[dropcap]I[/dropcap] know a lot of you die hard snook anglers will be out there working the bridges and dock lights at 12:01 a.m. on September 1st. There has been plenty of snook around the bridges and dock lights lately. Depending on location and water color, it will determine what color pattern works best. I like the First Light Jig Company out of Fort Pierce for their color patterns and styles to suit my needs for bridge digging at night. Slow and deep is the way to go so bring more than a couple jigs as you will lose jigs on the bottom and on big fish. Most important is to plan your trip around the tides and find out through your local tackle shop if incoming or outgoing has been best. Snook fishing in September, along with the beginning of the mullet run, should be hot! Bigger mullet or greenies is best bait for tarpon in September and there will be some big tarpon in the inlets and Intracostal.
A big D.O.A. shrimp in glow or gold works well as a pitch bait for rolling fish. Along the usual grass flats, trout and redfish will be picking off the finger mullet on the flats. When you see the bait getting blasted you know it’s time for topwater. Throw a topwater plug or D.O.A. Bait Buster near the hole in the water and work it all the way back because many times they will follow the lure back almost to your feet. Follow the weather patterns for changes, that way you can adapt to the wind direction. With the unsettling weather happening lately we might have a mild cold front to cool things off. A north wind will push the mullet down and speed up the run which creates a feeding frenzy for all species. There has been some big kingfish hanging around the 40-foot to 60-foot mark on good numbers. Try slow trolling a mullet or blue runner for good results. Bites On.