Mega Bite Inshore Charters, Pensacola report 9-10

[Fishing Report]

Report Sept. 10th 2011

Week one of September 2011, and there’s not much of a report due to Tropical Storm Lee.

With high winds and 3 days of rain, I didn’t get to fish much the first week, but two days ago I took a fun night trip out to see what the water looked like and how the bite was.

The water is pretty muddy and it will take a couple of weeks for it to clear up, but the fishing was just right for trout. We didn’t catch any reds, but my buddy went the following night and caught four, so I guess I warmed it up for him. The abundance of fresh water tends to affect the fishing some, but not too much on trout and reds as they can handle the fresh water a little better than most fish. Just keep the baits near the bottom and you’ll have more hook ups. We’ve had a nice touch of fall temps the past two days, with temps in the lower 60’s in the morning and not getting over 84 in the afternoon. It has been a refreshing change after the hot muggy summer.
This month should bring in the bigger Spanish mackerel into the bay and also the kings. The evening bridge fishing will really pick up at both Garcon and 3-Mile. A few tarpon have been jumped, but as the water cools down, the tarpon will migrate back to south Florida, and then it’ll be just trout and reds for the rest of the winter, which should still be plenty of action for us to enjoy.

If you’re looking for some great light tackle inshore fishing, September and October are great months to visit the Panhandle.
Remember that the last two weeks of October start the kickoff of the annual fall redfish run and it will last most of the winter. However, the best times are typically between October15th – December 10th for producing the best quality catches.
Check out a few pics from last year’s fall redfish run.

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