I slept in, but went by the DIPier about 11 am and took these...
View westward through the 'pass' (most of the water is 3'-5' deep)
The current has gouged out a slightly deeper trough on either side of the pier.
'hole' on westside...
'hole' on eastside...
There is still the deeper trough that runs from 1/2 way out on the west side under the pier to the east, but there's no current there.
And there's even less water now east of the T to the end...
Deeper water is still about 200'-250' SW of the end of the pier...
Still the mullet were having a good time...
There were few fishermen on the pier trying to snag them,
and these guys were waiting for them to move out...
There is still about 30'-40' of "fishable" water just outside the pierhouse on the eastside (probably better at night),
and about 100' farther out toward the T.
"Blue Pants" Bob had said he's fished the pier 3 times this week and caught just 3 flounder
But he did say the lizard fish are IN
I saw nothing there except the mullet and a few small whiting in the pass.
The water was so clear, I opted to go to the East End jetties instead.
Couldn't believe who I saw
Yep, it's so bad at the DIPier that Bob was fishing the 'Free Pier' at the east end.
He said he's even considering fishing (dare I say it) Cedar Point
Anyway, after chatting with Bob I headed on around Fort Gaines and fished the jetties on the south side of the east end.
It was a great looking day with near perfect weather and calm waters.
Air temp middle 60s with a light N-NE wind.
And the water was very clear (about 4'-6' visibility)
The view looking SW from the end of the road...
Surprisingly, there were just a few other folks fishing...
But I chose an unoccupied one
My first live shrimp produced a fat (but slightly short) flounder that promptly went back.
The second live shrimp was eaten by a fat 15" (and slightly legal) speckled trout
The next live shrimp I sight-fed to a nice sized sheepshead (3.2#)
A LOT of fun on my 4# spin outfit
And a few minutes later I sight fished another 3# sheepshead (the water was THAT CLEAR
I didn't see any more sheepshead after landing the second one, so I changed tactics and started float fishing a live shrimp just above the bottom.
This 21" (4#) flounder thought it was a good idea too
Four good fish in just over an hour, but just as quickly it was over as the tide stopped moving
Still it was a beautiful afternoon, so I hung around a few more hours to complete my "Daylight Savings Time - Fall Back" ritual.
I had purposefully NOT reset my watch last night
Instead I waited UNTIL I was fishing, and THEN set my watch back so I would have another hour to fish
Gotta luv it!
Thank You Lord for a great day for fishing
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