[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 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.
Also, another great way to catch trout and redfish is to look for diving birds and ease or drift into them casting toward the divers. Be quiet, big motor off, and use stealth! Sometimes you will find the school the birds are diving on is loaded with catfish, hard heads and sail cats, but the trout may be under those trash fish. The Redfish will be in their usual spots too, over oyster beds and shells and along the points of rivers and around streams that dump into the larger bodies of water; salinity and water temps don’t affect the reds like it will the trout. The big bull reds will be on Dixie Bar as per usual. The flounder bite will continue to improve, target areas with structure on and around drop offs using a live shrimp or bull minnow on a Carolina rig or a tight line. The plastic imitation baits will work too as will the Gulp swim mullet on a lead jig head in either a pearl or chartreuse color bumped along the bottom; make sure to fish your baits on the bottom, it’s the major key to flounder fishing. The triple tail or blackfish will still be here, look for floating debris as they will float along under it.
We have openings still available for the late summer and fall so give us a call and Lets go fishing.
Until next month, Tight Lines and Good Fishing!
Capt. Charlie Gray
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