Month: December 2023
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December 2023 – Freshwater
BY: Tim / 0 COMMENTS / CATEGORIES: Freshwater
Even for Florida it has been quite chilly, with water temperatures hovering around 67 degrees. It seemed as though the fish all month bit just like you would expect. When it warmed up, the largemouth bass bite was good. When it was cold, we would have to be patient with the live bait, and work the artificial lures slowly. Most of the time open-water brush piles and humps are the go to spots, but we found shallower points and the mouths of canals to be productive. We also caught some crappie, bowfin, catfish, and chain pickerel, which are always fun. With the northern states dealing with lots of snow, we are very fortunate with our weather here in Florida! We hope you all stay warm, and we hope to see you here in sunny Florida soon!
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December 2023 – Saltwater
BY: Tim / 0 COMMENTS / CATEGORIES: Uncategorized
As these cool fronts came through, the inshore water temperature dipped to about 70 degrees, and the offshore temperature is 67 degrees. Inshore, the speckled trout bite has been awesome using a popping cork with a DOA or live shrimp. Even though the popping cork method was productive for trout or ladyfish, many times we had to switch to greenbacks, pilchards, crabs, or small pinfish for the black drum, redfish, and snook. Offshore, with the gag grouper season ending today, we have targeted those grouper with moderate success on the few calm days. We did not troll this month, as the focus was on snapper and grouper. Other species caught included sharks, porgy, grunts, and bonitos. On a personal note, we wish you all a great holiday season and we look forward to seeing you on the water!
