My brother-in-law (BIL), John, was in town, and we decided to ride along with my father-in-law (FIL), Tony, in his 16 foot stinkpot (powerboat) to go catch a few reds and trout.  Those two had gone out yesterday while I was out on the kayak, and they had a pretty good day as well. Today we would try our luck as a trio and see if the fish would cooperate.

The day started out foggy and overcast, and it stayed that way most of the day. We arrived at a favorite spot, tied the boat off and set about our intended business of catching fish. We had four dozen live shrimp in the baitwell, and we arrived about an hour into the falling tide. The current was ripping pretty good here; anything less than a 1/2 ounce weight wasn't going to stay in one place very long.

Tony got the skunk off the boat almost right away with a very nice redfish, and John wasn't far behind with a chunky 20" sheepshead (his first ever, I think!):

      

While these two were reeling in fish, I was busy mostly catching gnats - with my mouth.  I must've swallowed half a pound of those things.  They were buzzing around in huge clouds, and they used insect repellent as a condiment. I probably could have skipped the sausage mcmuffin on the way out, having discovered another source of protein right here. I finally zeroed in on a couple of rat reds, along with a couple of keeper trout, as did John and Tony.  All of us released several undersize reds throughout the day.

    

John went on to score another nice size sheepshead, rounding out our combined catch for the day at 10 keepers.
Not bad for a chilly, foggy day in Northeast Florida!