[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he trout bite will be good on the grass flats and channel edges on both sides of the Intracoastal Waterway. It depends on the wind which side you should be fishing. Bear Point to North Herman’s on the east side and Walton to north of the Power Plant are typically good spots this time of year. Live shrimp or pig fish on a bobber are great baits. D.O.A. C.A.L. ¼ jig heads with shad tails in Arkansas Glow or Gold Glow are good to throw in the sandy potholes and around docks. The redfish bite has been solid with nice chunky top slot reds around the mangroves and older docks. Don’t forget the gold spoon. We should start seeing more pompano on the beach and riding the tides as far back into the river as Club Med. Pompano jigs in yellow or pink are the dominant colors but it depends on the day as what color is the ticket to putting fish in the box. All the bridges on the Treasure Coast will be holding a good body count of black drum, sheepshead and croaker. Shrimp on a jig head or fiddler crabs are good baits. Flounder are showing in the river and will be more prominent with a couple good cold fronts. Look for sandy humps or the edges of channels for the flounder. Bluefish are in the surf and inlets and like fast shiny lures or have some fun and take the hooks off a topwater plug and watch them hang on. Spanish macs are schooling at Peck’s Lake and just off the beach surf zone. Use 60-pound mono leader to enhance the bites. If, you still have an itch for snook during the closed season, try working the bridges at night with First Light jigs in around the shadow lines with current flow. I’m going to tell you a secret but don’t tell anybody! When the water temps drop and its cold out, big snook love broken back Bombers or Rattle traps and will eat on the troll in the North and South Forks of the St. Lucie. May all of you have a HAPPY and HEALTHY New Year. Keep the waterways clean and get your Mojo on.