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It's October and the fishing should be on fire.
But danged if I see few to no reports here or elsewhere.
What gives?
Is it that bad, or is everyone just lockjawed like a Speck in crystal clear water?
I figured it'd be on fire, maybe with or after this cold front.
I've been confined since my shoulder surgery back in February, but now I'm aching to go fishing.
I went to Panama City Beach 2 weekends ago. Saw maybe 3 spanish caught.
Went to Navarre last weekend. Saw one ladyfish caught.
Went to the State Pier yesterday evening and caught several spanish and none were big enough to keep. They werent much bigger than the gotchas.
I was wondering the same thing. Where are the fish? Looked over Navarre Pier's September and October reports and it has been pathetic. Overall it has been a terrible year for kings from what I see and not a good spanish year either. Any theories?
global warming / climate change / just for the record, the climate has been changing since day one and the earth is cooling not warming. It all driven by the sun!
Check out PFF surf fishing report
Yeah, I frequent PFF too.
Seen a couple good reports of Pomp limits.
how can mackerel, or anything else get through the shark gauntlet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Green_Steel
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No doubt shark numbers are way up and not just at the pier and not just blacktips. Dolphin and sharks have been trained to also follow boats eating almost every undersized fish you throw back as well as eating a good number on the line. If I knew how, I would attach the red snapper catch this year. It is atrocious. We fish in state waters up to 9 miles offshore and overall, the red snapper on public and private reefs is way, way down from just a couple years ago. I am encouraged though at all the tiny ones around the pier and other nearshore reefs. Hopefully they reach maturity.
We need a blackened redfish moment on shark jerky Me and Gainer are still on the ready for the sight fish thing😂
Two weeks until my visit to Four Seasons Pier begins. Some of my friends are already there. I have heard of a few Spanish and flounder being caught. Seems like bull minnows are in short supply. I am hoping this cold snap brings in the good
size whiting. That is my number one target. I will begin posting when I get down on the fist of Nov.
Did you get any of those tarpon to eat the other day?
No, we saw them again on the ride back to the lagoon pass. We got ahead of a huge school and threw out a net full of live pogies and the tarpon swam right through them. Definitely not feeding on their return trip.
Went by 4 seasons just the other day oldfisherman More folks out there than I usually see I’ve been catching a few pomp’s whiting and flounder on the beaches but they’re all micro I think Chile’s right about the cold front It should get things going At least the water has been pretty clear
I have not been to the pier much, but when I have been there I have noticed a conspicuous shortage of baitfish.
Surf fished both gulf and bay side last Thursday and Friday at Perdido, FL. Lizard fish, needle fish, and a few dozen undersized blue crabs. Where did the fish go? We could not find any bull minnows but did use live and dead shrimp. Hopefully, this cold snap will release the lock jaw experience we have been having.
There are big trends and local trends. Quail can be way down in the county but not in my field or vice versa. My theory is that all the Gulf Shores fish have discovered that the octagon pilings are immune to those annoying splashes of landing lures and have moved 100 yards south out of range.
OK it's not true but it beats the theory that my skills erode with age.
I was in PCB last week. Not a LOT of fish being caught, but got some nice Spanish, lost 2 kings, got several nice whiting, blues, BoBo. Caught a lot of small pomp and whiting in the surf. And 1 octapus (spelling?) on a dead bull minnow. Lost 2 nice mangrove on monnows too.
My sister was out on Four Seasons pier this afternoon and saw a couple of Spanish caught. Said the whiting are running small and a few flounder around. I am counting on the cooler weather improving the size of the whiting. I will arrive the 31st,