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Heat Wave Hits Gulf Coast - Pensacola Fishing Charters
Capt. John Rivers
June 25, 2015
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
Heat wave hits gulf coast
The past few days it has been brutally hot here. With temps well above 90 and the heat index in the 100's, I've been starting just before daylight and finishing up right around 10am. With it being so hot, the fish have moved to deeper water, almost like in winter conditions, and since they have moved deeper, I've had to slow down my lure presentation some. ZMan Jerk baits have been a great choice when the fish are in 6-10 ft of water, and suspending twitch baits like the MirrOlure 17 MR are great when I'm fishing 4- 5ft.
I've also been tossing the 18MR in the deeper water and it has proven its worth again this year. I've been using these two MirrOlure baits for the past 10 years or longer and I always make sure they are stocked in my tackle bag.
When I have kids on board, I make sure to put a few live pinfish in the well for my kids to use on popping corks and this has helped keep the rods bending. The tropical storm that was in the gulf the week of the 14th and eventually landed in Texas had the gulf churned up pretty good with large seas and high winds. It finally calmed down in the gulf this week, and I was able to get out and have some fun again on a few trips fishing for the ever-elusive red snapper. The upcoming week however the gulf is going to get rough again, so I'll be back on the flats and in the bay fishing for specks, reds, Spanish, skipjacks and everything else.
It's been a busy June so far. Stay tuned for another report next week.
Till the next adventure,
John
www.captainjohnrivers.com
850-341-9816
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