- November 25, 2024
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I had a buddy of mine, Doug, come visit last week for a few days. We did two days of fishing. The first day was slow and uneventful except for the 20-inch flounder Doug caught on a Berkley Gulp. On the second day, we headed up toward the Matanzas area to see if we could get some flounder, but they weren’t cooperating. Then we headed to the 206 flats and landed one small red and a small jack on gold spoons. With the water being higher than normal, we could hear redfish busting on mullet way back in the grass, but we couldn’t get to them.
Next, we headed south, but weren’t able to get to some flounder spots due to the dredging that is going on. We stopped at a flat north of Bings Landing and landed three slot-sized reds and a croaker on gold spoons.
On a side note, Interstate 4 is a road I despise driving on, and I’m sure many of you feel the same way. Friday evening added to my contempt of that highway as I returned home from Pinellas Park. I went over to the west coast to tape a TV show for “Average Angler Adventures,” which airs on Brighthouse Sports Network.
Glen Pla, the host of the show, was wrapping up a series of shows he did about fishing the marshes of Florida. I did one before, so Pla asked me to join him in studio to conclude the series.
The taping of the show ended around 4:30 p.m. Not wanting to hit rush hour traffic in Tampa and Orlando, I hung around the studio until 6:15 p.m.
As I approached the Auburndale area, all cars came to a dead stop. Another accident on I-4.
We just sat there moving at a snail’s pace. There was an accident with a fatality.
I turned up the radio and settled in for a long, slow drive. Although it was 12:30 a.m. by the time I arrived home feeling tired and hungry, I felt grateful that I made it home safely.
