Emerald Coast Guide Service - Pensacola Guide Service
Capt. Eddie Woodall
March 22, 2012
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
March is over half gone and if you gauged it by weather alone; you would think it was May already. Lots of rain and nice warm weather has the Florida's Emerald Coast fishing really happening. The Speckled Trout bite has been very good for this time of the year, these fish are holding close to deep water just in case the weather turns cold, I don't think they have anything to worry about.
Live bait is going to catch your Gator Trout, try using jumbo shrimp or croakers. I'm not into catching 20 - fifteen inch trout; I'm after the big girls. On an average I'll catch twenty plus Specks over five pounds every spring. You're not going to have success just using artificial baits alone. You'll fool one now and then but you're odds increase 100 fold by using good live baits.
There seems to be an abundant of Flounder in the same places that I'm catching my Specks, I'm guessing that the above normal water temp's are aiding to this.
Red Fish on the flats are in big schools already. Fly Casters are having a good time casting to these fish in the clear shallow waters of Santa Rosa Sound.
Old faithful Mrs. Sheepshead is really ganged up in the passes right now, along with a lot of other species of fish like Red Snapper, Black Drum, Spanish mackerel, Flounder, Sharks and Red Fish. If all else fails head to the pass and rub elbows with all the rest of the boats down there.
The beach is going to be HOT in a few days. As soon as this weather breaks you won't have to look hard to find me. Just head to the beach and you'll find me catching Bull Red Fish, Pompano and Crevalle Jacks.
The King Mackerel have made their way up the coast in a big way. I walked out on to Navarre Beach Pier today and saw 5 caught in about ten minutes – WOW; Mother Nature can really pitch you a curve ball. We shouldn't have King's here until late April.
I have a handful of days left open in April, and the way the phone is ringing I'm sure they will book soon.
Have a safe Spring Break and thanks for reading my reports
Capt. Eddie
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