Seventy Degrees is a Magic Number

Daytime temperatures flickered above 70 degrees on a couple of days over the last week and fish responded.  Although seatrout have been biting consistently since temperatures reached the mid sixties a few weeks ago, redfishing has been better on the warmer days.  When the wind turned out of the south and temperatures jumped up, the reds seemed to take notice. Four of five trips this last week yeilded redfish and, in most cases, fish were on the larger end of the slot size.  In some locations, fish seemed to be zeroed in on shrimp, while in others, a small to medium sized pinfish was the bait of choice.  Also, when fish were located, they seemed to take some warm up time before they would bite.  Summer time redfish often bite on the first cast into an area before your bait has even reached the bottom.  These “cooler” fish wouldn’t eat for fifteen to twenty minutes is some cases.  Once they started, a few fish would be caught and then the bite would cease..even when it was clear that there were still fish in the area. With air  temperatures in the seventies promised for all of the coming week and good tides revving back up by this coming weekend, it’s a safe bet that the spring feed will be “on”.