Fishing over the last week has been an adventure. We fished in temperatures from the mid 80's to the mid 50's. I think as the water got colder the fishing become a little tougher. The flounder are still hitting on a consistent basis but their size has been getting smaller with many fish only in the 12 inch range. The redfish have fallen off a little bit as well but we are still managing a few each trip. Black sea bass made an appearance the other day which provided a great meal for some of my clients. Spanish mackerel have been hitting whitebait in the bay and I'm looking forward to keeping speckled trout again with the season opening on Jan 1st. Pretty soon I'll be targeting sheepshead with shrimp until the spring brings the migration of whitebait back into the area.
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Capt. Russ Schnering
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