While the weather warmed up over the weekend for the anglers, the water temperature remains a chilly 63 degrees. This has caused a real problem for the bait shrimp harvesters. The shrimp have buried up around the State making them scarce to net. The lack of live shrimp for bait have forced anglers to resort to other offerings. Reports from the weekend include an 8 lb. Spotted Seatrout caught on a plug. Also, a huge (50 lb. range) Snook was hauled in on a plug and released. A few big Reds are hitting plugs as well.
For those able to find and capture a few Pinfish, these baits are attracting Snook and Reds. With no shrimp in the tank, frozen bait is the old reliable. There have been a good number of Sheepshead and Drum caught on the frozen stuff.
Today's photo is proof that frozen clams can provide a good response. Val Wallace caught this Pompano in the surf on Sunday as well as some good Whiting.
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