Was wondering what the best tactic might be for fishing Puppy Drum at Lynhaven Inlet?

2 oz. egg sinker above a barrel swivel. 18-24" 40 lb. leader to a 4/0 Octopus hook baited with cut mullet. Fish the grass islands at high tide OR oyster bars/sand flats adjacent to the islands.

Do you know if this same technique would work in the grass islands in poquoson?

Yep, I've caught'em there on this rig.

are you fishing right up next to the grass?

18-24 inches? or feet?

Yes, very close to the islands unless there's a scattered oyster bar. As for the leader, 18-24 INCHES... heck, I'd never be able to cast a 24 foot leader!

We fished for ~2 hours last night... plenty of fish in all 4 places we stopped.

Where did you wet a line last night? I suddenly find myself w/ Friday off!
and am headed to Lynhaven in the am. are you talking inside at Lynhaven?
when you say islands and oyster bars?
-R

[quote=rwiller,Aug 23 2007, 11:43 AM][quote=Honey Hole,Aug 23 2007, 08:16 AM]Yes, very close to the islands unless there's a scattered oyster bar.  As for the leader, 18-24 INCHES... heck, I'd never be able to cast a 24 foot leader! 

We fished for ~2 hours last night... plenty of fish in all 4 places we stopped.

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Where did you wet a line last night? I suddenly find myself w/ Friday off!
and am headed to Lynhaven in the am. are you talking inside at Lynhaven?
when you say islands and oyster bars?
-R

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Yeah - he's talking about the grass island and oyster bars inside lynnhaven. I use pretty much the same set up as HoneyHole described. They can also be caught on artificials, but cut bait has always worked better for me.

i am gonna be a lesner tomarrow 2 . is the grass near were the boats leave the ramp

i live back in lynnhaven and fish out of my jon boat. you can find the fish right up next to the grass just make sure you dont anchor too close and dont make too much anchor noise, it might spook the fish. for some reason i always have the most luck with the bigger ones near old broken down docks.