Knowing When to Stay Put!!!

The fish in the areas I fished early this week were in the lock down mode. It wasn't a problem finding the Red fish but getting them to bite was almost impossible! One thing I have learned is this time of year if fish in one creek are not feeding they probably are not feeding in the next creek. {%image_id=14331%} But sometimes you end up running around just hoping to hit a school of Reds just right. Knowing in my heart I should just sit on a spot that's holding fish and try to wait them out I still get anxious and start that bouncing around. {%image_id=14330%} After running around for several hours trying to get a Red to bite I settled for trying some different fish. The bite was just slow that morning. After soaking baits in a few spots for some Drum and only catching 3 I finished up the trip throwing plastics for Trout. That's usually an easy bite but even they were off. We did manage to catch 9 Trout but there wasn't a fish over 12 or 13 inches. {%image_id=14329%} We didn't get skunk but it was a slow day with a lot of moving around. Looks like we have a small warming trend for this weekend and with a low tide early I think the Reds should be a little more responsive... Tight lines Capt. James Howard Jacksonville Florida (904)651-9557