Redfish, sheepshead, and trout became the targets this week as the nearshore waters produced very little all week. Sheepshead have begun there inshore spawn with fish up to 5 lbs available in the skinny waters of estero bay. Fishing jigs with small hooks tipped with shrimp will get a few in the boat. The redfish bite wasn't that good with all the turned up water, however when we found where they were laying up we usually caught 2 or 3 in one spot. Trout were small when we got into them but plentiful along the grass flats and pass edges of Estero bay. January has certainly been a wet one with cold temperatures that have dropped the water temps as low as 58 degrees in some areas so paying attention to water temps of plus or minus 1 or 2 degrees can be the difference between fishing and catching.
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