Hotter than hot, serious hot weather means high water temps also. An angler needs to find cooler temp for comfort and for fish, they don’t like it this warm either. Fish early or low light, look to shaded areas, treed shore lines or deep, fish are always looking for the comfort zone. Slow your retrieve rate, the fish will pick up your bait not crash it, if your bait stop set the hook.
Fishing the river the Trout bite has been excellent from many locations but you have to start early, before sun up. Grass edges from Bear Point south to the Sail Fish Flats, lots of slot Trout and a few over with a light mix of Red fish, not sure where the Reds have gone but they are hiding. Try suspending bait, they sure are getting a lot of attention and yes black and chrome is my favorite. While down on the Sail
Flats be sure to take the time to look for a Bone Fish or two, getting lots of reports. Now fishing in the bright of the day, fish the channel, look deep because that’s where the fish are, comfort zone. Tarpon have made a good show this week, North Fork, South Fork, Bridges and the tips of the inlet, problem is who know what they want to eat but again fish early or dark. From the bridges it has been big Croakers and Black Drum on shrimp; yes the deeper water is their location. Snook season is still closed.
Surf action is limited to the early hour, excellent catches of big Jacks, Snook and Tarpon (have not heard of any one landing one yet) with Whiting and Croaker till noon. Now I am not sure if the fish leave or the anglers have had enough heat for the day, again fish early.
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