5.9.09 - Del Bay Black Drum (Pics)

[zar2754]

Left the dock at 6am, on the grounds by 7am.

Slow bite all day, a fleet of 150 + boats fishing a very small lump, we decided to stick to our plan and head to our numbers about 2 miles from the fleet.

boated two fish, 24# & 25#, missed a couple more. The big boomers will be in soon, this was just the start!

fish caught on whole fresh surf clam
circle hooks, rods locked up in the holders
12-18' of wate
one fish on the incoming one on the outgoing

[Fighting Irish45]

Nice report Josh, Thats some pretty Del. Bay water

[WAHOONBOX]

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR DAY ZAR....COOL PICS!

[giantfan]

Very cool,

Thanks for the report.

I am heading down on Thurs for a weekend of drum fishing... Still looking for my first black drum...

[wide open]

Nice, I was all over that bite last year, do you think it will be as good as last year??

[zar2754]

Nice, I was all over that bite last year, do you think it will be as good as last year??

so far it has been spotty, with mostly smaller fish, a couple guys picking fish over 50 but not many. . .

we will know by the next moon if its going to live up to last years expectations,

the full moon in late may/early june is always the best for fish between 50-100#.

[Caveman Sportfishing]

FAr too much rain water late last week plus the full moon brought all that crappy water out towards the mouth of bay where most of us fish for drum. I know it will be red hot on the next new moon over Memorial Weekend and the again flat out awesome on the full moon June 7th. Watch for those big females to show up within a week or two as they these small ones are almost all males. I promote almost all catch and release on the big spawners on our boat these days.

[Capt. Terry]

THAT'S A GREAT REPORT........NICE PICS. THANKS FOR SHARING IT BRO.
WAIT IT OUT AND LET THE WATER CLEAN UP ON THIS NEXT MOON........YOU WILL SEE FISH DOUBLE THAT SIZE BRO......

GOOD LUCK!!

[zar2754]

THAT'S A GREAT REPORT........NICE PICS. THANKS FOR SHARING IT BRO.
WAIT IT OUT AND LET THE WATER CLEAN UP ON THIS NEXT MOON........YOU WILL SEE FISH DOUBLE THAT SIZE BRO......

GOOD LUCK!!

07 and 08' we had fish over the 80# mark so we look forward to more of the same late may early june!
tight lines, see you on the water!
-ZAR

[erg153]

Do these behemoths typically populate the reef sites in the lower bay? How far North do they migrate? I thought that night time was the most productive but these pictures prove otherwise. Any information on catching these is much appreciated as it is a fishery that is close to me but that I have never taken advantage of. What about table fair? I hear all kinds of stories about how they are to eat.