| Tips From Capt. Caserta For Winter Fish Catching |
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| Written by CaptainMikeCaserta | |
| Sunday, 15 March 2009 | |
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On a Saturday, I decided to take my 3 clients to the backside of San Jose Island, since the tide was falling fast and there are cuts back there where the lakes drain into Aransas Bay. As expected, the areas outside the cuts were holding redfish.
On a Saturday, I decided to take my 3 clients to the backside of San Jose Island, since the tide was falling fast and there are cuts back there where the lakes drain into Aransas Bay. As expected, the areas outside the cuts were holding redfish. After a few trial and error casts, we changed the lures over to Devil Eyes in Gold Rush and Pink Hologram with a 1/16 oz jig, as my clients fished from the boat while I drifted along the cuts. It was one of those days when you really had to let the fish have it they weren't just chokin' it down. The other thing we found is that even though the water is a little warm yet the fish were holding on the shell mixed with mud. If you didn't see much bait you didn't catch. Once we found that we started to see some good action and the clients caught 3 limits along with quite a few undersize redfish. Until spring, mud bottoms mixed with shell are where the bait food is and those are the areas where you need to go. You really need to take about 10 or 15 minutes to see if you see any bait activity before you pass any area up, because you can end up getting into a good mess of fish that way. Some people will not see bait right away and pass up an area that is holding bait and redfish, but they 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, which 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' saltwater wade fishing supplies. Kyle suggests you try out some wade fishing supplies from Brown Lures for your next fishing trip. |
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