Bill Blanton and I went out at daylight today on a recon’ mission to check the Islands and scout for fish. We went as far south as Tom’s Bight and then turned north again going up Chatam River to have a look at the Wilderness Waterway. The worst damage is along the coast in the outer islands, mangrove trees are everywhere in the water and especially washed up on the flats. The “Back,” is not so bad. There’s a lot of water back there, volumes of black water, but we did spot one Big Snook sunning in a quiet cove. Outside the water is still a little murky but the offshore trend continues and the water is slowly clearing. We checked a couple of spots, sighted several reds while the tide was low, (low rising at sunrise,) and actually managed to catch two of them. There weren’t many that we could see, when the tide came in it was just too turbid, but the ones we spotted earlier were eager to bite. It’s eerie out there, we never saw another soul the whole day. Here’s a few photo’s.
