I wanted to determine the spots that still held inshore papio this late in the season so I checked another spot I hadn’t fished all year. The spot was an area I had trolled oama in the past but was never really good near shore.
I wasn’t expecting much so I was really surprised when I hooked a 12″ (fork length) omilu on the second cast, just a few yards from shore. The omilu looked like it had been eating well over the course of the summer.
After this surprise fish I didn’t hook anything else as I worked my way down the shoreline. I worked my way back and caught a slightly longer omilu about 5 yds from where the first was caught. This one was considerably fatter too so there must be a reliable food source nearby.
I decided to save my remaining frozen oama for a survey of another spot and called it a day. It was great to know papio were still catchable so late in the season, so close to shore.