The Official Fishing Thread is here!

My Grandfather loved going for Blackfish , very hard to catch always hanging out near the rocks or the wrecks . He LOVED to fish ! Have fun CMAN,,,,,hopefully we get some snow soon,,,,lmao

 

Surprised they're still around.... big Blues + topwater plugs =

 

One of my best nights fishing was me and my father in law under the villano bridge throwing top water plugs. Blues and speckled trout on almost every cast. The night before thanksgiving. It was the stuff you dream about

 

See some snow flakes in the long range forecast

 

NICE.... fun stuff.
In the college days we'd paddle (whatever shitty floating craft we had (canoe, longboard, etc ) to the third platform under the lights and do the same. With the fullmoon this weekend, I wish I would've went friday night

What year was it?
One year I was fishing off the rocks on the backside of matanzas the day before Thanksgiving (I'm guessin 2009,) and slayed some trout and blues on white paddle tails..... made for some smoked fish dip and ceviche appetizers on Thanksgiving

 

3rd pylon. That’s right what we were standing on. I think it was 2006 or 2007 . Think we would have been there all nite if a dolphin didn’t come in and shut the nite down.
Damn I miss the salt now

 

C MAN at one time Grandpa CBG held the record for the largest striper ever caught up to that time out of Sheepshead Bay,,,,,I had relatives who were good but the old man knew how to do this fishing thing he was excellent ! Have fun out there brother !

 

Dec Inshore NE FL:

With water temperatures cooling down this month, look for the inshore fishing to heat up. For me, the next few months are the most exciting time of year to target reds on the flats and creeks. I’m hoping for a cold-ish winter this year, as much as I don’t like freezing my butt off, the cold temps will kill the algae in the water, resulting in clearer, sight-fishable awesomeness. Hopefully the rain will let up enough for the tannins that have our water stained right now to clear out a bit as well. It’ll be time to go to your favorite flat, put on your polarized Costa sunglasses and start looking for fish. The creek fishing will be on fire as well. The redfish will push into the shallowest areas of the creeks on the low tides to warm up and feed on small minnows and shrimp. This time of year, you'll get to sleep in and wait for the sun to be out for a while to warm up the water. Clearer water can mean spookier fish, so downsize your baits/lures for a stealthier approach. On extreme low tides the redfish, trout and flounder will get schooled up in area creek holes. A live shrimp or mud minnow tossed into those holes using a 1/4oz Slayer Inc. jighead can’t be beat.
When up on the flats, look for darker mud and oyster-laden bottom to be holding redfish, trout, and flounder. These areas will warm up faster than others on sunny days; a few degrees can really make a difference. Another benefit of dropping water temps is the redfish will start schooling on the flats. If you know where to look you can find huge schools of tightly packed redfish this time of year. Locate these fish from a distance by looking for “muds” (discolored muddy water caused by moving fish) and/or pushing wakes made by moving fish. Redfish singles and doubles can also be found sunning themselves in the shallows, especially along side and on top of oyster bars this time of year. These fish will be lazy so make sure to present your bait in a slow and methodical manner. When I spot a stationary fish, I like to cast long of him and at least a few feet to either the left or right of the fish depending on which way he's facing. Then work the bait slowly back to where the fish is (this will help to not spook the fish). Sometimes they will like it moving a little faster and sometimes a little slower. It’s always fun trying to find the right approach.
Trout fishing should turn on as it cools down as well. The overabundance of fresh water the hurricane and subsequent rain storms dropped on us this fall should be moving out and the trout should be liking that saltier water. My favorite trout lure for this time of year is the Slayer Inc. SST paddle tail in pearl paired with a Slayer Inc. 1/4oz jighead. The tail has a ton of thump and the trout just can’t resist it. The jig, jig, pause method works best for me. Target creek mouths, ICW banks, and any type of structure with moving water and you’ll be sure to find some trout hanging out.
Sheepshead fishing should really start to get good this month as well. Target area bridges, docks, and pilings with fiddler crabs to catch the tasty porgies.

Be sure to check out my Daily Fishing Reports online @www.InshoreAdventures.net. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good bite!

 

So much for snapper "mini season"

FRIDAY
North northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet. A chance of showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
11 feet building to 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to
14 feet after midnight. Showers likely.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet with occasional seas up to
15 feet. A chance of showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts
to around 35 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to
14 feet. A slight chance of showers.

SUNDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet
with occasional seas up to 11 feet. A chance of showers.

 

NICE.... looks very similar to our "Pink Porgy" (head's not as fat, and obviously without the colors)
We have to catch em deep though.... over 100'. min size is 14". They are tasty though

Of course, I was planning fishing on bye week weekend.
Intention was to paddle my yak to a secluded camping spot on saturday, camp out saturday night, and be at the fishin spots before sunrise and fish all day....... but ANOTHER weekend front. Supposed to blow 20kts on sunday.... that doesnt bode well for tossing artificials in skinny tidal creeks from a plastic vessel
I guess I'm working on the house ... as usual

 

Well really fished inshore for the first time in prob. 6 months and prob the 2nd time since the matthew flood

Was hesitant as theres still so much to fix around here but fukit

Picked a great morning to do it Flood tide with this moon i left early to get in some "skinny" water. Dropped the yak in as the the moon wAs setting and sun was rising

There was Lots of action but i was striking out on topwater plug. Weather was beautiful as was the orange sunrise. Peace and quiet too

Switched to a slayer paddletail and landed a keeper redfish. But he had his vengengance when he knocked over my water bottle spilling it everywhere

Then decided to do some exploring in the flood tide. Unproductive fishing wise but fun regardless. Then had a surprise when a big wake proceeded a scaly silhouette Headed towards me.... SHIT

Turned out to be a manatee with barnacles and he cruised around me for a while

Then i went on to catch a few more short reds before the front moved theough and the wind blew NE. Time to head home.... But ill admit. I was head bobbing during the JETS game... 5 hrs of sleep + no water and food + beers = tko
Of course the one real entertaining hame this year

But it was worth it.

 

Where did you put in? Shouldn’t you be pulling in the flounder now?

 

Back behind Matanzas Inlet.... lots of little creeks in the area

I'm pretty sure I missed a few flounder (I just fish artificials inshore) but overall I'm about a month late for the hot flounder bite