Redfish
Within the bays and sounds that surround Charlotte harbor, redfish have evolved to become one of the most abundant gamefish on our flats. They grow relatively quick and after the first year they’re over a foot long. They’re primarily a bottom feeder and will readily eat a shrimp pattern but also seem to really like the Puglisi baitfish patterns as well. In addition to being abundant, they’re also a good year round bite. They tolerate the cold and tend to hang out under the mangroves during the heat of Summer. In October, spawning season, the big bull reds come in from offshore and school up on the flats making for some good fly fishing.
Moving to the back
As the winter fronts add up it’s only a matter of time before the combination of wind and cooler water temperatures push some of our favorite game fish deeper into the back country in order to find more moderate conditions. This is particularly true along the upper...
Back at the bench
Ok, well it’s been a bit on the cool and windy side the last few days as we just had another front blow through. On a positive not, it’s given me a chance to think and work on an issue thats been giving me a few problems. That would be the eyes on my flies. Just a...
Low tides, light wind and tailers
I’ve been putting in some time in Pine Island Sound and have been fortunate in that the weather has been great as the winds have been on the light side. Typically, they’re always lightest first thing in the morning which has been a bonus as that’s when we’ve been...