Big school of reds

The back country bite has been very productive. I prefer to throw top-water early and move to a subsurface tactic as the sun gets high. I usually throw a white Skitter Walk but Dave at Precision Tackle gave me a lure to try that a few of his cutomers have had success with. It was the "One Knocker Spook" by Heddon and it put some quality Snook, reds, and trout in the boat on the first trip. It cast very well and has an impressive "walk the dog" action to it. Look for red fish to start arriving in large schools over the next month. Some schools will hold a 100 plus reds. Most of these fish are big breeder fish over 30". These reds are not good for the cooler but they are a blast to catch. A good tactic for locating them is to get into an area on a falling tide and fish through the low tide. These large schools of reds are easy to spot in these shallow conditions. Quietly approach and cast a piece of cut mullet or a jerk bait and hold on. Try to cast to the edge of the school and catch the reds on the outside so they will not spook. The rain and winds can make it tough at times but the silver lining is that it cools thing down and gives us a taste of some fall fishing which will be here soon! Good luck out there and tight lines! Capt. Keith Tomlinson Bulldog Fishin Charters www.bulldogfishin.com (352)238-3581