The good and the bad, This was a first for me, with cloud clover and a bit of wind Paul Rankin and I headed out for some bull reds on the beach front. The forecast was to be 5 mph winds and sunny. Wrong! Foggy west wind 10-13 mph but we still found the bull reds! These fish have been in 1-2ft of water busting on some mullet and shrimp trying to fatten up for the winter. This was the first time Paul and myself were getting bummed about catching 15lbs reds. The bigger fish in the 20-30lbs class range couldn’t really get their tails up due to the shallow water they were feeding in, and with no sun we just couldn’t pin point the bigger fish’s location after 2 15lbs range fish we decided to head out and get a better day. On the other hand the fish in the 15lbs range were able to get their tails out of the water making them easy targets. The reds are really busting some shrimp on the outgoing tides, and if the winds are tough on the reds the trout bite is insane right now. A light spinning rod and a DOA shrimp with a popping cork or not will give one all the trout action they can stand.
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I have been slack fishing and posting, Hurricane Leslie was pumping just too much swell to think about fishing. As you can see we are having a bit of fun in the grass chasing some tail. I even had the chance to go out and do a little bit of fun fishing and found a nice group of fishing tailing nearby. I was solo so I had to wade and let me just say you are at a major disadvantage wading for tailing reds. I guess I have been spoiled fishing from the best shallow water fishing platform, “Hell’s Bay Prof” Being in my boat allows you to cover so much more water and gives the angler and guide much more visibility, another thing I found is it helps keep your back cast from catching grass. I will never wade again unless absolutely necessary. Another thing about my Hell’s Bay I have found is that with only one angler I’m in the grass before the fish anyway. The fish need more water than my boat.