Miss Judy Charters
Captain Judy Helmey
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!"
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 or 912 897 3460 fax
www.missjudycharters.com
August 27, 2007
Captain Judy's Saltwater Fishing Report
Which includes:
Inshore report, Offshore Report, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!" (Story)
Near Shore Structure
For those of you fishermen out there that have any sort of known whereabouts of beachfront structure I suggest, "giving it a fishing try!" During this time of the year these areas are known to hold interests of red fish, flounder, spotted sea trout, summer trout, sheepshead, and many other hungry fish. The good news about this sort of area is that you have options in the "how's the best way to fish it?"
Firstly, The baits that are holding in the upper water column offer an array of bite opportunity. So therefore floating your bait in under some sort of cork normally works in this department. The good news about this style of fishing is that the float helps to show you exactly where the larger fish are holding and where their strike zone is going to be.
Fish that feed directly off the structure like the red fish and sheepshead are going to hold close when feeding. Anchoring right over the wreck is an option, but it's risky. The reason being is that you might disturb the "balance of feeding!" This means you are introducing outside interference, which send out "bad smoke signals to the fish. In other works "something's not right!" However, once you are settled/anchored where you want to be I suggest being patience as well as quite, which will give all fish involved a chance to regroup. In other words, your invasion will become part of the wreck's scheme. This is where dropping anything on the deck, loud music/talking, and any other unnatural noises needs to limited. I think you get my point.
Once you have gotten anchored over the wreck "this is a good thing!" However, with tide currents continuously changing the "fame to catch fish directly over the wreck is short lived!" Anchoring on the out skirts of this area and within casting distance is going to be another great option. This anchor situation allows you to cast no matter where the boat swings. When anchored on the beachfront area please don't forget that if you plan on using two anchors that you must first decide whether or not this is a good idea. The reason being when in the ocean there is motion. Having your stern anchored in the direction of the sea (waves) sometimes isn't a good thing! So therefore two anchors are great for keeping you situated, but it needs to be very calm to do so!
Let's talk about the outskirts of the structure/wreck area. This is flounder territory for sure! Large flounder are able to camouflage themselves in the sand while waiting for that feeding opportunity. The best way to attack this area is to "cast away" and slowly troll intermittently till you reach desired location. The best rig to us is going to be "Carolina Style Rig" Here's the short version: slide on small egg sinker, tie on small swivel, tie your leader on to the swivel, and then hook. The length and pound test of your leader might have to be determined by the current bite pattern. This is where your "tackle box of tricks" comes into play. The last statement just means, "keep an array of different weight, sinkers, hooks, and leader material.