Fishing Tips and Techniques
This section of the Florida Guides Association website is devoted to increasing our readers knowledge base for fishing. Whether you target snook, redfish, trout, tarpon or any other species - freshwater or salt - you will be able to pick up some useful techniques from our Florida Guides Association member guides who contribute to the knowledge base.
| 31 August 2011
September is always an exciting month to fish along theTreasure Coast. Anglers eagerly await the arrival of the annual fall mullet run. The beaches and rivers will be filled with mullet and you can find lots of predators following the bait this month. Look for tarpon, snook, jacks, bluefish and many other species feeding on the mullet this month.
Top water and suspending lures work fantastic in September. Try a DOA Baitbuster or Big Fish lure while fishing around the large schools of mullet. It's a great time of year to fish early mornings along the beach. The fish will be cornering the bait along the surf and action can be fun and exciting.
Snook season opens again on September 1st. Anglers have been eagerly awaiting the chance at keeping a slot fish for dinner. A few things to keep in mind while you are anxiously getting ready for the start of the season are making sure your license and snook permit are not outdated. Know the slot size, which is 28” – 32” and a one fish per day limit.
Check your rods, reels and fishing line. Don’t lose that
keeper fish because of something that you could have avoided by a little
preparation. Remember that there will be lots of anglers heading out the
first several days of the season. Have fun and be safe!
You will be able to find some redfish schools this month as they gather up to
head out to the ocean. Look around the shallow sandy flats for them to be
feeding. DOA shrimp or CAL jerk baits can coax them into biting.
Trout will continue to bite around the usual flats like, Bear Point, Harbor Branch and Round Island. Deadly Combos fished on the edges of the bait schools will find some action with trout and other species.
Snapper can be found along channel edges and around
structure. Sheephead, drum and snapper can be caught on the catwalks of the
bridges. Live or dead shrimp will find the fish.
Captain Charlie Conner
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