Catching fish for the Warriors on the Water Memorial Day Fish Fry

Everyone that fishes with me knows that I am a proponent of catch and release. However, when my friend Jason Gardner asked me to keep some fish to help with the Warriors on the Water Memorial Day Fish Fry, I switched to meat fishing mode (keeping full limits of legal-size fish). On Sunday, Jason joined me on a meat fishing expedition. We fished the last half of the falling tide and the first hour or so of the incoming. Initially, the bite was extremely slow. In the first hour of fishing, we only caught one tiny Bluefish. The Trout bite (which has been stellar) was completely non-existent. It seemed there might be a lot of hungry people at the fish fry.

While fishing was slow, Jason and I knew if we just kept at it we would eventually crack the code. It took longer than we thought but we got it figured out. Most of the Trout and Redfish had left the shallows and were holding on ledges in 10 to 15 feet of water. Once we located the fish, we encountered another challenge. The Redfish were mostly over the slot-limit and the Trout were almost all big breeding-size females. So we ended up releasing most of the fish we caught. Even then, we were able to fill out our legal fish limits. It felt good to help (in a very small way) our military veterans.

Jason used a quarter ounce jig tipped with a frisky mud minnow. I opted for a quarter ounce jig with a new Z-Man Swimmin Trout Trick. Both methods produced equally well. I really like the new Swimmin Trout Trick. It is a very versatile lure that excels as swim bait, Trout Trick and traditional paddle tail jig body. A single lure that encompasses three different techniques is a good thing in my book. They should be available in tackle shops soon. Keep an eye out for them.

As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, let’s all keep our service members in mind. They sacrifice so much in the service of our country. In my mind, everyone one of them is a hero. Contact Captain Greg Peralta at captgregp@gmail.com or call (843) 224-0099.

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