Cool mornings and beautiful sunrises – Pensacola Inshore Fishing
Capt. John Rivers
October 24, 2012
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cool mornings and beautiful sunrises – Pensacola Inshore Fishing
Watching early morning sunrises on the water is just one of the great things I enjoy about my job. There are many more things I could mention like hearing the drag sing or watching my top-water plug get smashed.
But let's talk about what's going on around Pensacola and what's happening with Saltwater Fishing Academy. The past few trips have been instructional trips along with a few scouting trips. Again, I've spent a lot of time in the upper bay areas fishing and scouting. Some days it's great fishing and other days it's not so good. I feel if a good guide tells about the bad days along with the good days, it gives the angler a more realistic expectation that sometimes the fish need a little more coaxing. After all, It is called fishing, not catching; and no one smashes them on every trip! To claim otherwise is, well, pretty fishy!
My past fishing trip went pretty well with some nice trout caught. We didn't slay them, but we did find some decent fish.
I think the high pressure caused the bite to be a bit slower on the flats than it has been lately. We caught most of the trout on suspending twitch baits and jerk shads. I was also tossing top-water plugs and caught a few nice fish. I did have a nice blowup that I was sure was a good redfish, but he didn't get hooked and wouldn't bite again. When I get a top-water blow up and it misses, I'll sometimes toss right back out near the same area again or sometimes toss out a Gulp jerk shad to entice a strike. These techniques usually work, but this guy was not falling for it. We moved on and worked the bank and only caught one redfish which was short with some trout that day.
I'll be on the water the next couple of days with more instructional fishing in the upper bay areas. Hopefully this high-pressure won't keep the fish in lockjaw and the bite will be better.
Another front is heading in this weekend and I'm sure that the big reds will start to head through the pass and into our bays.
I mentioned on my last post that the bulk of the reds have not shown up in the bay; yes, some are being caught by local guides and myself, as seen in these pics, but the really large schools are just outside the pass about a mile to a half a mile off our beaches.
I've personally seen them and I think after this weekend's cold front they will be in the bays and the fishing should be on fire.
Right now a couple of places to look for the big reds are near 3-Mile Bridge, the turning basin, Fairpoint/ Deer Point, and I've also seen a few redfish schools in the middle of both Escambia and Blackwater Bay. These reds are feeding on the massive schools of menhaden that are in those areas.
If you're running in these areas and see the birds diving, stop and investigate and watch your bottom machine. Dropping a jig down might give you the catch of a lifetime.
I'm so happy that I added this new style of charter to by repertoire. The classroom is getting booked for November for upper bay trips for trout, redfish, and also for the awesome hard-fighting bull redfish!
If you're new this site and have not heard of Saltwater Fishing Academy, see link. www.saltwateracademy.com - If you would like to see my regular charter website, see link. www.megabiteinshore.com
Thanks for stopping by and here's wishing you tight lines and screaming drags.
John
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