Great inshore fishing in Pensacola Florida!
Capt. John Rivers
September 17, 2009
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. As soon as this rain and wind moves on, the fishing will be awesome. I was out just two days ago, and let me tell you, the bite was red hot for slot redfish in a few of my secret spots.
If you can make it out, be sure you have a few of these lures: MirrOdine 17MR or some Mann's tube jigs on an 1/8oz jig head. I like to coat my soft body baits with some Pro Cure. I just started using this stuff to try it out, and it stays on the baits for a good while and when the fish clamps down on the bait, they don't let go.
I will give away one spot where I'm hooking the reds, and that's the rock jetty at the pass. With all the rain we've had this would be a good place to look for the slot reds, and bouncing a 1 – 2 oz jig on the bottom with a 4" Gulp Shrimp will undoubtedly put some nice reds in the icebox or live well if you're in a tournament. We are going to have a couple of redfish tournaments in Pensacola the next few weeks.
This weekend is the Emerald Coast Redfish Club tournament and on the weekend of the 26th during our annual shrimp festival is the Redfish Cup Championship. The top 20 teams in the cup battle it out on Friday and Saturday to see who will fish on Sunday. Only 5 teams will fish on Sunday to see who the champion is. As far as I'm concerned, everyone's a winner, because the shrimp festival brings some irresistible eating, and I can't wait.
Getting back to the report; along with the redfish, the trout bite is still going strong. This has to be the best year for trout I've ever experienced. More trout have been caught, and they are bigger than usual. Blue fish and skipjacks are also being caught in a lot of the same places as the reds and trout.
I've only been out shark fishing twice the past two weeks, but both times I went the bite was very good. No monsters, but some good 4-footers, which on light tackle, are a blast to catch.
The weather is supposed to clear up on Wednesday, and I've got a trip scheduled. I'll be on the water this weekend, too, doing a little scouting for reds in the shallows. Check back and see what's getting hooked up.
Till then, here's wishing you tight lines.
Capt. John Rivers
Mega-Bite Inshore Charters
850-341-9816
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