Gator trout will be on the rampage this month at first light. Go with topwater plugs like Chuggers, Blades, Zigzags and DOA Bait Busters. They will all work on the low light bite. Keep working topwater until you see the bite slow up, and then switch to live pig or pinfish on a float. Look for reds cruising the potholes, and spot-cast with a gold spoon or DOA Electric Chicken. The St. Lucie River snook should be staging around the bridges, getting ready to make their push towards the inlets. Live shrimp on 3/8 jig heads bounced slowly near bottom structure, or live finger mullet hooked through the lips will bring the hit. Don’t forget the night bite on the Sewall Point docks, where you will see plenty of big snook under the dock lights. A free-lined live shrimp or swim bait cast up current and allowed to drift near the impact zone (docks) is a solid method to get a pull from a big trout or a bigger snook. There must be moving water for the bite to turn on! Hopefully we will have less wind to allow small boats to run the beach looking for tarpon. When spotted, anticipate their swim pattern and shut down the engine to fire a live mullet, greenie or crab in front of the tarpon. Depending on bait size, 7/0 hooks and 60 pound leader is fine.
Enjoy the Treasure Coast tarpon bite, which can be one of the best in the state. Big jacks in the green water are cruising up the beach, and cannot resist a well-placed topwater plug. No finesse is necessary; just rip the plug back and hang on. Keep the waterways clean and wear your Bullfrog!
FORECAST BY: Capt. John Young
Bites On Guide Service
Snook, Trout, Redfish, Tarpon, Kingfish
Phone: (772) 708-3593
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