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Post by Greenedog on Jul 10, 2018 21:50:16 GMT -5
The summer run is going on right now at Daytona in the Halifax River and I'm dying to get back down there!!  During this summer run of the white shrimp you basically find them on your fish finder and then throw a castnet over them. The limit is 5 gallon per boat per day. Right now we don't have any immediate plans to go down there so I'll probably miss out on this run. I need to get me a castnet and start practicing anyhow.  |
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Post by Greenedog on Sept 9, 2018 4:45:27 GMT -5
So we have high speed internet now and a big ol' smart TV and I was watching youtube videos on it the other day and I watched this new shrimping video while Gail was in the room. She's now gung ho for the shrimping!  She's been shopping for shrimping cast nets. I told her to hold off until we get down there because they run $150-$350 and I see them on craigslist sometimes. In fact there's one on there now for $60 but I'm sure it will be gone by the time we get back down there around Halloween. I did order a smaller cast net to start practicing with and to use for bait catching. Hopefully it's not to heavy so I can pack it in the luggage when we fly down next month. Here's the video I was watching that's gonna cost me some $$$ |
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 10, 2020 5:25:11 GMT -5
Well, I've marked sheepshead off my bucket list so next is to catch a mess of shrimp. The shrimp are running in Daytona right now and Gail and me will be down there on the 27th. Unfortunately it's just for a couple days. We're delivering some pups to their new homes. Still would like to give it a shot either over in the salt at the Halifax River or on the St Johns up north of Lake George. We shall see!  |
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Post by daybreak on Aug 11, 2020 6:55:51 GMT -5
Good luck! I read about some of the guys doing well shrimping on a Crappie website down there.
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Post by strippitman on Aug 11, 2020 12:03:34 GMT -5
I would love to try that sometime. That would be a delicious harvest!
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 19, 2020 20:02:41 GMT -5
Still haven't decided if it will be the St Johns or Halifax. Daytona is producing some big shrimp but slow catches and the St Johns is producing some big catches but small to medium shrimp and they're sill farther north than I'd like to travel in the boat. I'll just have to keep checking the reports as it gets closer.
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 19, 2020 20:04:19 GMT -5
Latest report...  |
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 24, 2020 17:25:09 GMT -5
The shrimp are getting closer to Astor!  |
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 24, 2020 17:28:47 GMT -5
My tentative plans right now are to try the Salt Springs Run area of Lake George first and if no luck there I'll head north and try the Welaka and Dunn's Creek areas. Palatka isn't out of the question though if I need to go that far.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Aug 25, 2020 6:55:04 GMT -5
Just curious...do you use traps to catch them?
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 25, 2020 7:11:20 GMT -5
Just curious...do you use traps to catch them? No, for the summer run it's mainly cast nets. You use your graph to find them then cast over them. Some people do it from docks and bridges too. That's mainly done at night and you get them to come to you with some kind of bait, like cat food. You can use traps but they are usually used for the winter run when people anchor at night and use underwater lights to dip net the shrimp. The traps have to be manned so folks will drop a trap or two along the boat while they're dip netting. |
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 29, 2020 17:46:57 GMT -5
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During this summer run of the white shrimp you basically find them on your fish finder and then throw a castnet over them. The limit is 5 gallon per boat per day. Right now we don't have any immediate plans to go down there so I'll probably miss out on this run. I need to get me a castnet and start practicing anyhow. 
She's been shopping for shrimping cast nets. I told her to hold off until we get down there because they run $150-$350 and I see them on craigslist sometimes. In fact there's one on there now for $60 but I'm sure it will be gone by the time we get back down there around Halloween. I did order a smaller cast net to start practicing with and to use for bait catching. Hopefully it's not to heavy so I can pack it in the luggage when we fly down next month. 
Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
