannah Snapper Banks
Savannah Snapper banks information that you need to know
The bottom fishing still is good with our customers getting the opportunity to catch all kinds of fish. While using small pieces of squid or cut fish we have been catching an assortment of bottom fish. Heres something to watch for especially when catching black sea bass at this time of the year.. Once you bring your catch to the surface, please beware that they have been gouging themselves on the many small baits. So as soon as you grab them they normally throw up all over you as well as any one standing next to you!! Boy it was a messy situation this past week!
Gulf Stream Suggestions
No reports at this time the winds have been howling making sea conditions rough! Hey, there is always next week! But if you get a calm day its a great time of the year to catch all kinds of top water fish!!
A lure set up worth not only looking into but also adding to your spread!
All blue water fishermen including my self have theories about there personal trolling spread. I know when I fished the blue waters a lot I did. I pull baits on the surface, right under the surface, mid water column, and deep with great success. In the charter boat business on most occasions you cant really pull what might work better, because of the crew on the boat. For instance:
If I had a charter with strong individuals willing to reel in and check baits continuously I would pull the stuff that always worked. However, what always worked sometimes was hard to work with. I love pulling planers with big baits and Ilanders rigged with horse ballyhoo let out so far that they were fishing in another world. These lures worked, but they came with a serious work out! If I had a charter that wanted to catch, but wasnt going to be the type to help out I would go more with surface lures such as Aliens, birds, and Outlaws! This type spread worked like a charm too!
The bottom line is this and my father always said it so well! You got to be where the fish are to catch them in the first place! According to my father hooks did catch the fish, but if you were fishing where the fish were not you could bascially forget it!! I called this Daddy Logic!
This is what we fishermen called Birds and bait! The bird lures are made by an assortment of lure manufactures. Since I am from the old school I always liked the Mold Craft Products. I always felt that there lures/birds were crafted to look and act just like something a fish would think was worth a serious chase. After all when it comes to any sort of lure it basically has to look real time alive once it placed in the water and pulled behind the boat.
http://www.moldcraftproducts.com/lures.html
The lure that is being pulled in tow behind the bird was what I called the outlaw! From the head shape you already know this is a lure that doesnt push water. From my point of view when pulled it basically navigates while making way just like a real fish. Heres the thing about this lure you can rigged it up with a ballyhoo or not, because it works both ways. It has a forward and backward shirt attached. So therefore when it pulled throw the water the front half folds half way over the back half making for some real live action. The skirts I made with material that reflects any sort of light bringing on big attentions to those down under.
http://www.eyecatcherlures.com/lures/outlaw/
Freshies Report
I would rather have a Hopkins
Photo by Bill Vanderford
This is probably one of the most old times used spoon types. This is called the Hopkins Lure, which has been used to catch fish by many a fisherman. Many years ago I had a fisherman on my boat tell me if he was ever stranded on an island and if he had a choice of fishing lures to have it would be the Hopkins! So now you know its proven by not only fish, but fishermen too!
As far as how to use this lure to its full potential one suggestion is to simply cast it into place, let it sink, wait a few seconds, retrieve a bit, wait, and then retrieve.
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Little Miss Judy Believe It or Not!
Please tell Castro that Big Red is on the way!!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lemo…mey/1004309741
Please meet my Uncle Reds Helmey!
For those of you that want to read and interesting book, please purchase or borrow a copy of the The Lemon Dance! My Uncle Bobby also known as Reds Helmey is not a legend in his own mind, but in the minds of many including myself! Its an interesting read and I remember when it all happened, because I was right there!
Please tell Castro that Big Red is on the way!!
In the early sixties my Uncle Bobby also known as Reds by many was called to do a duty. It was a mission of grand portions and he definitely was the one that was fit for this assign. After seeing the original Mission Impossible I always thought about my Uncle Bobby and his calling. As a young child I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis during the early sixties. It scared me to death, because television, what little I watched, didnt paint a very good picture. And according to my father Cuba wasnt so far away. I remember when we would go on vacation to Florida that we could actually hear the Cuban Radio station broadcast in our car. So with all this talk about pushing the button sending the missiles right over, I was a tormented child. To top all of this off I remember my father working hard at painting our old asbestos siding house. I had to ask and of course I did, why are you going to so much trouble if we are just going to be blown up? My father answer was simple and it seemed to calm me at least for the moment he said It might not happen! So with those few words I dropped the thought and went on about trying to do what a child does playing in the yard having fun!
In January of 1969 I was a senior at Savannah High School. I would graduate in the spring of 1969.
It was during that time that my Uncle Bobby dropped by on late evening. He along with my father was having a conversation about something. Daddy asked me to fix Uncle Bobby a ham sandwich. When I made it to the kitchen I saw Uncle Bobby with a white bandage around his head. I asked what happened and he replied that he had been hit by a swinging chain at the lumber yard. I said WOW and began fixing Uncle Bobbys ham sandwiches. He ate the sandwiches, shook hands with my father, saluted him, and out the door he went. That was the last time that I saw him for a very long time.
Since I wasnt there and what I am about to tell you is simply what is stored in my memory its only what I know. So here goes with me bringing to light the unbelievable story of grant portions about my Secret agent or not 007 Uncle Bobby!
Once loaded on to the Delta Plane my uncle Bobby asked to make a detour to Cuba! His mission at least from what as I was told was to take out Castro! As soon as the plane landed on the tarmac Uncle Bobby was arrested by the Cuban soldiers.
Once capture he was tortured in many ways some of which my father told be about. There was this one time where Uncle Bobby was dipped in cold water then removed beat and then once again dipped once again back into the cold water. Those that held him prisoner wanted information, but my Uncle Bobby could never be broken. I was always told that Uncle Bobby had studied the Cuban culture and he knew of their religionist belief forwards and backwards. He also knew that during these times it was a religionist foe paw to tamper with much less kill anyone with red hair. And you guessed it; my uncle Bobby had a head full of bright red hair.
Armed with this knowledge and all along hoping for this to work a very red headed Uncle Bobby managed to stay alive through some real mental and as well lots of physical torture. Once it was decided that Uncle Bobby wasnt going to talk, because he didnt have anything to say to the prisons he went. Once arriving at his would be home for a while his acts for staying alive went into play. While waiting for the full moon Uncle Bobby would break off his finger nails and carefully place them in the cuff of his pants. When the full moon was high in the sky he would take the nails throw them up in the air and when they fell to the ground he would arrange them with a purpose. Then he would read them by red headed Bobby tongues acting as if he was communicating with someone from a much higher power. Then he would drop down on all fours and basically howl at the moon. For those viewing this strange happening shared it with all the others. This made Uncle Bobby a person of interest in more ways than one!
As the story was told to me, while Uncle Bobby was being transferred to Russia he basically escaped and made way back to the United States. Once arriving here in Savannah, Georgia he was supposedly arrested and then charged with the high jacking. According to my father the door to the Chatham County jail cell where Uncle Bobby was supposed to be held was never locked. If he wanted a steak for dinner it was delivered promptly.
My uncles lawyer was the ever popular Sonny Seiler. If you dont know this is one attorney that can own a court room especially when he feels the need to do so. In my Uncle Bobbys case Sonny Seilers job became real interesting since he may or may not have been since by the CIA to do this deed. Believe me Attorney Seiler pulled all the twists, turns, and possibilities out putting then out in stage front operations. The jurors hung on every word as they do in most of Seiler high profile cases such as this.
After hearing the complete story it was their job was to decide whether or not he was sane or insane while doing the high jacking. The jury deliberated for about 15 minutes and reached a verdict of Innocent by reason of temporary insanity on all counts! With this deal done my Uncle Bobby remains the only individual ever acquitted of high jacking of a commercial airliner.
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Captain Judy Helmey
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912 897 4921
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