Wind & Rain, go away, come again another day
Capt. John Rivers
April 8, 2009
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
Wind & Rain, go away, come again another day (or should I say another month). In the past 12 days we have had over 14" of rain, and I'm over it. I've only been able to get out a couple of days on the water, but when I did, the fishing was awesome.
I was very concerned about the large amount of fresh water that was getting dumped into the bay, but the sheepshead stay near the bottom, so it must not affect them too much. On my last trip a couple of days ago, we boated over 20 sheepies, which were all in the 5 –8lb range. They were practically jumping into the boat.
I guess they were sick of all the rain, too. Along with the sheepshead bite going well, I'm still catching some big redfish. All the sheepsheads are being caught on live or frozen shrimp and live fiddler crabs. The reds are being hooked up with 3/4oz jig heads rigged with either a Berkley Gulp 3" shrimp or live shrimp; most the time they are not too picky, and I've found that the Gulp works just as good as live shrimp if not better.
Near one of my honey holes, I've also been hooking up some tasty black snapper, with most of the fish in the 14 – 16" range. These fellas make for some great sandwich filets.
Even know we have had a lot of rain the fishing is still pretty good. Specks have shown up on the flats near the mouths of the canals and buoys. I have also seen some Spanish mackerel in the pass and bay jumping this past week.
As soon as this wind dies down the fishing is going to be red hot.
We've got a cold front hitting us today and tomorrow (April 6th – 8th) and hopefully this will be our last one. After that clears out, the conditions should be great for the next few weeks.
Keep checking back, and I'll keep you updated on what's happening in my area.
Tight Lines
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