CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956"
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921
912 897 3460 FAX
www.missjudycharters.com
August 18, 2008
Happy Fish Day!
Saltwater inshore, offshore, blue water fishing report, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's story! Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Inshore Spotted Sea Trout Bite
The inshore spotted sea trout bite continues to amaze me, because as you all know it's in the heat of the summer. It's my opinion that this is one of our great inshore catching secrets that not only does no one like to except, but doesn't believe in the first place. I can't tell you how many inshore calls I get from customers asking, "when is the spotted sea trout biting the best?" And before I can give the right answer of, "it's pretty good right now!" They say, "I know it's not good till the last of the fall season!" The bottom line is this for those that will read, it's good now leading to the fact that it will be better later!"
For those that want to take a charter, you know to just give us a call and we will book you up! (912 897 4921 or fishjudy2@.com) However, for those that want to catch their own during this time frame, here are a few suggestions:
I must say this hundreds of times, but it's oh so true, "to catch a fish it's best to know a little about them!" During this time spotted sea trout can pretty much be caught as they are in the cooler times. However, it's the frame of mind that the fisherman has when targeting them that needs to be changed. Firstly, I have already said, "they are here and ready to bite your hook!" Since we have gotten that out of the way, fishermen already know to start looking. My suggestion is to come up with a plan. If that sounds like too much work and not enough fishing, then go "fishing wild!"
Making a plan is where you look at the tides, moon phase, look at past records, or call up the old memories banks to provide the details of one of those great catching days. In other words if you are going to fish the Wilmington River area, have plenty of spots to choose from. The reason being is there might be another fisherman already there and the fish might not be. At least if either happens you can move on to plan B. The bottom line is to pre-pick your spots and fish all points from your boat. The means from the bank direction right on around to the deepest area behind you back to where you started in the first place.
Since it's hot trout prefer the coolest area, which during this time is going to be near the bottom. With that being said, "keep your bait as near the strike zone as possible." This means that it's best to use some sort of quick adjustable cork so that you can change you depth fished fast. There is no time for re-rigging unless it's absolutely necessary. Once you find the fish you want to be able to act, which means, "Start catching them."
Fishing Wild can have several meaning when applying it to inshore fishing. This boils down to the fact that you load up your gear and head out without a plan. The also works most of the time!