I hit the water bright and early on Saturday to do a little scouting for an upcoming tournament. The area that I planned to fish was beautiful; oyster bars, grassy edges, steep undercut banks… everything you could ask for a trout and redfish trip all rolled into one. There was ONE problem though, the wind [...]
SUBTITLE : Things to do when the weather keeps you from fishing Hey gang. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m sick to death of the weather pattern we’ve been stuck in lately; nice through the week and sucksverymuchbad on the weekend. By the way, I stole that term from my buddy [...]
There are quite a few variables to consider when you begin to develop your paddling style. This is a short summary of conversations I’ve had with people new to the sport over the years. There are so many choices to make when you’re starting out. Either you’ve just gotten your new kayak or you’re window [...]
I love to catch my bait as part of the total fishing thing. Lately the harbor has been LOADED with menhaden and there have been so many finger mullet cruising that I just can’t resist throwing the net when I’m out in the slop. Well unless you paddle a Ride 135, Commander or yak with [...]
Want to catch more fish? Of course you do, so here is a method for finding fish and honing in on their feeding preference. It’s called the 3 rod prospecting method. It is what I use personally and on most of the trips that I guide. You can prospect while drifting a shoreline, floating a [...]