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Barret B.
07-30-2009, 11:18 PM
<p>I&#39;ve been waiting for this all summer! Tomorrow after work, I&#39;ll be heading to Four Mile Village &nbsp;(nature preserve in Santa Rosa Beach, FL) for some relaxation and fishing. Along the way, I&#39;ll be posting pictures of the trip. I&#39;ll definitely be fising the coastal dune lakes and the beach, and I&#39;m trying to hit some of the sweet creeks north of town. If yall aren&#39;t familiar with coastal dune lakes, google it. They&#39;re really sweet and globally rare. See yall later!</p>
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BasserDrew
08-03-2009, 05:09 PM
Looking forward to the report Barret! I know it will be good as always.
fishtaco
08-03-2009, 05:50 PM
<p>Sounds pretty cool Barret, look forward to the report.</p>
Barret B.
08-03-2009, 10:41 PM
<p>Hey guys it&#39;s been unreal....just have&#39;n a blast!&nbsp;&nbsp; I haven&#39;t hit the streams because there has been some&nbsp;rain to the north. Also, the fish have been blowing up anything I could throw in the surf...Thanks SMFISHER for the sparkle minnow...both minnows you tied for me caught fish...however your flies are now swimming somewhere in the gulf...</p>
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<p>here a little lady fish...they fight like hell and make high jumps.</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8020265.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Keep getting broken off with 20lb flourcarbon...the bluefish have insane dental slicers...I eventually ran out of flies</p>
<p>Even threw bait...</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8020261.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>sparkle minnow</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8020269.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>they wanted a baitfish pattern...but I ran out and had to use the shrimp rig...</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8030286.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>bluefish</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8030282.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>the back lake was slow..</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P7310196.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8020268-1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>I&#39;ll be back...hopefully with a picture of the elusive Pompano..I caught one, but the wiggled free before I could get a pic</p>
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FlySlingerCole
08-03-2009, 10:57 PM
They are fun on fly, even the small ones! (Pomps)

I had one come up and nail a fly within 10 of the kayak from me and almost **** near ripped the rod out of my hand, he was pulling drag so fast and was only maybe 5 lbs.
Barret B.
08-06-2009, 01:58 PM
<p>I know cole&hellip;all of these fish fight incredibly hard/long for their size. &nbsp;I was using my 8 wt set up, and these fish pulled as hard as most of the redfish (if not harder) I usually catch on that 8 wt. Plus the ladyfish jump &nbsp;like crazy!&nbsp;</p>
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<p>-Unfortunately I had to leave early due to a death in the family, but I will be back August 14th to try again. Hopefully I can get out on some of the rivers.&nbsp;</p>
Redfish
08-06-2009, 05:03 PM
<p>Awesome report, Barret!!!! <img title="Cool" src="http://www.riverbassin.com/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-cool.gif" alt="Cool" /></p>
waderjon
08-06-2009, 08:52 PM
<p>Cool report and pics...I was down in Gulf Shores a couple of weeks ago on vacation and fished off the beach some.</p>
<p>It was a blast..Caught Lady Fish,Whiting and a few small sharks on dead shrimp..No fly rod but it was still fun..</p>
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BasserDrew
08-06-2009, 11:43 PM
<p>Awesome report on your trip Barret!&nbsp; That water looks beautiful man, we&#39;re all jealous <img title="Yell" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-yell.gif" alt="Yell" /></p>
Barret B.
08-09-2009, 12:31 PM
<p>Drew, the water was PERFECT!&nbsp; Normally we see seaweed this time of year, but that wasn&#39;t the case.&nbsp; I can&#39;t wait to get back. Hopefully we&#39;ll have the same conditions. The great thing about this area is that I have 3&nbsp;options: the lakes, ocean, and streams.&nbsp;It&#39;s likely that&nbsp;one of these venues have good conditions.</p>
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<p>Here&#39;s the bait. The girlfriend was my camera-lady and did a great job! She would be sitting in her chair and under an umbrella, when I would yell, "Hey come quick, I have a fish!!".&nbsp; A third of the time the fish would have gotten off by the time she&#39;d get to me. She was a trooper.</p>
<p><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/Ber2ch/P8020248.jpg" alt="" /></p>
BasserDrew
08-09-2009, 01:59 PM
Very cool underwater shot Barret.
smfisher
09-16-2009, 11:30 AM
<p>I missed this post for some reason (old age probably). Your more than welcome&nbsp; I&#39;m glad they worked for you. That is something I&#39;m going to do before to long, I have always wanted to fish the surf or flats. Cool report</p>
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