Did someone leave the freezer door open? It got cold, and I could swear I saw penguins swimming down around cockroach bay this week.
With the weather changing ahead of the cold fronts you would expect the bite to be on fire! Me too!
On Wednesday morning I spoke with my client, Kevin (whose birthday happened to be that day) and told him that we are going to slay 'em. Kevin wanted redfish and snook. The week prior we had slayed ‘em in the river, so ahead of the severe cold front, the bite should be on fire.
Folks I have never been soooo wrong or worked so hard for fish! We’d pick at them--one here, one there, but bite definitely was not on fire. Just ahead, I mean minutes ahead of the front; double header redfish and another, a snook, and then nothing. As fast as it started it was over.
I told them my wife would tell me, “Well, that’s fishin’”. I HATE FISHIN’ I LOVE CATCHIN’!!!
I can fish in my bath tub. Talk about a humbling experience.
The bait is still in the bay and the day before we had a group that caught flounder, trout, and cobia.The day that should have been the day! Not so much. Maybe I should take up golf.
Offshore the bite is still on fire, when you can get out. The snapper, red grouper, amberjack and the like are still going off. The trick is to be ready for anything. Carry various dead and live baits to be ready for all situations. Nothing is worse that to get on a certain bite and run out of that “magical” bait. Also carry various rods and reel setups for different species and techniques. But most important watch the weather and make sure all of your safety equipment is up to snuff, because when you need, it’s too late!
Be sure to tune in on Saturday mornings at 6:30 on News Channel 8 WFLA for The Reel Animals Fishing Show and listen to Captain Mike on 970 AM WFLA from 6-9 am on Reel Animals Saturday. Call in on Saturday’s to WFLA 970 for Reel Animal’s Saturday and Sunday’s to WDAE 620 AM The Sports Animal for the T.A. Mahoney Reel Animals Fishing Show to win some cool fish gear from 7-9 am. Call 1-866-GAMEFISH to book your fishing trip of a lifetime and until next week, “Do yourself a favor and take a kid fishin’.
