Finally a One Man Limit by Ed Valitutto

Posted on July 16, 2019 by VHFC

VHFC member Alan Goracy, my grandson Nick and I went fishing on Monday 7/15 after hearing good reports from the Double Creek area. The weather was warm and the breeze was enough to keep the bugs away and still provide enough drift. After trying Double Creek and getting only shorts, we fished an unmarked cut that feeds in from the North side near the sand bar near High Bar channel. All totaled we had well over 30 fluke with Alan managing three keepers. Almost all were caught on killies since the blowfish quickly ate the tails off the Gulp!

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