This year I continued my tradition of ending Thanksgiving with a flounder gigging trip. Our hopes were high as we passed hordes of shoppers on our way to Destin. Just the night before, our efforts had earned us five nice fish. Being away at Auburn made it hard for me to know where the fish were and how they were behaving. Normally I start following the flounder in the early fall, but this year I the only information I had was from the previous night. The flounder run didn't seem to be as good as last year, but there were still fish to find... Or so I thought.
Unfortunately, this year was a bust. In 2 hours of wading we saw only a few beds and zero flounder. The conditions were nearly identical to the night before, so I expected the night to be productive. It wasn't. There were some other giggers already out when we arrived and I thought maybe they got most of the fish. After chatting with a few of them, I learned we weren't alone. Some guys with a boat said they had been out for three hours and only got one fish. Oh well, at least I had the fish from the night before. This years run won't be lasting as long as last year', when I was still catching fish through December 6th. I'm done for this year.
P.S. - Sorry, no pictures for now. My camera isn't working.
That stinks! Hopefully you will have better luck next year.
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