Well folks it's starting to almost feel like Fall weather is somewhat near. The mornings are getting a little cooler and for the most part you don't have to question whether or not you are going to make it to the dock or have a heat stroke. As far as the inshore bite goes, it's only getting better from here on out.
For the past month and a half the Redfish bite inshore has been....shall I say....Hot.... We are catching allot of slot sized fish on the flats on both artificial and live baits, but the live bait is definately been the better of the two. The big fish have been a little bit more scarce this summer but certain flats are still holding some fairly good numbers. Big shell points adjacent to drop offs or creek mouths have been holding numerous Trout. While most of them are small, the occasional lunkers of a few pounds or more are always waiting close by. In addition we have been coming by a really good bit of Black Drum and Flounder, more so than ever. I don't know if the Black Drum are more cyclical and kinda come in seasons but i've cought more this year than ever before.
The Tarpon bite this year isn't even worthy of writing about so I will leave it at that.
Next on the scene will be on of my favorite types of fishing and that is the big bull Reds. We should start to see them show when the water drops a few more degrees which shouldn't be but another week or two. If you have never taken a stand against a #35 bull Red on light tackle than you don't know what you are missing. And when the bite is hot, It's fast and furious and will leave you begging for mercy.
Hopefully we will be blessed with a slow hurricane season and the fall will be nice and pleasant and full of great fishing days. It's not far off so let's get going!
