CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY
'Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956'
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921
912 897 3460 FAX
www.missjudycharters.com
July 21, 2008
Happy Fish Day!
Saltwater inshore, offshore, blue water fishing report, Freshies Suggestions, and 'Little Miss Judy's story! Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Artificial Reefs and Savannah Snapper Banks
Trolling Times
For those that want to top water fish these areas, it certainly is the time for that. These are great spots for trolling artificial baits/spoons, slow trolling live bait, or just plain drift fishing light tackle/live baits will also work. You could find yourself catching king mackerel, dolphin, little tunny, barracuda, or other large fish that might be lurking and feeding about.
Bottom Fishing Times
The water temperature is up meaning the fish bite on the bottom can be a little off. At least in those standard live bottom areas. However, if you want to bottom fish and catch you need to know where to go. In other words especially at this time of the year there are 'do's and don'ts!'
The first thing that you need to know is the whereabouts of certain fish. Black sea bass especially at this time prefer 80 to 90 feet of water. So therefore isolated spots are going to be great places to target for this fish. Black sea bass, triggerfish, white bone, ocean perch, and other smaller species can be found schooled up. I'm not talking about large live bottom areas. These fish prefer isolated areas, which aren't normally fished. With that being said, 'if you know such a spot, I suggest fishing it!'
For those wanting to target large bottom fish such as red snapper and grouper these fish can be found in around 120 feet of water. They basically are further offshore. The best bait is going to be live. However, for the largest fish such as this you need to use bigger baits. You know the old saying, 'the bigger the bait the bigger the fish!'