Right now the only good fishing to be had is inshore for redfish and black drum. Redfish can be caught in and around the shallow creeks while black drum are hanging close to structure.



The water temperature is hovering in the low 40s, and the redfish are biting on days when the sun comes out. The best baits are mud minnows which you can fish on a Carolina rig or on a jighead. Anglers using mud minnows on a jig head are casting the minnow to the schools when the tide is running in or out and letting the current do most of the work for them. You can also use Gulp and Fishbites scented soft baits on jig heads in this manner.

Beside chasing the redfish schools right now your only other viable option is looking for black drum around docks, piers, and bridges. Black drum are still hanging around such structure and you can catch them with cut shrimp, cut crab, or clam meat on the bottom right beside the structure.

The black drum are also feeding when the tide really starts moving, so go during the first few hours of the incoming tide or the last few hours of the lowering tide. Cast your bait right up against the pier, bridge, or dock. You might also want to use some Fishbites bloodworm or shrimp bait on the hook if you are using cut shrimp, since Fishbites will stay on longer and disperse scent as well.

As for the redfish schools look for days when the sun warms the darker banks, and work the creek mouths. Mud minnows or Gulp baits will catch them. They are there—you just have to fish slowly and have a little patience.