This past week's poor tides made it difficult for anglers in the mornings. The best bite was later in the morning as the water levels increased allowing fishing around the oyster bars and mangrove islands. The water was also pretty muddy so cut baits like ladyfish and pinfish seemed to work best due to the smell. These cut baits on 2/0 circle hooks fished around the transition zones between the grass and oysters produced the best catches of redfish. There were also a few snook mixed in although most were well under slot fish. There has also been a good mixed bag in the passes of spanish mackerel, ladyfish, and jacks. The best set-up seems to be shrimp under popping corks. This is also a good time to throw artificial's if you are looking for action so break out the jerkshads, rapala xraps, or even chuggers as these will work fine.