Tag Archives: island

Backwater Bite Picking Up As Water Warms

March 13, 2023 I’ve been noticing on my back water trips that the Seatrout size are getting a bit bigger, and that we’re starting to catch them over flooding oyster beds, rather than just in the deeper water. Last week we caught our biggest Seatrout to date, a 20.5″ on live shrimp in 6′ of […]

Braving the Offshore Seas

March 11, 2023 Capt. Scott Thompson with Pipedream Charters and his party battled 3-5 foot seas, but they were not match for this crew. Capt Scott rode the trough for 20  miles off shore. The fearlessness of the group paid off with catches of Triggerfish, Sea Bass, Amberjack, small sharks and an 8′-10′ Thresher Shark. […]

Good Tips for Surf Fishing for Whiting

March 9, 2023 This report from angler John Givens “fishing the surf for Whiting”…. The key is location and moving – if I’m not getting bit within 15 minutes, I move say 50 yards down the beach. Always looking for run outs. My improvement this year for whiting has been to use a #2 circle […]