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Report  Dec. 31st - 2011

Well, another year has come and gone, and as good as the fishing was in 2011, I’m already eager to see what the New Year brings.
I was on the water nearly every day the last week of the year, and it was some of the best bull red fishing of the year and some great trout fishing as well. Only one day last week was not so good and that was the last day of 2011, because we were pretty much fogged in the whole day and could only fish the bridge for short time and had to end the trip a bit early. Other than that the week was outstanding. Each day I splashed the boat around 10am and worked the incoming tides at the bridge for trout and out in the bay for the big reds.

 

John bowed up with a big redfish. John is all smiles after landing this big redfish.

Anne had the big red of the day! Kevin with a big Pensacola Bay Redfish.
Alan is all smiles after landing this big redfish. Triple Hook-ups are always fun!
As we get closer to the fishing area I go over a few techniques on how to approach spooky fish in shallow water, where to cast and how to retrieve the bait and what to do when he strikes. When we’re on the flats fishing for the reds during the winter I’ll use a couple of baits, one is a Berkley Gulp 3” shrimp or a Berkley Gulp 5” jerk-shad on a 1/4oz jig head. If we’re fishing for the big reds out in the bay or gulf, then we use a 1.5  - 2oz Spro buck tail jig with a laser tail attached or some type of medium grub curly tail for flash usually in chartreuse or red.
John Sr. shows of his biggest red of the day

John, John Sr. & Matt had a great time catching 

reds in Pensacola Bay

Matt is all smiles after landing this big redfish.

There are those times when we are at my shallow water spots and the fish are not there or just not interested in our offerings, then it’s off to another spot like the bridge for trout or see if the birds are working bait pods pushed up by the big reds. If I don’t see the reds, I’ll go to where I’ve hooked up reds in the past and watch the bottom machine for any signs of life. Let me tell you, my Lowrance proved its weight in gold this winter. There were a few times the reds popped, but more times they didn’t and having a very good bottom machine put my clients on big reds. So, a big thanks to Lowrance for making such a great product. This year was a great year in fishing, and I really enjoyed getting out this December with my clients for some end of the year adventures on the water. 

Lela is all smiles after landing this nice red.

Brian is bowed up with a monster red.

Brian with his prize a MONSTER 42" Red

Jerry is all smiles after lading this trophy redfish.

Triple Hook-ups are common when the redfish bite is hot!

Tight Lines.

Capt. John

 

 

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