Spring weather is definitely upon us here on the Space Coast! Windy, cool mornings and warm afternoons… These conditions can be very challenging and require a little more patience to fish.
The redfish bite has been really good, with the wind and cool air and no rain the water levels are some of the lowest I’ve seen. This presents a challenge but can really work to your benefit. Look for deeper channels, flats that are typically deeper, or shallow flats with small cuts that have sloughs that are slightly deeper even if it’s only by a few inches. These areas are where your fish are going to be. They like the shallows to feed but also need deeper water or some type of structure for protection — that’s why even the bridges and larger broken docks with any kind of depth will be holding fish.
With all the unstable weather, it’s a huge key that you slow way, way down. Artificial enthusiasts can still get a good bite using small and scented plastics like the Gulp shrimp, preferably the 3 inch on an 1/8 oz jighead worked very slow. The live bait guys can find a great bite using large shrimp, blue crabs, and on the warmer stretches small finger mullet, all of these baits can be fished on a 1/4oz jighead and can be used in various situations from sightfishing flats to dropping around bridges and deeper canals. It’s important to use the least amount of lead as possible and to keep the bait looking as realistic as it possibly can.
The next few weeks will only get better as a warming trend is approaching, your redfish will still cooperate and the snook fishing will just get better and better! Good luck and tight lines!
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