Thursday, 11/6/14

After the front came through, the water temperate dropped below 70 degrees. Definitely slowed things down a bit. Snook bite really slows down with the cooler water temperatures. Red fish were still biting. Present your baits slowly. Cut bait can be the key on a jig head or 3/O circle hook with a split shot. Be sure to be patient for the bite and fish a little longer. Snappers were still biting and always make a great meal. Trout fishing was good this week. They like the cooler weather and we see bigger fish during the winter months. We caught plenty of keeper fish over grass flats and spotted shell and sand bottoms. Popping corks with 3 feet of leader and split shot or circle hook with a jig head worked well to locate these fish. They were eating shrimp or white bait. Drifting is a good way to locate these fish. Once you hook into a nice one, work that area to pick up a few more.