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1/09/06 Hernando County Florida Report
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| Ah! The unpredictable January weather, leading into February fishing fun… A lot of what February has to offer comes from January either being kind or not. The cold fronts determine when and where the fish will be biting. Lately even the best of us get skunked, but mostly when we go fishing the day after the cold front passes. A charter captain is on the water in some cases more than the average person so we tend to find more fishing spots that work on bad day’s, but even with all the experience we accumulate we still have bad luck days. I have been truly lucky with many great grouper fishing trips but not so luck in the flats. I have been fishing all my great spots but the water is clear and cold. Even the bait fish are buried or heading for the warmer waters of the backwater. I have to tell you no matter how bad it gets I still love to be out on the water. I was telling you about the good luck I have had fishing for grouper well it was not because I got lucky. The reason I did well is I used a plan for my success which I will share with you. I set up a number of spots south, west and north of were I am launching. I go south and hit a couple of places and if it does not produce I move to the west spots if that don’t produce I go to the north spots. If I find any fish at all I stay in the area that includes any fish I catch. If you didn’t know grouper will only usually eat one big meal a day when the water is super cold as there metabolism slows down and the fish do not move around much. One great way to know if you’re going to do well on any fishing trip is to visit the local tackle store and see if he has shrimp. Now two things, if he has many shrimp fishing will be good but if not and he says the shrimp boats are not catching many shrimp, look for things to be slow in the shallow waters. Once you see the bait shops with giant shrimp hit all your shallow water rocks you know the fish will be out eating the large shrimp. If you like artificial bait fishing look for springs or fish the power plants as the water is warmer and the fish will be more aggressive. The backwaters are teaming with fish and my shallow water boat has been in need of painting so! You guessed it, I am painting it. I have had reports from Capt Tim Burke and Double trouble charters that the fishing is getting better and better in the backwaters. As the days get longer the flats will once again produce large amounts of fish. I have seen this so many times in the past twenty years. The clear water allows you to see the bottom and if you’re like me piloting the boat looking for signs of fish, even bait. Wow you say”there is nothing left in the gulf” not to despair the fish are just hiding or should I say buried up, soon all will be OK and you will forget about the cold clear water. Tight lines till next time |