We took advantage of a few weather and tide windows
these last 3 days (2/9-2/11) and managed a very good, fair, and good. Sunday
started off a bit cold but warmed up nice and the reds fired up during the
outgoing. We sat on a school of slot reds and hooked 18, before sliding a little
further up where we saw 5 big fish. Michelle fired a cast and immediately hooked
up. We also had another red with NO spots. We finished Sunday fishing deep on
the incoming and managed 8 trout...Michelle with the biggun'...again. Monday, in
perfect weather, I ran south and fished creeks off the ICW and struggled a bit.
I managed one over slot red and one in the slot along with 5 decent specs and a
coupla' shorts, all on Mirrolures and grubs. Tuesday I had a short window to
fish around low outgoing and ran into some nice trout! The fish were finicky and
I switched back and forth between a 3" grub and D.O.A shrimp. Barely twitching
the baits was the only way I could get 'em to eat. I ended up with 14 that I
worked my tail off for--all but 2 were over 15", including 1 right at 20"...and
a suicidal drum. I think that is great news for the coming warmer months! We
released all but yesterday’s fish; Mom said her freezer was empty!
By Tim Cutting
Love your reports. I live in Nashville, Tn. and fish the south Georgia coastal area when I visit home. (I grew up in Waycross) Are the trout and redfish located in deep areas during the winter months, or are you fishing much like the warmer months: ie, points and shellbeds less than 5 to 10 feet deep with popping corks, etc?
ReplyDeleteI target deep holes in creek bends during low tide. If docks, laydowns, or shell is near, all the better! 6-14 ft. usually.
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