October 12, 2009
Happy Fish Day!
Saltwater Inshore, Offshore, Blue Water fishing reports, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not story! Thanks for Reading!
Table of contents
Captain Rick Reynolds Inshore Fish Catching Trips
The Inshore Bite! Text Book and Wild Style Fishing
The Big Trout Attack! Captain Ray Crawley
Beach Front Reports "Surf fishing at it finest!"
Near Shore Reports Savannah River Jetty Fishing Opportunities
Near Shore Reports Savannah River Jetty Fishing Opportunities
Offshore Fishing Report Artificial Reef Fishing
Offshore Flounder Fishing
Savannah Snapper Banks For bottom catching at it finest fish here! Your boat or mine!
Blue Water Catching Tips! Wahoo Tips Part Two
Freshies Report
Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!" Storm of 1998
Captain Rick Reynolds Inshore Fish Catching Trips
Captain Rick Reynolds took Daniel Powers and Joel Parkman inshore fishing on Saturday October 3, 2009. Both fishermen are holding a nice spotted sea trout, which was caught while using live shrimp under popping corks. The fish bite is no longer light
Captain Rick Reynolds October 3, 2009 Inshore Fishing Catching Report!
Departure time 7:30 AM, high tide 8:00 AM
Captain Rick had a 3-person 8-hour charter today, which started out with a fish catching "BANG!" According to Captain Rick he "lucked out" on this particular fish day, because all on board were excellent anglers. All three, Joel, Dan, and Bruce started out catching quite a few nice spotted sea trout.
Captain Rick started the morning fish day at "Salt Pond" right at the tide change. The wind was light out of the south, but changed to the north as the day progressed. The air temperature warmed up quickly to the mid 80's making it a very comfortable fish day. Now that the water temperatures have dropped to the mid 70's the inshore bite is bolter and more direct mean fish have started bulking up for winter!
The action started relatively quickly as we repositioned almost immediately
with the aggressive tide. We are on the cusp of a full moon and the tides
and currents were higher and faster. All three guys, Joel, Dan, and Bruce
caught several trout. The final tally was 23 Keeper trout, 1 nice blue
fish and 4 keeper Redfish. We released a nice stingray and a small
Bonnethead shark. This was a very good trip! After the trout bite slacked
we cruised over to the bull river for some lesser action. It's time to go!
Nice spotted sea trout Bruce! Captain Rick Reynolds of Miss Judy Charters took this fisherman to the exact spot where the big ones feed! The proof is in the picture!
Captain Rick Reynolds's October 3 2009 trip! The bottom line to this trip is the fact is this is only what they kept, because they released the rest! This means "those released fish are still growing!"
The Inshore Bite!
Test Book and Wild Style Fishing
The bite the past week inshore was very good with fishermen getting lots of catching opportunities. Live shrimp under popping corks and traditional floats worked great especially for those that like to see the sinking of the cork.
Another bait that also worked was a finger mullet lipped hooked onto a small jig. The secret to this rig is to cast out in front of the structure let your bait fall to the bottom, and then retrieve slowly. Large trout can't resist this move! Whatever you don't forget you net!
Large fish like to linger waiting for that prefect meal! This means that large fish are smart, because they wait for that prefect feeding opportunity. So therefore casting out in front of the structure (oysters, docks, or rocks) letting your bait fall to the bottom and then starting a slow retrieve is definitely a good big fish catching tip. I know that this suggestion might not appeal to a lot of fishermen, because it certainly isn't textbook. I consider fishing with popping corks and adjustable floats textbook. However, while you are doing "the wild style" you can still go textbook fishing. No matter what it's all about the hooks that you use under your floats. Most fishermen use a Khale sometimes referred as a wide gap hook, because once your bait is added it has room to move in the bend. It's a known fact when your live bait can move "somewhat freely" attracting signals are being sent out!
So let assume that you want to cast out from the structure with you lipped hooked finger mullet, but you want to float fish too! Well, here's a great option. There are thin tinned light style circle hooks, which don't over power your bait. The bottom line is that all you have to do is remove the Khale hook and go with a circle style hook. Once you have done this all you need to do is to cast place your float, put your rod in the hold, set the clicker on, wait till the cork goes down, and the clicker noise begins!
Photo by Captain Judy Helmey
Captain Ray Crawley of Miss Judy Charters is holding up a nice spotted sea trout!
The Big Trout Attack!
Captain Ray Crawley of Miss Judy Charters is going "top water fishing!"
October 6, 2009 Tuesday departure time 1:00 PM out going tide low 4:30 AM
This is a Rapala "skitter Walk lure!" The best color this week was black back sliver bottom!
Go to the site for full details and also a video showing exactly why the lure works! An aggressive fish will not be able to pass this worked lure up!
http://www.rapala.com/products/luresdetail.cfm?modelName=skitter_walk&freshorsalt=Fresh
Captain Ray Crawley loves to try out new lures, but in this case "it's one he already had in his tackle box!" While fishing with his group on this particular day he had a fisherman pull out a top water plug, which turned out to be the Rapala "Skitter Walk Lure!" As soon as Captain Ray put his eyes on this lure he knew all about it, but had not used it in years. The customer tied it on his line, cast the lure out, and started working it. A large trout attacked it before the rings made settled around the lure. At any rate, I am always talking about top water baits when it comes to trout fishing. Well, here's one lure that you just might want to add to your inshore tackle box. I have listed the web site, which shows a video of exactly how this lure looks when it's being retrieved. It's a must see.
Rapala "Skitter Walk Lure!"
Worked looks like a
Wounded Finger Mullet
The lure used on this particular fish day was a two tone with a black back and a silver bottom. When retrieved it looks and acts just like a wounded finger mullet "making way!" As you know large trout are smart and when they feed they want to get a mouth full! This is a lure that offers just such a feeding opportunity!
When is it best to switch to top water plugs?
When larger trout are feeding near the surface certain noises are made. You might have heard it before and just didn't know what it is. When they strike at a minnow or shrimp the fish make a no mistaken "popping sound!" This is your sound to switch from fishing deep to a top water plug. There are few things that you need to remember when using a top water plug. The trout that is attacking needs time to get a hold of the plug. With that being said, "You don't need to set the hook quick fashion." This is the biggest mistake most fishermen make when using a top water plug. They actually pull the lure right out of the fish's mouth before it gets hooked up. So therefore, I know you don't want to, but give the fish time to attack, grab, and try to eat the lure. Believe me, when the eating starts the hooking up will begin!
Treble also known as "Terrible Hooks!"
Captain Ray wants to add one tip that just might save you a trip to the hospital. These as well as most top water plug have treble hook also known by many a fisherman as "terrible hooks!" These hooks work, because any fish that attacks a lure sporting this arsenal most likely gets hooked up! This is all good unless the hook up is the actual fisherman itself! Please be careful and watch where you put your rod when you are not using it. Most boats have rod holders in the console, which is right where most of the walk by action takes place. Take a few minutes and secure all hooks so that hook ups happen in the water to the fish not the fishermen in the boat!
Beach Front Reports
"Surf fishing at it finest!"
This is a great time to fish directly from the beach. The secret to this type of fishing is that you need to fish near some sort of structure such as rocks, jetties, holes, pilings, docks or anything that provides any sort of protection. Not only do these areas provide some sort of protection they also break up handed currents offering up formed eddies and safe havens. To find such areas I suggest walking the beach in question during a low tide stage. Heck, at this point you get to see what's going to be down under at the high tide stage. The first areas to get covered quickly by the incoming tide are going to be the best places to fish. The reason being the marine growth in these areas are tough meaning they survive the fall and rise of the tide. So keep this in mind "first covered offers up the best bite!"
The Carolina Rig is a classic! This rig set up can be used with the lightest to the heaviest of tackle. All hooks from traditional "J" styles to circle hooks will work. As far as bait all from live to dead will and do work! This rig keeps dead bait on the bottom and also allows it to flow with the current handed. When live bait is used this set up allows the bait the freedom of swimming bringing on a totally different bite. The fisherman gets to choose the set up, the hook up style, and the preferred bait. Don't worry the fish will take it from there!
As far as the tackle I always suggest a Carolina style rig, which boils down to egg sinker on main line, swivel, leader, and then hook of choice. As far as bait I suggest going with the live shrimp, mud minnows, or finger mullet. However, if that's not possible fresh dead will work. Another good bait source is to cut up a freshly caught fish put that on your hook. Fresh bait put lots of scent in the water ringing up a big dinner bell!
Near Shore Reports
Savannah River Jetty Fishing Opportunities
We have Savannah River Jetty charts for sale..for details call Captain Judy 912 897 4921 cost $7.00 each
During this time of year spotted sea trout can be found while fishing around the rocks at the Savannah River Jetties. Trout can be found feeding in the eddies that form as current moves past the rocks on incoming or outgoing tides. It's best to fish out from the rocks a few feet in and around these areas. The best method used is going to be popping corks or traditional floats with live shrimp, finger mullet, or mud minnows.
Offshore Fishing Report
Artificial Reef Fishing
I had a few emails this past week from fishermen asking, "why is the catching so slow at the artificial reefs?" It's true especially during this transition time where fish are migrating "bites sometimes don't happen!" This can happen from time to time especially when fishermen are fishing when the fish aren't biting much less in the first place! Here are a few tips that just might help. Believe me, even thought I have fished for many years I have experienced this sort of crazy bite pattern over and over.
CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956"
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921 912 897 3460 FAX
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Captain Judy's Cell 912 429 7671