Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report - Reds, Trout and More

August is winding down and it’s been another month of lots of rain. With all this rain, it’s made the water quality very murky. Despite the rain and muddy water, the fishing has been pretty good. I actually like the muddy water a little because I can get away with a light leader, because the fish can’t see it as well.

For the past 8 weeks I’ve been working the flats for reds, trout and lots of blue and ladyfish with a few Spanish mixed in. As August ends and September begins the fishing will pretty much stay the same for the first two weeks. Usually bigger Spanish show up in September, which are lots of fun on light tackle.  Fall is right around the corner and as always I am especially excited about the annual fall redfish run that starts in late October and lasts all winter till around mid March, with the best months being November & December.

I’ll post anther report the first week of September.

Have a great Labor Day weekend.
John

www.megabiteinshore.com

850-341-9816

Early morning fun with drags a screaming - Pensacola Fishing

So you stopped by to see what the first week of August was like here in the panhandle. What did you expect? HOT! And more rain in the forecast!

This has to be the wettest summer on record, but then again, the fishing still has been pretty good. Today (8-10-13) we had a nice 4-hour trip, and we boated 14 specks, although only a couple of were keepers, and tons of Spanish. I’m happy to say if you like Spanish Mack’s, they have invaded Pensacola in a big way. They are all size ranges, from 10” all the way up to 25”, which is a pretty big Spanish.

Summer tourist season is coming to a close as the kids go back to school on August 19^th and this means my trips will start to slow down a bit, which is ok, because it gives me a little time to fun fish for myself.

So let’s sum it up for the first week of August, tons of Spanish, some pretty good speck fishing and a few redfish to fill in the gaps.

I have to say that I’m ready for fall; these hot temps of 95-100 are getting old. I’m ready for 75-65 degrees again.

So, if you looking for a fall fun drag-screaming trip, give me a shout for the annual fall redfish run in Pensacola.
Till next time.

John

www.megabiteinshore.com

www.saltwateracademy.com

850-341-9816