Fishin or Golfin?

This was the question I asked of a friend of mine several days ago. With a couple days of February temperatures in the mid sixties my question to Ken was are you fishin or golfin? For me this was a no brainer but I know it was a tough decision for an avid golfer. However, I knew Ken made the right decision choosing the water over the links. The last few days had been warming into the sixties and I knew there would be redfish in the shallow mud bottom creeks.
Ken and I launched the Hobie's and timed our paddle to arrive at the creek as the tide was falling out. We started launching Silver Mullet DOA jerk shads to the shallow mud flat in search of hungry redfish. In short time I hooked up with our first fish of the morning. Before Ken could get himself into position and stick his anchor pin into the mud bottom I was casting again and hooked up with another 18 inch redfish. It didn't take more than a couple of casts before Ken also hooked up with his first redfish of the morning followed by several more.
After a lull in the action I was afraid that we had spooked this school of fish out of the creek. I paddled up the creek a short ways and hooked back up thinking I had found the school but was surprised with a nice speckled trout. We caught several more redfish and Ken's largest trout before having to leave hungry fish in order to make it out of the shallow creek mouth.
As I write this post one day after this trip it's 25 degrees colder with rain possibly changing to snow this evening. A reminder that it is February but when you have a few days of warm weather get out on the water for some great fishing. If your interested in planning your winter redfishing trip contact me at (252)412-5253 or email at ibxyakfish@gmail.com
Chris Ellis
Inner Banks Kayak Fishing