Post by Steve Sutton on Apr 1, 2010 11:17:31 GMT -5
Notice the High water marks on the dock pilings. Where the oyster bed joins the grass and the Poles boils down to a fine fish catching recipe for red fish. This picture was taken at dead low, so not much activity right now. However, as the tide starts to come in, that juncture of poles, oysters, and grass is a haven for baitfish as well as shrimp trying to get out of the main river into this small feeder creek. After about 1 hour of incoming tide you can cast anywhere along that bank and let the tide take your bait into that feeder creek. The best area would be where the poles, oysters and grass come together at the mouth of that feeder creek. This is prime redfish area. Just because you might not score a bite on the first hour after low, doesn't mean the reds don't visit this area. Watch for herons and other sea birds standing at the mouth of the creek. If the birds are there, most likely the reds will appear.
This is important! One of the ways that captain find-fishing drops is to put your time in, on the water. If you come across structure like this and are fishing alone, have 3 rods ready. One should have a popping cork with live shrimp or mud minnow. Have another rod with a traditional float trying both shrimp and mud minnows. Also have 1 rod rigged with Artificial. Shrimp is great bait, but sometimes your targeted species will prefer a baitfish.
As an angler scouting you have all day to locate fish. If you think this or any area will HOLD FISH, get there at low tide and stay thru the whole tidal stage. (Incoming to outgoing) THAT MEANS YOU MIGHT SPEND 8 to 10 hours at this location. But when the fish show, you MUST Note WHAT STAGE OF THE TIDE THESE FISH SHOWED UP and how long you could fish them. Wow, You might get one heck of a surprise.
This is very important. If the fish show up, right down the Date, the stage of tide, incoming or outgoing, and what species you caught. Also make a note of the air and water temperature. By writing all this down, you will develop a log of where you caught what and when. This way in the future you won't waste a day waiting on fish that might be here only for 1 or 2 hours. Also at the top of the incoming tide, you might also discover that the speckled Sea trout enjoy that area as well. Say you discover this great drop produces fish at 1 hour before high tide, and the first time you caught them was in April. Well October rolls around and you get set up and guess what - No one was home. You try again here in November and December and never get another bite there. What does this mean? It means that this is a spring and summer drop, not a fall and winter drop. Or it could mean the following, which, is ugly and unpleasant.
This is important! One of the ways that captain find-fishing drops is to put your time in, on the water. If you come across structure like this and are fishing alone, have 3 rods ready. One should have a popping cork with live shrimp or mud minnow. Have another rod with a traditional float trying both shrimp and mud minnows. Also have 1 rod rigged with Artificial. Shrimp is great bait, but sometimes your targeted species will prefer a baitfish.
As an angler scouting you have all day to locate fish. If you think this or any area will HOLD FISH, get there at low tide and stay thru the whole tidal stage. (Incoming to outgoing) THAT MEANS YOU MIGHT SPEND 8 to 10 hours at this location. But when the fish show, you MUST Note WHAT STAGE OF THE TIDE THESE FISH SHOWED UP and how long you could fish them. Wow, You might get one heck of a surprise.
This is very important. If the fish show up, right down the Date, the stage of tide, incoming or outgoing, and what species you caught. Also make a note of the air and water temperature. By writing all this down, you will develop a log of where you caught what and when. This way in the future you won't waste a day waiting on fish that might be here only for 1 or 2 hours. Also at the top of the incoming tide, you might also discover that the speckled Sea trout enjoy that area as well. Say you discover this great drop produces fish at 1 hour before high tide, and the first time you caught them was in April. Well October rolls around and you get set up and guess what - No one was home. You try again here in November and December and never get another bite there. What does this mean? It means that this is a spring and summer drop, not a fall and winter drop. Or it could mean the following, which, is ugly and unpleasant.
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