When I went out on Saturday with 3 clients, the tide was falling pretty well so we took off for the backside of San Jose island to hit the cuts where the back lakes drain into Aransas Bay. Sure enough some redfish where sitting outside the cuts.
While I drifted in front of the cuts, the clients fished from the boat using some different lures before settling on the ones that worked the best, Devil Eyes in Gold Rush and Pink Hologram with a 1/16 oz jig.
The fish just were not nailing the lures as they were in a holding pattern on the shell-mixed mud, even though the water was still a little warm. The key was to find the bait food because that was where the action was going to be.
Once we got the target areas down it was some good action with 3 limits and also a lot of undersized reds. From now on until spring you need to go to mud bottoms mixed with shell. Find the bait in these areas and go for it.
You really need to take about 10 or 15 minutes to check if you see any bait activity before you pass any area up. You can end up getting into a good mess of fish that way. Most people will not see bait right away and pass up an area that is holding bait and redfish which are not constantly active.
The fish are cold this time of year and they don't move around the same as they do in the fall or summer, so you might only see a little movement every once in awhile. It still means enough fish could be holding there to catch a limit.
While I drifted in front of the cuts, the clients fished from the boat using some different lures before settling on the ones that worked the best, Devil Eyes in Gold Rush and Pink Hologram with a 1/16 oz jig.
The fish just were not nailing the lures as they were in a holding pattern on the shell-mixed mud, even though the water was still a little warm. The key was to find the bait food because that was where the action was going to be.
Once we got the target areas down it was some good action with 3 limits and also a lot of undersized reds. From now on until spring you need to go to mud bottoms mixed with shell. Find the bait in these areas and go for it.
You really need to take about 10 or 15 minutes to check if you see any bait activity before you pass any area up. You can end up getting into a good mess of fish that way. Most people will not see bait right away and pass up an area that is holding bait and redfish which are not constantly active.
The fish are cold this time of year and they don't move around the same as they do in the fall or summer, so you might only see a little movement every once in awhile. It still means enough fish could be holding there to catch a limit.
About the Author:
Captain Mike Caserta is a full-time fishing guide who specializes in wadefishing for big speckled trout and redfish in Texas, and uses Brown Lures' salt water fishing tackle. Kyle suggests you try out some fishing lure from Brown Lures for your next fishing trip.
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