By Capt. Patrick Smith Contributing Writer
Here we are, finally getting out of winter and into big fish season. At some point this month there should be a spring mullet migration run and with those mullets, there should be plenty of giant jacks and big snook ready to eat. As far as inshore saltwater goes you should be spending most of your time running the beach looking for big jack schools, cobia and spinner sharks. Hooking up to a monster is just about as easy as it gets. If the wind is blowing which happens quite a bit in March and April, fishing seawalls for snook would be my next option, top waters and live mullet are my go to.
This is also a great time to be spending days on the freshwater. As the days and the water gets warmer, the peacock bass will go into spawning mode. There are plenty of fish to catch that are not sitting on beds, but if you are going to pick fish off beds try your best to check for eggs first as the Mayan cichlids will decimate the nest after you pull away the protective parents. The clown knifefish and largemouth bass fishing should continue to be good as well.
Live bait is the obvious key to action but it’s a great time to throw some top waters and unweighted flukes also.
Capt. Patrick Smith
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