12.27.23 INSHORE - Fish On Club

Name of Captain;	Frank Bellizio
Where were you fishing?	INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	No
The date you went fishing;	12-27-2023
Your Name;	Frank Bellizio
Your Fishing Report: If this is a tournament report do not state the fish’s length in this box. State the length and species in the box below	John Grieder and I decided to get a day of inshore fishing in before the end of the year. We left mid-morning and headed up the Anclote River. Our first stop was at the Alt 19 bride where we anchored up stream of the bridge, set our chum bag out and tangled shrimps near the base of the bride to entice mangrove snappers and sheepsheads to bite. Several other boats pulled up and joined us in the attempts. After about 30 minutes with no one in the area boarding any fish we left to head up stream to chase trout and redfish. We stopped at the first big bend in the river and be both hooked up with ladyfish. John boated his, and mine got off. After several more drifts I finally boated one. In the process of fishing we ended up in some 8″ to 10″ deep water and I planed my motor and backed off into deeper water. Unfortunately I sucked up a lot of sand an clogged the port that allow the motor to pee. We made the most of it fishing the area back to the marina and past the marina toward the gulf.All together we had a good day of fun having hooked up 6 or 7 times but the temperature was dropping so we headed in.
Type a question	Yes