Pensacola Fishing Report July 31st 2013:
Pensacola
Fishing Report July 31st 2013:
With
more rain days than I care to count this month totaling around 16” - 21”, I
would say this July was the wettest on record. I think we’ve had enough rain to
last us the rest of the year. Getting
out to fish has been a chore just working around all the early morning storms.
The first week of July, I was only able to get out a few times. The week of
Independence Day is usually very busy with trips and fun fishing, but a
tropical low off the coast of Louisiana kept me in the house watching DVD
rentals for 4 days. My tackle got organized over and over; I was well rested,
and all caught up on my Netflix / Red Box must-see movies!
Despite
all the rain, I was able to get out quite a bit this month and the fishing actually
wasn’t half bad. I’ve been fishing all the customary places, including Escambia
Bay, Santa Rosa Sound, Big Lagoon, and a little in Pensacola Bay. I am happy to
say that my new style of inshore charter has really taken off this season with
my all-artificial trips. My northern brethren that have stumbled across my
website and booked these trips say it’s right up their alley. I use a variety
of lures on my inshore trips, from top-waters to suspending twitch baits, and
soft plastics. I also have tons of ways I rig the soft plastics and I go over
detailed instruction on how to work the lures to ensure you have a high catch
ratio.
The
main difference in my style of charters from other inshore charters is that I
don’t deep drop in the pass in the summer months. I only fish the pass in late
March & April for the annual Sheepshead run. During the Sheepshead run, all
the inshore guides fish this area with live shrimp and it typically lasts for
about 5-6 weeks. The bite is so good and these fish taste great. We also catch
slot and big reds from time to time during the sheepshead run.
Let me explain what inshore deep-dropping is; this is when you take a live or
cut bait and drop it down 40 –60 ft of water while drifting ledges about 80
yards long waiting for a bite. This can be a fun style of fishing, but I enjoy
casting more and working baits on the flats and watching big trout, reds,
Skipjacks or Spanish bust the water and feel the pull on light tackle.
Like
I said in the beginning of the report, July was the rainiest July ever and I’m
hoping that August is a little drier, as we need a break!
We’ve
still got a few more weeks till the school buses make their way through the
neighborhoods, and until then you need to make the most of what summer there is
left.
So before
you get stuck in the dog days of school/work, take a quick break and come visit
me for a fun inshore light tackle adventure, so when you’re daydreaming back
home in class or at the office, it will be a fond summer memory of great
fishing!
Thanks
for stopping by, and here’s wishing you a great end to your summer and
tight
lines.
John
850-341-9816
With
more rain days than I care to count this month totaling around 16” - 21”, I
would say this July was the wettest on record. I think we’ve had enough rain to
last us the rest of the year. Getting
out to fish has been a chore just working around all the early morning storms.
The first week of July, I was only able to get out a few times. The week of
Independence Day is usually very busy with trips and fun fishing, but a
tropical low off the coast of Louisiana kept me in the house watching DVD
rentals for 4 days. My tackle got organized over and over; I was well rested,
and all caught up on my Netflix / Red Box must-see movies! 
Despite
all the rain, I was able to get out quite a bit this month and the fishing actually
wasn’t half bad. I’ve been fishing all the customary places, including Escambia
Bay, Santa Rosa Sound, Big Lagoon, and a little in Pensacola Bay. I am happy to
say that my new style of inshore charter has really taken off this season with
my all-artificial trips. My northern brethren that have stumbled across my
website and booked these trips say it’s right up their alley. I use a variety
of lures on my inshore trips, from top-waters to suspending twitch baits, and
soft plastics. I also have tons of ways I rig the soft plastics and I go over
detailed instruction on how to work the lures to ensure you have a high catch
ratio.
Let me explain what inshore deep-dropping is; this is when you take a live or
cut bait and drop it down 40 –60 ft of water while drifting ledges about 80
yards long waiting for a bite. This can be a fun style of fishing, but I enjoy
casting more and working baits on the flats and watching big trout, reds,
Skipjacks or Spanish bust the water and feel the pull on light tackle. 
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