Jacket Time!!!

Jacket time!!!

With the relatively mild winter snook have continued to be a go to target. The fish are feeding strong on moving tides. It's not uncommon to catch over 30 fish in a day. They are hitting lures, live, and cut bait.

Lures are working well around residential docks and in potholes in the grass flats. Top choices are High Water Lures Get'em Shads on a 1/4oz jighead or a suspending hardbait like a Mirror-lure.

Live greenbacks and handpicked shrimp are working well in the same areas. Bring plenty along to live chum and fire the snook up. If you're targeting bigger snook try cut threadfins or ladyfish along the mangrove shorelines. 

Using cut bait we've been averaging over 20 snook on our half day trips. Chumming with small pieces of threadfins will get the bite going. 

The big redfish are starting to show back up. The big schools haven't arrived yet but small pods are on the prowl. Using the same bait and tactics for the snook have been working for reds up to 30”.

For gear try 7'6" rods with 3000 size reels loaded with 15lb braid. A 36" leader of 20-25lb fluorocarbon tied to a 2/0-3/0 circle hook will get the job done with cut bait. Try 0/1-1/0 hooks if fishing live bait.

The trout bite also remains strong with limits of 18"-20" fish common. Jigs and live shrimp are best bets. 

Book a trip and get in on the hot action. We can fish from one to four people on our boats and can accommodate larger groups over our team of experienced captains. The highwater fishing lures can be bought at st.pete fishing outfitters.

. Now it's time to take these tips and get out there and fish!
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