Tips From Capt. Caserta For Winter Fish Catching
When I went out on Saturday with 3 clients, the tide was falling pretty well so we took off for the backside of San Jose island to hit the cuts where the back lakes drain into Aransas Bay. Sure enough some redfish where sitting outside the cuts.
While I drifted in front of the cuts, the clients fished from the boat using some different lures before settling on the ones that worked the best, Devil Eyes in Gold Rush and Pink Hologram with a 1/16 oz jig.
The fish just were not nailing the lures as they were in a holding pattern on the shell-mixed mud, even though the water was still a little warm. The key was to find the bait food because that was where the action was going to be.
Once we got the target areas down it was some good action with 3 limits and also a lot of undersized reds. From now on until spring you need to go to mud bottoms mixed with shell. Find the bait in these areas and go for it.
You may have to stop and look for bait activity or make a few casts for 10 or 15 minutes to know if it is a good area this time of year. I’ve caught fish many times by taking the time to check when other people would move on because they didn’t immediately see any bait action or redfish movement.
You may not see as many fish on cold days but when you do, they aren’t going to move like the fall and summer redfish because they are sluggish from the cold. It may just be a movement here and there. That’s still enough to make your fishing day a success, once you find them.
Captain Mike Caserta is a full-time fishing guide who specializes in wadefishing for big speckled trout and redfish in Texas, and uses Brown Lures’ fishing tackle. Kyle suggests you try out some wade fishing supplies from Brown Lures for your next fishing trip.
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