This week has been brutal for fishing off the beach; the water has gotten really cold, and the fish do not like it at all. Finding the warmer breaks in the surf has produced some fish, but many are smaller ones. Jacks, small black drum, croakers, and spots have been reported this week. The bright moon phase has not helped either.
Frozen shrimp, live sand fleas, and clam have been the best baits this past week and likely will continue to be so this week as well. Standard pompano rigs have once again been getting the most bites. Just be sure the hooks are smaller, in the #2 or #1 size, to catch the smaller fish if you’re looking to do so.
One note I would like to add this week about the pompano rigs is the choice of weight has certainly played a role in hookups. The sputnik weights have negatively affected the hookup ratio of fish, and the opposite can be said for the triangles. People have been catching more fish with triangle leads. This is probably due to the smaller fish size and the fact that the rigs are ripping out of their mouths due to the sputniks’ outstanding sand-holding abilities.
That’s all I’ve got for y’all this week; not much more to talk about. We just gotta wait for some warmer waters to turn the fish on again for us! Tight lines.
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