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Fishing report from Todd W. in Sarasota, Florida

Fishing report from Frank C. in Jacksonville, Florida Book a trip with Captain Frank here.

    Capt.Frank here with our Northeast Florida first weekend in February Fishing Report. Weather continues to be a challenge. Cold front after cold front has brought low temperatures and high winds to the area. Wild changes in barometric pressure has affected fishing. Nonetheless, on fishable days, there are fish to be caught. Inshore, the speckled seatrout bite has been pretty consistent with good catches of legal trout and some lower slot redfish. Slow trolling with grubs near the bottom is a good way to locate the schools. Once found, traditional float rigs with live shrimp will produce numbers. Sheepshead fishing has been generally good with some really good days and some slower days. But some quality fish are being caught. When weather permits, the black seabass bite has been consistent - if you can get your baits past the red snapper. Further offshore, trigger fish have been good with some 5 pound plus fish being caught. Wahoo fishing has been tough this winter because of the weather. On the fishable days, boats are often encountering cold dirty water. But, there's lots of bait and some nice wahoo in excess of 100 pounds have been caught. Bottom line is - go when you can go and you may be rewarded. Hopefully, calmer weather is around the corner.
    Capt.Frank here with our Northeast Florida first weekend in February Fishing Report. Weather continues to be a challenge. Cold front after cold front has brought low temperatures and high winds to the area. Wild changes in barometric pressure has affected fishing. Nonetheless, on fishable days, there are fish to be caught. Inshore, the speckled seatrout bite has been pretty consistent with good catches of legal trout and some lower slot redfish. Slow trolling with grubs near the bottom is a good way to locate the schools. Once found, traditional float rigs with live shrimp will produce numbers. Sheepshead fishing has been generally good with some really good days and some slower days. But some quality fish are being caught. When weather permits, the black seabass bite has been consistent - if you can get your baits past the red snapper. Further offshore, trigger fish have been good with some 5 pound plus fish being caught. Wahoo fishing has been tough this winter because of the weather. On the fishable days, boats are often encountering cold dirty water. But, there's lots of bait and some nice wahoo in excess of 100 pounds have been caught. Bottom line is - go when you can go and you may be rewarded. Hopefully, calmer weather is around the corner.

Fishing report from Frank C. in Jacksonville, Florida Book a trip with Captain Frank here.

Fishing report from Juan H. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Juan here.

Fishing report from Wade O. in Tampa, Florida Book a trip with Captain Wade here.

Fishing report from Stanley B. in Naples, Florida Book a trip with Captain Stanley here.

Fishing report from Tom M. in Orange Beach, Alabama Book a trip with Captain Tom here.

    Last week, the trout and Pompano bite was red hot. A few Sheepshead are starting to arrive. Also several black drum got a ride to the dock. Awesome way to finish out the year.

Fishing report from Dylan H. in Fort Myers, Florida Book a trip with Captain Dylan here.

Fishing report from Tommy A. in Sulphur, Louisiana Book a trip with Captain Tommy here.

Fishing report from Robert M. in Freeport, Texas Book a trip with Captain Robert here.

Fishing report from Shawn W. in Galveston, Texas Book a trip with Captain Shawn here.

Fishing report from Brandon D. in Cape Coral, Florida Book a trip with Captain Brandon here.

    Sheepshead fishing is in full swing and they’re giving us some fun days on the water. These tasty, hard fighting fish are highly sought after during our winter months. They can be a tricky fish to hook, with a mouth full of human like teeth the areas to set a hook are few which can make them an even tougher target. Alongside the sheepshead we are catching reds, snapper and black drum, plenty of variety and good eating fish to catch when the weather is cold. For the next couple months we will stick to shrimp for our bait of choice. Catching white bait these times of the year can be difficult and the fish switch their food choices to bait easier to catch like shrimp, crabs and sand fleas. Fish get slower with dropping water temps so their energy levels drop as well, they still fight like crazy and show us a great time on the water.
    Sheepshead fishing is in full swing and they’re giving us some fun days on the water. These tasty, hard fighting fish are highly sought after during our winter months. They can be a tricky fish to hook, with a mouth full of human like teeth the areas to set a hook are few which can make them an even tougher target. Alongside the sheepshead we are catching reds, snapper and black drum, plenty of variety and good eating fish to catch when the weather is cold. For the next couple months we will stick to shrimp for our bait of choice. Catching white bait these times of the year can be difficult and the fish switch their food choices to bait easier to catch like shrimp, crabs and sand fleas. Fish get slower with dropping water temps so their energy levels drop as well, they still fight like crazy and show us a great time on the water.

Fishing report from Mitch D. in Corpus Christi, Texas Book a trip with Captain Mitch here.

Fishing report from Mike S. in Surfside Beach, Texas Book a trip with Captain Mike here.

Fishing report from Robert P. in Port O'Connor, Texas

Fishing report from Patrick G. in Gulf Shores, Alabama Book a trip with Captain Patrick here.

Fishing report from Jason W. in Galveston, Texas Book a trip with Captain Jason here.

Fishing report from Frank C. in Jacksonville, Florida Book a trip with Captain Frank here.

Fishing report from Wade O. in Tampa, Florida Book a trip with Captain Wade here.

    El Nino has had a major impact on our weather patterns lately, and I don’t expect it to change anytime soon. The worst part is that it seems to rain mostly on the weekends. This El Nino weather system also causes a huge fluctuation in temperatures. We’ve been getting two to three days of a cold front out of the north and El Nino pushes right back with the same out of the south. What does this have to do with fishing, everything! First off, catching baitfish can be difficult to nearly impossible. Cold water temperatures push baitfish into deeper water and around structure, like bridge pilings and range markers. Even on a relatively clam day catching baitfish in the winter can be challenging, add 15-20 knot winds and fuhgeddaboudit. I’ve been stopping at my local bait shop and buying medium-size shrimp lately just in case I can’t catch any baitfish before my charter. So far, that’s only happened once, but fortunately we caught plenty of fish anyway using only shrimp. Everything in Tampa Bay will eat a shrimp. That’s why it’s called the “Sara Lee” of baits. Sheepshead especially like shrimp and they are very active right now. Most anglers think of sheepshead as living only around dock and bridge pilings, but they also hang out in deep sandy pot poles and around drop offs along mangroves. The latter are the two main areas that I prefer to pursue them. Fishing for sheepshead in the back bays has its advantages. Not only does it give you a better opportunity at catching other species of fish, but it can also give you shelter from the wind. Just like chumming with baitfish activates fish, so does chumming with shrimp. That’s why at the end of the day, I never throw out my leftover live shrimp. I always bag and freeze it for my next charter. The next day when I’m running a charter and I arrive at my first fishing spot, I pull out a bag and start chumming the area with pieces of shrimp. Doing so draws in redfish. seatrout, ladyfish, jack crevalle and occasionally snook. One thing that I always tell people is winter fishing can be very inconsistent and rewarding at the same time. No two days are ever the same, but if you keep an open mind and not be hell bent on catching only big fish, you can have a good outing.

Fishing report from Corey B. in Galveston, Texas Book a trip with Captain Corey here.

Fishing report from Leaf P. in Freeport, Texas Book a trip with Captain Leaf here.

Fishing report from Tommy A. in Sulphur, Louisiana Book a trip with Captain Tommy here.

Fishing report from Rich M. in Boothville-Venice, Louisiana Book a trip with Captain Rich here.

Fishing report from Tim B. in Gulf Shores, Alabama Book a trip with Captain Tim here.

    Sheepshead are starting to bite. This is February last year. Book your trip before they fill up
    Sheepshead are starting to bite. This is February last year. Book your trip before they fill up

Fishing report from Mike S. in Surfside Beach, Texas Book a trip with Captain Mike here.

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