Things have cooled off a bit weather-wise. Water temps are down to the mid-60’s to around 70 degrees depending on where you are in the Lagoon. The water has cooled, but the fishing has stayed pretty much the same. We had a good number of trout and a few snook during the last couple of trips. None of the fish have been huge, but numbers have been good for the most part. Most of the small to medium sized trout are still hanging around the edges of flats and drop-offs associated with islands. Jacks and ladyfish have been cruising these same areas as well. We did find some large trout and snook today and these fish were lurking in very shallow backwater areas in and around the mangroves. They were very difficult to approach, but we did get two nice fish to hit our offerings. Unfortunately, the fights did not last long, but they were exciting while they lasted. We have been getting most of our strikes on jig and soft plastic combinations. The Rip-Tide Brand Weedless shrimp and Curtailer in the night glow pattern have been the best. We have had a few fish on the Yo-Zuri 3D Fingerling late in the day when the water was warmer and the fish more active. Live shrimp on hook-up jigs also have been producing fish around some deep-water docks.
It is supposed to warm up again and then cool off with the passing of another front. If this kind of pattern keeps up the fishing will continue to be up and down depending on what the weather allows us to do. So far this winter, however, we cannot complain too much. At least we have not had such a cold winter that the fishing has just completely shut down. Nope, we have had some wind and a few cold spells, but they have been brief. As a result, the fish have been fairly active. Hopefully this will continue and we will get an early start to spring. That just means more top water action and I am all for that.
Until next time,
Tight-Lines to all.
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
Tight-Lines Inshore Guide Service
772-388-9880
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