CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY
'Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956'
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921
912 897 3460 FAX
www.missjudycharters.com
July 28, 2008
Happy Fish Day!
Saltwater inshore, offshore, blue water fishing report, Freshies Suggestions, and 'Little Miss Judy's story! Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Here are a few suggestions as well as points of interests on what not to do when fishing inshore
Red fish are probably the easiest spooked fish that there is especially in the near shore waters. It's almost like once unfamiliar noise is introduced into there feeding zone they are 'fish be gone!' The secret is if you get lucky enough to see the red fish before they see you try to make your casts as silent as possible. Once you have gotten your bait successfully delivered to the area you are one step closer to getting a serious hit. If you are using live bait I suggest just letting it sitting where you have it placed. If you are working some sort of artificial I suggest working it so slow that even you get bored, because if that's the case you are probably going to get a hit!
When you see a tailing red fish, in my case no matter how many times, the first thing that I want to say is 'look!' I ought to know, because I have been there and done that many times. For every occasion that this has happened to me I have received a semi scolding from the inshore captain nice enough to take me fishing! The bottom line is whether this is true or not, it's as if these fish hear through their tails especially when doing that 'tailing thing!' I'm not saying that they do, but what I am saying, 'They sure spook easily when their tails are waving in the air! Quiet, quiet, quiet!
Spotted sea trout are one of those types of fish that likes to look at what they are going to eat. Although I haven't exactly been inside this fish's head I have studied their behavior quite a bit. Their design tells us if nothing else that they have keen sight. Not only that, but they like to look first at what they are going to kill and then eat. All this talk and conjecture leads to the fact that clear water is a must. Now that we got that out of the way we need to add moving to this scenario. Once we have done that we can now successfully bait up and get our best chance at hooking up a spotted sea trout. The bottom line is this: Trout like to feed in rips close to the bank or those formed even slap-dab in the middle of the creek. They are like all ambush type fish in that 'where there is a killing/feeding opportunity they just might be there!' Just one more thing before I close. During this time of the year bait can be found almost anywhere. With that being said, so can the fish that feed on them! Where you have fish you have fish! It's just as simple as that!