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Weekly Fishing Report

 

Boy, I wish it would get HOT! Summer is definitely here with sizzling hot weather to show, but fear not the fishing is keeping up with the heat. We continue to get some great fishing reports throughout the area. The fishery is definitely spotty still, but with hard work and a little adaptation to the weather dinner is right around the corner.

 

Big baits are the key to catching trout during the warm (excuse me, HOT) summer days. Focus your day time efforts on larger live baits such as menhaden, LYs and croakers free lined with absolutely no weights, floats, or swivels. Warmer water temperatures cause the fish’s metabolism to sky rocket. Trout prefer to eat larger meals on fewer occasions to conserve energy during their peak metabolic functions. This is why fishing larger bait fish from eight in the morning till six in the afternoon is imperative to catching any quantities of quality trout. Live shrimp will still produce fish but have a tendency work better from dusk till dawn. Catching good live bait is fairly simple using a six to twelve foot cast net. Look for LYs around Perdido Pass and menhaden in Cotton Bayou as soon as you begin to have visible daylight. Remember, “Big Bait means Big Fish!”

 

Redfish have still been showing their faces around the bridge and rocks throughout the past week. Unfortunately, the consistency just isn’t there. It’s basically being in the right place at the right time. When they do show they have been eating live shrimp and bait fish equally well. There are no shortages of bluefish or ladyfish to help time pass as you await the redfish bite! A simple Carolina rig with a thirty pound leader and a three-quarter ounce egg weight will do the job for all the above mentioned fish.

 

With the calmer weather we have been experiencing, more anglers are pursuing mackerels just offshore along our beaches as well. Sounds like the summer kings along with some nice Spanish have shown up. Trolling dusters with cigar minnows seemed to be the rig of choice this past week for the mackerel fishermen. Dragging a variety of lures and baits that completely cover the water column from the surface to the bottom has proven quite successful as well as helping determine the best bait for any given day. Proven mackerel baits are as follows: Drone Spoons, Eco Spoons, Clark Spoons, Fairwater’s Dusters and J-Dusters, Carolina Witches, Yo-Zuri live bait minnow jigs and crystal minnows, as well as many others. Keeping an eye out for surface activity and looking for bait on your fathometer can aid you in pinpointing an area to fish for kings and Spanish.

 

Last, but not least, the night fishing continues to improve. Many anglers have reported nice catches of both trout and reds over the past week. Ono Island (both North and South), Perdido Key, and Wolf Bay have all been responsible for some hot night bites! Be sure to take a nice variety of both live and artificial baits on your next night trip. Tales of picky fish are coming in as well. Most lights are stacked with a variety of bait fish and shrimp by this time of the year. Having a bait that blends in with what is already present in the light is always a plus when dealing with finicky trout! Also, be careful and courteous to others while fishing after dark. This is the busiest time of the year for night fishing and boat traffic will be at its peak over the next several months. Safety should be your number one goal each and every night you venture out. Thanks and Good Fishin!

 

 

 

The offshore fishing has remained good over the past week. The number of boats offshore continues to grow as summer rolls on! We have received plenty of good bottom fishing reports lately. The west current that has been so terrible sounds as if it has finally subsided. Public tanks and pyramids have been hit hard since June 1 but are still producing limits of snapper with the occasional grouper thrown into the mix. Be sure to lighten your leaders and leads when fishing public numbers. The more natural the presentation, the more quality fish you will catch. Private reefs and natural bottom further offshore have been holding some amberjack as well as some nice vermillion snapper and a few triggerfish. Live hardtails have been the bait of choice when hunting hard pulling amberjack. Vertical jigs are still landing some quality jacks and snapper also. While bottom fishing, drift lines set out with either live or dead cigar minnows have been finding quite a few toothy mouthed mackerels.

 

Blue water fishing is at its peak. A huge rip has been reported between the Marlin and the Ram. Trolling near it has produced nice dolphin and Wahoo along with a few blue marlin shots. Night fishing the big rigs has been hard to beat lately. Tonnage of blackfin tuna is available to all willing to do a little vertical jigging. Studying your fathometer and some serious jigging is the key to loading the boat with blackfins. Glow in the dark diamond jigs have been burning them up lately. Chunking at night has put some yellowfin tunas on board as well. Now that summer is in full effect, night time swordfish fishermen are turning there efforts toward these creatures of the deep!! Light up the grill, light up a squid, and then kick back and relax until that clicker screams!

 

 

Thanks and Good Fishin,

Captain Mo Shaver

Mo Fishin Bait & Tackle, Inc.

251.224.0399