The first week of December has been off the charts with the
bulls. I’ve put the trout fishing in the upper bay areas on hold, because most
of my clients are wanting to pull on big reds. Even my more advanced anglers
from up north that primarily bass fish are choosing to chase the big reds. Can
you blame them? It’s some
crazy-awesome-fantastic- fun action fishing! We’ve had some really foggy days
and some perfectly sunny days, but so far the weather hasn’t affected the
bulls’ bite. The key is to watch the tides with the reds, because even though
they are here in the bay by the thousands, you have to fish moving water and
good tidal movement similar like you do when fishing the flats.
I always ask what style of fishing my clients would like to
do, whether they prefer artificials for trout / slot red fishing or if they
would like to go after the big bulls. As soon as they hear the options, they
usually can’t resist the lure of the big red trip. When else are they going to
get the chance to hook in to a 30” –45” monster fish like they can during our
bull redfish run? I have to admit, it
is awesome to see their faces when they see the water boil up with a huge
school of reds, and when that bull strikes, they are so excited and can hardly
believe the strength of these fish! I fish for these bulls with artificials
only using buck tail jigs (1.5 – 2 oz Spro Jigs) and 7’ to 8’ MH to heavy
spinning rods.
As I mentioned earlier in the report about the upper bay areas, the trout and
redfish bite is very good in the winter. When I fish the upper bay areas, I
fish all artificials with both soft and hard plastics. I’ll fish both shallow
and deep holes depending upon the cold fronts.
If you do like light tackle artificials for trout and slot
reds, then winter is a great time to enjoy some fun light tackle action here in
Pensacola.
I’ll keep this report short and let you enjoy some fun action pics.
Till the next adventure, here’s wishing you happy holidays
and
Tight Lines.
John
The first week of December has been off the charts with the
bulls. I’ve put the trout fishing in the upper bay areas on hold, because most
of my clients are wanting to pull on big reds. Even my more advanced anglers
from up north that primarily bass fish are choosing to chase the big reds. Can
you blame them? It’s some
crazy-awesome-fantastic- fun action fishing! We’ve had some really foggy days
and some perfectly sunny days, but so far the weather hasn’t affected the
bulls’ bite. The key is to watch the tides with the reds, because even though
they are here in the bay by the thousands, you have to fish moving water and
good tidal movement similar like you do when fishing the flats.
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