Posts Tagged ‘Fall Redfishing’
Specks slowed down-Reds picked up
December 1, 2009 | 
Author After spending time with family and eating way too much food on Thanksgiving, I was able to get back on the water Saturday. Saw Midnight Wind and another long time friend at the ramp in the morning. My guest for the day arrived and we set out to try and find those Specks that bit so well earlier in the week.
The bite was not to be. Water temps had dropped 10 degrees and the bite just wasn’t there. I talked to both Midnight and others and Midnight was the only one I spoke to that had a fish. I just think they are drawn to Midnight.
Sunday was much better, but not until late in the afternoon. I tried several spots and had only managed one keeper Speck when I decided to pole into some shallow flats hoping to find some warmer water. The mid afternoon sun had the skinny water back up in the low 60′s. With the sun in my face, I couldn’t see the two or three schools of fish that I spooked until I was right on top of them, but when the water started to rise, the bite turned on. I saw tailing fish (yes in late November) and had a 28-1/2″ Red try and eat my popping cork. Luckily, he ate the DOA shrimp that was tied below it. A gold spoon tipped with a white curly tail grub seemed to have the most effect.
Ended up with 10 Reds for the afternoon. All slot fish with the exception of 1 rat and 1 overslot.
Tight lines!!!
The Redfish bite is on!!!
The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, the water temps are falling and the mullet blow is kicking off. It can only mean one thing, fall fishing is here. The Redfish bite has been on fire in the North Topsail Beach area as of late as well as many other areas in the Cape Fear Region.
With the water full of finger mullet heading South, the top water action for big Redfish as been awesome. Early mornings while the sun is still low seems to be the best time for the topwater action, but cloudy days will produce strikes all day long. Skitter walks and Top Pups have been working well. Color doesn’t seem to matter much as the fish are feeding heavily and they just can’t resist the action of one of these plugs.
Top water is not the only baits that are working well now. Both Gulp™shrimp and jerk shads fished on weighted hooks have been producing a lot of fish. Skimmer jigs tipped with Fish Bites™ have been producing a lot of fish as well. Most of the trips taken lately have been producing double digit numbers of Reds in only a few hours of fishing.
The new ECC Vantage is performing beautifully and allows me to get into the skinny waters that tend to hold these great fighting fish. If you are looking to get into some great redfish action, give me a call and let’s get you out on the water. I still have some good dates in September available, but I will not be running any trips in October as I am getting married and will be heading to Hawaii for a couple of weeks with my new bride!!! Trips will resume in November and historically, Thanksgiving provides some really good fishing.
Give me a call and let’s go catch some fish!!
Tight lines!!!
Capt. Brent
Rainy Day Reds!!!!
Today I had Russell and Doug join me for a day of fishing in the rain at Topsail Beach. Knowing that the weather was going to be nasty, I call Russell and ask if they wanted to fish in the rain. They said that they came to fish, so fish is what we did.
The bite wasn’t exactly on “fire”, but both Russell and Doug managed to catch Redfish in the 5-6lb class. Russell also landed a flounder that was slightly under the size limit. Though the weather was less than perfect, we had a good time and Russell and Doug have two nice fish for their cookout!!! Good job guys!! You deserve those fish for battling the conditions!!1
Tight lines and good fishing!!
Capt. Brent
