The weather is cooling off and making it much nicer to be out on the water. Reds and flounder are still falling for soft plastics slow rolled and bounced off the bottom. We are using saltwater assassins chicken on a chain or anything with a chartreuse tail in the stained water.Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 27th, 2014
Many anglers are waiting on cooler weather. We may experience some in September. The king mackerel and Spanish mackerel bite was good in August and should be better in SeptemberAlabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 27th, 2014
My, oh my, where has the summer gone? September is here already. This summer has flown by, kids are back in school, football is in the air and trout and redfish are on the move. This past summer has been one to remember, the cold winter has seemed to back up most summer patterns.Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 27th, 2014
Mobile bay has finally cleared up after all the rain we got this year. Water temps are holding in the mid 80’s. The saltwater has finally made to the causeway. That means flounder on Tensaw Point, reds all over the causeway, and trout in their summer time hideouts.Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 27th, 2014
September is a transition month for the fish in the bay, and they’ll be in their usual places for the most part, but in less numbers from where you have been catching them. The dog days are here start looking towards middle of the bay for the fishing to get hot.Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 27th, 2014
What time is it? Its trout transition time... well almost, we are very close to it. As the weather begins to cool, the trout will begin their migration and will move up the bay out of the lower bay and into the marsh areas and deeper river systems like the Mobile River Delta, Fowl and Dog Rivers and all points in between where they will winter. Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 27th, 2014
Fish Early and beat the heat! Slipping your kayak before the Sun rises with anticipation while listening to bait getting crashed in the distance is hard to beat. Stealth is the key with kayak fishing so take your time and work the shallow flats on the early feeding trout’s and reds. Natural shiner Sebiles stikk shads and MirrOlure top pups have been my go to bait lately. Slow retrieves have been what gets the attention for me but change it up to see what is working best for you. Don’t be afraid to move around if you are not getting the results you want. Move to deeper drop offs during the heat of the day. Give your bait time to sink and reach that lower water column. I am fishing a 1/8 oz. pro elite jig head on a Bass Assassin die dapper or a MirrOlure heavydine in the deeper holes. The weight of the baits helps it fall down in the strike zone.Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 1st, 2014
Well anglers it's August and it's hot, just like the fishing. Just about every place to fish is holding FISH. It's all about timing. Early morning, late in the evening, or even at night. I personally like to fish at night. It’s cooler and less people, which equal more fish. The same methods for fishing during the day also work at night. Slip cork, popping cork, free lined, live shrimp, croakers, pogeys all work well. Most of the rigs are holding fish as are most of your reefs. Also Mobile River should be on fire with some larger trout soon. They just quite
haven't made it there yet because there's so much bait in the bay. If you fish in the day, start looking for birds. We have caught fish under them already. If fishing at night, be careful for stuff floating in the water when moving from your fishing spot to the next one.
Good luck and screaming drags. Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 1st, 2014
The thermometer is still showing as a long red stripe! It is still very hot and the water is warm and gets warmer as the sun rises, so you will need to fish early in the morning and late in the afternoon to get the best bite for trout. I will continue to use live shrimp under a popping cork in the shallow waters early. In the deeper areas you can float one under a slip cork to find the fish. Once you locate fish, a plastic shrimp imitation or finfish imitation will also produce quality fish. I prefer the Vudu shrimp in several colors, natural, brown and the Cajun pepper. I also like using the Yo-Zuri Crystal 3D Shrimp in natural or hot pink. Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 1st, 2014
This was discussed over many toddy’s at River’s End Lodge dock on the River, after a great day offshore. Anglers and storytellers included the three Childress brothers, Bill, Al and Joe, also Lea Perez, General Ray Hufft, Clyde Hawk, Harley Howcott, Capt. Bob and old (young then) me!Alabama Gulf Coast EditionAug 1st, 2014
