We didn't even make it out of the canal before the action started. We stopped at a nice eddy pool right off the canal on our way out to the bay and I landed a small amberjack on my first cast. We landed 20 or so before moving on to the open bay including a few David landed on his fly rod.
We buzzed around targeting islands and oyster bars in search of redfish and trout. We found both.
As the sun was setting we rolled back into the canal and starting fishing the narrow islands just off the canal hoping the jack were still around. The bite was on fire. Those jack were like piranhas! We were catching them on almost every cast, often two at a time on topwater plugs. We each caught 30 or so in 45 minutes. David even caught a few on a topwater popper using his flyrod.
It was nearly pitch black before we docked the boat and went for a bite to eat. It was a fond farewell at the end of my temporary professional stint in Tarpon Springs. Until next time Florida!
