they opened our beaches for limited hours recently, so I decided to see if I could find a Pompano. Normally, I take the boat to a barrier island, anchor on bayside, and walk over and fish the gulf, but according to the pandemic rules, not allowed. I can boat in the bay or gulf, but not touch land. Anyway, I decided to just drive to the beach and fish out behind the condos. Managed to bring this gal home.
was good to have some fresh fish
After I got home, we decided to launch the boat and go out on the bay. I was trout fishing and hooked this guy. This was a great fight on light tackle and one of the largest Spanish Mackeral I've ever caught
Since we had the pompano for dinner, I let this guy go.