Tex’s Tackle fishing report 12-16

December 16, 2011

Although it has slowed down for some, many anglers are reporting respectable catches of speckled trout, with a couple of very great sized fish blended in. The bulk of the fish are coming from the jetty as properly as deeper regions in proximity to the inlets, with a handful of mixed in tautog getting caught at the jetty. Dwell shrimp as well as Berkley Gulp delicate plastics have accounted for the vast majority of the catch. Pup drum are starting to congregate about deeper docks alongside the ICW, and anglers are catching them on the two live minnows and gentle plastics on jigheads.

Surf anglers have continued to catch the two trout and red drum, with a number of large whiting blended in. Shrimp and sand fleas have been the finest for the whiting, and reduce mullet operates effectively for the drum. The trout are begin caught on MirrOlures, with TT11FGO and 52M808 staying good coloration options.

Nearshore/Offshore

December 16, 2011

Nearshore anglers are nevertheless locating a number of flounder close to the synthetic reefs, but you have to combat via the black sea bass. Spro bucktails tipped with Gulp baits have been the very best bet. There are nevertheless a handful of bluefish alongside the beach front, and the untrue albacore are plentiful twenty+ miles offshore. There are much more and far more tautog staying documented about nearshore structures, but the moment once again the seabass make it very tough.

Offshore the bottom fishing has been good. In the twenty mile assortment, the gag grouper fishing has been very good, but as soon as once more you have to fight by means of the black sea bass. The red and scamp groupers have been discovered in the 45+ mile array, equally on jigs and organic baits. The king mackerel bite has been first rate. Dead cigar minnows trolled around the Frying Pan Tower region will generate the finest benefits. Check the SST charts on where the 70 diploma line is ahead of you head out.

Ledges just inshore of the break have been making off and on for jigging anglers, with mixed catches of grouper, African pompano, and amberjack.

Gulf Stream

December 16, 2011

Recently the gulfstream fishing has been pretty very good, with decent catches of the two wahoo and blackfin tuna staying documented. Wahoo up to eighty lbs have been caught both large-pace trolling and trolling skirted ballyhoo, generally about the 30 fathom line. Blackfin tuna are starting to congregate close to framework in 40-60 fathoms, and are becoming caught by the two trolling and jigging anglers. Jigging anglers are also obtaining amberjack, as well as a handful of big kinds.

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