Sunday Aug 25 DIPier report...

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Sunday Aug 25 DIPier report...

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I had several dozen fine shrimp left from Saturday's boat trip
http://acfafishing.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=10268
and figured since it'd be a mortal sin to let them go to waste
I'd just go to the pier and feed them to the fishees :wink:
Got to the pier about 5am, it was mild with an offshore breeze blowing into scattered thunderstorms a few miles out in the Gulf.
Quite a lightshow, plus a little distant thunder 8)
The current was incoming at a moderate pace and the water was clear and calm. Only about 6 or 7 other folks on the pier :shock:
BIG skipjacks were busting up under the lights so I tried out near the sandbar out of the current.
This lil fella ate my 1st live shrimp offering and posed for a quick pic before returning to the water :)
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It was tough getting a live shrimp past the ladyfish, pinfish, etc.
But I did get a few nice specks...
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Dawn broke soon after and it was worth the price of admission :wink:
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Followed by a glorious sunrise with a Tstorm parked over the mouth of Mobile Bay 8) 8)
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I fed the rest of my shrimp to assorted junk fish and the obligatory undersized mangrove snapper and decided to try a DOA.
Sonofagun :shock:
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It never did rain at the pier but stayed cloudy (and comfortable) most all morning. By 11 am I was the only fisherman on the pier (weird).
Maybe the sandbar encroachment on the pier has something to do with it :roll:
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I saw at least a dozen of these boogars: Phyllorhiza punctata - “(Australian) spotted jelly”
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A nice Marine Resources lady interviewed me before I cleaned my fish.
Nothing big (47mm @ 1kg) but the makins of a good fishfry :)
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It was a very pleasant morning with some decent fish.
Thank You Lord :D
WOOO HOOO the Gulf State Park pier is OPEN!
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Gulf State Park Pier 6am Tuesday July 21, 2009

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Nice report and pics.
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Great report if it wasn't a half day drive that is a pier I would like to fish.

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Good job... nice nice nice...
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