Windy, but Still Catching

So much wind lately, but we’re still catching in the shallows of the Mosquito Lagoon.

Protected backwaters have been producing good catches of trout and redfish. Tony, my most frequent client, has been having a ball throwing top-water walking plugs. Starting at first light and often through the morning the bite has been consistent.

Actually, the bite has been better with Z-Man Minnowz and Diezel Minnowz rigged weedless. Slow roll these three and four inch soft plastic lures near the bottom and hold on. Often a stop and go retrieve results in more and more aggressive bites than the “slow roll” retrieve. Experiment a bit on your retrieval and let the fish tell you want they want at the time.

Tailing fish are usually eager to eat a shrimp whether live or plastic. I like adding a bit of Pro-Cure shrimp scent to my soft plastic EZ Shrimpz. I’m firm believer in scented lures, especially when an extremely slow or “dead stick” presentation is necessary.

As I write this we have a cold front sitting on top of us. Dropping air and water temperatures will change things in the coming days. I’m actually happy for the temperature drop as the water temps were climbing well over normal for late winter/early spring conditions. If the winds settle down a bit I’m expecting great fishing in the very near future!