[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ello everyone. It’s getting to be that time of year again where we can start finding fish all over the fishing is going to start picking up on the southern end of the bay and around Gilliard Island and all the river mouths try using top water early and frequent then start using live shrimp on a popping cork or just free lined all the shallow bays around Dauphin Island and you will have success. Start looking for schools of bait beginning to congregate, and the trout will be near them. I like to use a lot of top water to locate the schools of fish. It’s noisy and very effective. Fish just can’t resist anything imitating wounded or injured bait. Big fish and/or school trout will start showing up in good numbers in Grand Bay, Coffee Island, and the rigs closest to the beach, mainly in shallow water. As it warms up quicker all of your oyster reefs will all so be holding trout and red fish and flounder. Popping corks will produce fish as well this time of year whether it is live shrimp or some type of grub. If it makes noise, they will find it. Good luck, and start looking for the cobia to turn on this month.
So good luck and see you on the water. Bent rods and screaming drags.