Fall Fishing is hot!

Nov 13 2008

Nope I'm not dead yet.....But it has been along time for an update.
Redfish!!!! Wow its been about as good as I've seen it in the last 5 years. Lots of fish of all sizes are playing nice. Find some clean water, that is in the lee and you will find reds. The water temps have dipped a few times , but remained warm. Which has kept the bait around a little longer.
It almost seems like the fish are thinking...." as long as this bait is around we had better fill up."
Needless to say my top fly has been a 3-3 1/2 " bait fish pattern. Light belly and a grey blue mixed back.
Yes the snook like it to, along with the larger trout. So we can fish 1 fly all day, cast to both reds and snook in the shallows.(oh did I forget to mention it's been ALL sight fishing).Then move to the deep grass to finish off our slam.
Some pompano are showing up around the passes on sandy drop offs and beach troughs.
But we haven't really gone looking for them yet. I have heard a few reports of cobia, along with the odd tarpon mixed in. With that said.... Lets go fishing I can't wait to get back out. Wednesday we hooked a snook in the 36" range..... Needless to say 25lb flourocarbon is not strong enough to hold big snook away from the mangroves. When the line parted the whole line piled up on the center console like a bunch of spaghetti. Oh well, sometimes the fish win..... But sometimes we win.


Tight lines
Capt. Jamie Allen
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