![]() Capt Clint is finding more than normal numbers of kings and other pelagics, so have a flat line ready. "Offshore, everybody is waiting for the seas to calm down after the " tropical event." Capt Clint Taylor ( 8 ) is looking for the reefs to be covered up with most everything that was looking for a place to ride out the storm. Live shrimp or live crabs, both on the top and on the bottom are your best bets. Tripletail are hanging out under most anything that floats in the bay. Fish fresh shrimp on the bottom with a light weight, and while your out there look for tarpon.they are in the building. Bull reds can be found cruising the beach in 12 feet of water. Three-inch Gulp! Shrimp under a Cajun Thunder is the trick. You can find nice trout on the edges of the flats. George Island said: "In the bay Capt Randy Peart ( 8 ) says the fishing is good. Red snapper season closes at midnight, Friday July 12 for recreational anglers.Ĭaptain Russ Knapp on St. They must be at least 18 inches long (no maximum), must be caught on hook-and-line only (no snatching), and you may only keep two per day. Covering their flavor would be a travesty. Broiled, fried or baked, tripletail are a treat to eat. Tripletail are typically filleted and skinned. ![]() Fake crabs, especially the Gulp! ones, also work well. For those that don't just add a dab of Procure shrimp scent to it. Some favorites are the D.O.A., Gulp!, Assassin, and Z-Man. Strips of fish or Fish Bites will work well too.Īrtificial shrimp work well too. Small fiddler crabs will work too, as will live mud minnows and other small baitfish. Unfortunately those big shrimp are not available in the hot summer months. If you fish with live bait nothing beats a 3- to 4-inch live shrimp hooked under the horn. Better to go too light with the weight and move closer to the fish than too heavy. You don't want your bait to sink more than a foot or two. A very lightly-weighted jig head will help get your bait down if it's a windy, choppy day. Some artificial shrimp come with hooks already in them. Fine wire hooks will result in more hookups. J-style 1/0 or 2/0 hooks are a good choice. They immediately head towards the bottom, but might jump once you pull them away from any obstruction they can tangle you in. Although they don't have teeth to speak of, you need the leader because the first thing a hooked fish will do is wrap your line around the rope attaching the float to the trap, or around a piling or other structure. Use 10-20 pound braid, with about a 2- to 3-foot fluorocarbon leader of 15-20 pound test. Match it with a reel holding about 100 yards of line and you are good to go. ![]() You need the extra backbone to control the fish. Tripletail.Ī 7-foot spinning or bait casting rod on the stiff side will do just fine. That stuff usually harbors myriad small crabs and shrimp, food for Mr. Also check out floating mats of Sargasso weed. Drift slowly by, with your engine off if you can and look for the fish just waiting to eat your offering. Tripletail hang around them to feed off small fish and shrimp seeking shelter. Crab trap floats are an excellent place to start your search. Floating stuff like limbs, trees and pallets inshore might have a fish or two hanging around it. As for overall looks they resemble a freshwater speckled perch (black crappie), only less attractive.įinding tripletail is easy if you know what to look for. Tripletail get their name from long dorsal and anal fins that make them look like they have three tails. Their flesh cooks up flaky white with no need for enhancers like blackening or magic herbs and spices. Fishermen routinely blast by them on the way to redfish and trout. ![]() Many anglers are guilty of passing up not-so-pretty fish in favor of the more glamor species. ![]()
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