What is generally the best time of year to catch a variety of species and have a lot of action? I went either last June or July and was sharked several times, but still had fun. Thanks in advance.
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What is generally the best time of year to catch a variety of species and have a lot of action? I went either last June or July and was sharked several times, but still had fun. Thanks in advance.
Late April thru June get my vote.
Based on my experience.
Your results may vary.
:)
I like Mid September thru October into November Beautiful weather and you don't have to worry about water temp getting high enough for fish to get here There are many many fish here in those months and very exciting fishing I have told this story many times but year before last I limited on Spanish 17 mornings in a row and was home by 8:30- 9 with all fish filleted Would have done it this past year but the sharks got half That is something to say about April Last year was good as the sharks had not gotten here so April and May aren't bad either Come to think of it anytime you can get out there and catch a few ain't bad
I was there year before last as well in september, limited out on spanish every day as well but as you said the sharks were bad
I've always liked April and October for pier fishing. May and June/July on a boat.
Thanks for the info, I plan on going down around 04/22/2016.
BTW when do the Kings typically start showing up?
Depends on water temp I've hooked one as early as mid March. Other years late April
start of the 4th weekend in june was my most productive: I caught Spanish, Reds, Blues, pompano, spadefish, jack crevalle, flounder, specs with lockjaw, and kings caught(operator error has prevented me form landing a king)Quote:
Originally Posted by joshjkl
King fishing in shark months is sorta like bear hunting, just be faster than the person next to you and you may win.
Late September/October barring hurricanes, Followed by may/june.
I love April. Kings are starting to show up, Cobia are into their yearly migration, Sheepshead are big and hungry (especially nearer the first part of the month), Spanish mackerel schools are usually around, and there's the skinny-water species like specs, flounder, pompano, and slot reds.
Second choice is October, because I typically score well with kings and spanish and just massacre specs and reds in Little Lagoon.
We will be down again for a family vacation the middle of July with some of our kids and grand-kids. I was hoping for the first week of June but that's not happening. My question is, will the night fishing off the boat docks under the lights at Sea Oats on the lagoon produce anything that late into summer? Hoping for a chance at some specs, reds or flounder. I have fished there during summer days in the past and its been a pinfish chewdown. I've since seen on the forum that the night time is the right time on the lagoon.
Mid-Summer is a great time to catch specs, reds, and flounder in the lagoon under lights at night. The fact that pinfish are there is a good sign! Big speckled trout and keeper reds chow down on pinfish. If I'm trying to catch pinfish for bait, I'll use the smallest sabiki rig and put a tiny piece of gulp shrimp on each hook. I mostly use a paddletail plastic bait for night-time specs and reds, but pinfish work great, too. I usually start fishing about midnight and if I'm using pinfish I'll cast them past the light, freelined, and reel them into the lighted area.Quote:
Originally Posted by travis
Added: when you're through fishing for pinfish, remember to remove those little pieces of gulp shrimp from your sabiki before it dries.
What about surf fishing?