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Panhandle Fishing Report - Pensacola Bay & Choctawhatchee Bay
Capt. Eddie Woodall
September 12, 2006
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
Well fellow anglers, the best stuff is still outside in the Gulf right now.
The fall migration of big Spanish have shown up along with a following up of Big King's. In my last 3 trips this past weekend my clients caught five, 7lb Spanish mackerel. Manuel and his wife Julie landed 17 nice King’s in 4 hours yesterday. We also had a 15lb King get cut in half by another King that looked to be about 60 to 80 pounds, 5 feet away from the boat --so there are some big ones out there. On my next trip King fishing you can bet I’ll be tackled up for the SMOKERS! There are schools of Lady Fish by the hundreds on the beach -- this brings in the smaller size sharks like the black tips and small bull sharks, I even saw a pair of 6 foot hammer heads a couple of days ago. These fish are a blast to practice your sight fishing skills on. Just cruise the beach till you find the big schools of Lady Fish then ease around and look for the man in the brown suit. He will be close and then pitch him a big live bait or a chunk of fresh cut Lady Fish on a 20lb spinning outfit and hold on!!
It’s not going to be long before the inshore stuff fires off also; Flounder are starting to move a little. I caught a nice 5 pounder and a friend of mine reported catching one just as big. The Specks are still eating mostly at night, fish early and late in the daytime with top water plugs and soft plastic jerk baits for the better fish. For the Red Fish & Flounder- fish around the docks in the middle of the day and at high tide for your best chance there. Try the Berkley Gulp 3 inch shrimp on a ¼ jig head, but if you have a live shrimp or a small pogie or pin fish you can bet it will be lunch also. There are a few Bull Reds showing up, they’re being caught in the deep water around Pensacola Pass. Your best bet there is fishing a thirty pound test outfit Carolina rigged; rig it with a crab or any kind of live or dead bait with just enough lead to hold it close to the bottom and hang on. This is my favorite season of the year to catch big fish on light tackle.
If you have any questions about the Pensacola area fishing, or have any request for reports please let me know.
Capt. Eddie
I know one thing for sure - You ain’t going to catch’em sittin’ on the couch!!
So get out there and take a kid fishing.
Tight Lines and Screaming Drags, Till Next Time! God Bless.
Professional Fishing Guide
Capt. Eddie Woodall
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