looking for anything that they can eat
to gain protein for the winter.
For fishing these areas I have always found that if I can place my
boat parallel to the bank in the bend
of the bayou and throw up current allowing my bait of choice to fall back
with the tide on the bottom. This
technique works very well during the
months of November through February but November is the month that
the fish will start this pattern. Also
when fishing this way you want to
make sure that you are fishing with
some type of super line like FINS or
Power Pro. These super lines are
second to none when it comes to the
ability to feel the lightest of bites and
to actually feel the structure on the
Pick-up M&B at any of these
Academy Sports + Outdoors Locations!
Hammond
Covington
600 C M Fagan Dr
7205 Pinnacle Pkwy
Hammond, LA 70403
Covington, LA 70433
Slidell
Houma
61107 Airport Road
1777 Martin Luther
King Blvd
Gretna
50 Westside Shopping
Center
Harahan
800 South Clearview
Pkwy
Kenner
Baton Rouge
10808 Industriplex
Blvd
Baton Rouge
8464 Airline Highway
Mobile, AL
8843 Veteran's Memorial Blvd.
3725 Airport Blvd
Gulfport, MS
Denham
Springs
15130 Crossroads
9997 Crossing Way
bottom to know if
you are around
shells or just on a
muddy bottom.
These lines have
definitely increase
the amount that my
customers catch because they just feel
the strikes on the fall
and on the bottom
even when they have
a bow in their lines
due to the wind or
current.
Now for redfish
many times this is
the month when the
larger schools of
reds start to gang up and you have the ability to
catch high numbers of redfish in one area. Unlike
speckled trout I tend to search for redfish in the shallow waters of the duck ponds and bays of the interior
marshes. As the water temperatures fall redfish are
more tolerant to these temperature drops and move
up to the darker colored muddy bottoms of the duck
ponds and small bays of the interior marsh. As the
sun rises this muddy dark bottom will heat up and
cause the water temperatures to increase by 5 to 10
degrees during one day cycle. Also if there is oyster
or clam shells in the pond or bay they will retain the
suns heat longer so in turn the bay will stay warmer
overnight allowing redfish in that area to feed more
often and allow you to have a much better success
rate then other anglers that do not know this bit of
information. I really enjoy using 1/2oz gold spoons
this time of year for the reds and Mann’s Baby one
minus shallow water crankbaits. Both of these baits
displace water well and offer flash and sound for the
redfish to key in on for the strike.
This month’s Academy Sports and Outdoors Free
Seminar will be at the West Bank, Louisiana store
from 6-8pm on Oct. 12th. Come to this all ages
event where you can learn to be more successful
on each and every trip.
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