22 degrees in the
mornings one day and on Tuesday it’s going to be in the teens, Brrr!!!!!!
The temps should be
back to normal in a few days. This cold weather will kick off some good trout
fishing in the rivers and upper bays. Of course, it will take a few days after
the cold front for the fish to adjust and then it will be on.
If you have been
wanting to learn more about the fishing in our area, whether you get here a
couple times a year for vacation or if you are a local looking to master the
fine art of flats fishing, then perhaps a private instructional trip is in your
future. I run Saltwater Fishing Academy, one of the finest instructional
technical guided trips along the panhandle. It’s an addition to my regular
family style charters, and an instructional trip is more of a tutorial on how
to correctly fish the flats, including tackle choices, artificial vs. live
bait, and watching the tides.
This weekend should be
good for the big reds in the bay and for specks and slot reds in the upper bay
areas before the next major cold front. There is going to be another serious
cold front on Monday and Tuesday and it will affect the fish some, so if you do
go out remember to slow down your presentation with your twitch baits or soft
plastics. During the winter months I gradually slow down my presentation, which
has absolutely put more fish in the boat. Here are a few baits I use in the
winter, a drop-shot rig rigged with a Z-Man
Hula StickZ (http://www.zmanfishing.com/cms/).
Colors I like are mud minnow, green pumpkin, and white. I also like small 4”
grubs rigged up. The hook I use on my drop-shot is a Gamakatsu #1 Kale Hook. http://www.gamakatsu.com/.
One of my other go to
baits in the winter is Mirror Lures Paul Brown; it’s a suspending twitch bait
and in the winter and early spring, it’s deadly for big trout! Colors I like
are pink metal flake and the two-tone mullet color, just remember a very slow
presentation is how this bait is worked in cooler water.
Remember to put some
Pro-Cure on the bait; this stuff is like candy to the fish, and one coating
pretty much lasts all day long. http://www.pro-cure.com/
Here’s wishing everyone a great year of fishing and
tight lines!
Capt. John
850-341-9816
22 degrees in the
mornings one day and on Tuesday it’s going to be in the teens, Brrr!!!!!!
This weekend should be
good for the big reds in the bay and for specks and slot reds in the upper bay
areas before the next major cold front. There is going to be another serious
cold front on Monday and Tuesday and it will affect the fish some, so if you do
go out remember to slow down your presentation with your twitch baits or soft
plastics. During the winter months I gradually slow down my presentation, which
has absolutely put more fish in the boat. Here are a few baits I use in the
winter, a drop-shot rig rigged with a Z-Man
Hula StickZ (http://www.zmanfishing.com/cms/).
Colors I like are mud minnow, green pumpkin, and white. I also like small 4”
grubs rigged up. The hook I use on my drop-shot is a Gamakatsu #1 Kale Hook. http://www.gamakatsu.com/.
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