Weekly Fishing Report
Inshore Fishing Report
December 17,2008
December 17,2008
The weather sure doesn’t feel like December lately and hasn’t been all that pretty. Warm humid days and light drizzling rain hasn’t scared us off the water however. Overall the fishing has been a little tough, but the groups of fish we have been finding have been large in numbers and very hungry! Neap tides through the end of the week may put a little lull in the bite, but I can promise you its hard catching fish when you’re sitting at home!
The weather has had the water on the beach mighty churned up lately. The big incoming tides we have had over the last week have kept the pass pretty mucky and the fishing wasn’t much prettier either. However, the outgoing tide was a different story. Tannin stained water would eventually get to the bridge a couple of hours after high tide. This cleaner water produced some nice sheepshead and a few nice black drum over the past few days. After the neap tide, expect to see much prettier water conditions in and around Perdido Pass as well as some better fishing. Live shrimp have been the bait of choice for anglers fishing the pass.
The beach has unfortunately been too rough to fish over the past weekend. Once again the weather didn’t cooperate for us, and our hopes of crushing the big redfish in the Gulf were blown away with solid east and southeast winds. But, the redfish have definitely been on the beach when the weather is right! It won’t be long before the next cold front pushes through the area followed up with frigid north winds. It will then only take a day or so for the water to calm and the bait to bundle back up!! Looking at the forecast, red fishing may be out of the question for the next week, but who knows!
With poor red fishing conditions, we headed north to the ICW in hunt of speckled trout! Drifting docks, using popping corks and shrimp, was our best method of locating fish. We were fishing three live shrimp and one D.O.A. shrimp. Quietly, we drifted down pier after pier fishing in and around them until we located trout. Each day we would cover large amounts of water catching almost nothing, and then BAM! We would find the spot and begin to pound them well! We landed over 100 fish on Sunday and Monday! What an incredible bite!
The key to trout fishing this time of the year is consistent fishing in good habitat and water conditions. With inconsistent air temperature comes inconsistent water temperature. Speckled trout will pile up in areas with dark muddy bottom and darker water. These areas will hold a much steadier water temp and you will see more signs of bait and life than most other areas. Speckled trout will consistently move around these areas of prime water, especially when the air temperature rises like this weekend and the upcoming week. A stealth-like approach, such as drifting or using a trolling motor, will increase your odds dramatically. Live shrimp either free-lined or under a popping cork as well as an assortment of soft plastics all work well for trout. If you are not a hunter, this is a great time of the year to be fishing! Don’t forget your bug spray!
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