Redfish in 45 feet of water

A recent fishing charter stated they had limited time, only 4 hours, and wanted a specific target: Triple Tail. I said, "sure we can do that, I love Triple Tail". Unfortunately, the weather man was wrong as they tend to be 77.77% of the time. Finding Triple tail is best done on calm days with good sunlight, we had a cloudy day with bumpy seas; after an hour of effort and just 1 fish spotted, I decided on Plan-B. Which was to anchor on a shallow wreck in 30ft, the water was surprisingly clear, I could see the wreck. For you spear-fishers and freedivers, book a trip while the conditions last. Multiple sheepshead, snapper and break-offs of larger fish kept the anglers busy for the rest of the trip.

We have had a very cool winter with lots of heavy winds which seemed to help the crabbing with some days having 19 crabs in one trap. The water has warmed up to 76 degrees, and the water has gotten clearer. However, the stone crabs are still on the move, and we did fine for this trip. Book your trip before the season ends for this ecological fishery of excellent eating crabs. Kids love to see and touch the critters found in the traps, educational and fun.

We have had calm winds for a few weeks after a strong front cooled off the water. Water temps are now in the low 70's, this brings the reef fish in shallow water. Good catches of grouper, Gags & Reds plus snapper have been great some days, and fair other days. Using live and dead baits fished on live bottom has brought up solid fish including sharks stealing fish.