june 2011

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May was a great month with large numbers of both trout and redfish being caught and so far June is looking just as good if not better. I have had many days with double digit numbers on trout with alot of the trout over twenty inchs which is a great sign considering the freeze from a little over a year ago. These fish can be taken several ways from soft plastics under a popping cork to free lined live bait. Target the deep sloughs and sharp edges of the flats along with the oyster bed edges. Low light situations will work best but if fished slowly have had many twenty plus inch fish caught in the middle of the day.The red fish bite has also been strong there are stil larger schools and pods of ten to twenty fish out there to target.But alot of them have started their summmer pattern and broke away from the schols to feed on their own. With the influx of mullet in the lagoon system look for these red fish to be swimming with the mullet schools not only to feed on what they stir up off the bottom but also for the protection.These fish can also be caught several different ways from top water to live bait just remember with the water temps increasing take time to release these fish healthy.I have been keeping an eye out for the elusive silver king (tarpon) I have found some moving through but not in great numbers yet it should be a matter of days before they start to show.While looking for tarpon I have ran into alot of schools of jacks which always make for a great fight.When these fish get triggered they will eat almost any thing in this case my favorite bait to use is a auqadreams spoon I always have a rod rigged with one for red fish in the boat so its easy to grab in these situation. Capt Patrick Rood www.spotntailcharters.com