May is the month for monsters!

Inshore the big snooks, redfish, black drum, tripletail and many other species will be plentiful and are definitely one of my favorites of the year! Ealy morning, topwater plugs around the outside oyster bars or points, have produced some great explosions from big reds and snook. A rapala skitterwalk in gold and black always gets it done for me. You can patrol the oyster bars on the outside on high tide in search of big tailing black drum a 1/4 piece of blue crab or a big shrimp on a jig will work exceptionally well. Always keep in mind, anything over about 20 inches, is poor table fare and loaded with worms. Let it go for someone else to catch and let them make more babies!

Offshore the cobia bite is gonna heat up midway through the month. Big fish coming on freelined pinfish or small catfish on live bottom or structure in 20 to 50 feet of water. Always chum to make the bite as hot as you can, and remember, it’s 36 inches to the fork now, so if the fish is questionable, just net it! Tight lines and good fishing.

Andrew Fagan

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Hello guys and gals. Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter! The fishing is definitely starting to pick up with the warmups. Then again, as I write this forecast, we are experiencing, hopefully our last cool front. Redfish have pushed out to the outside mouths and bars, and also scattered the flats. I’m not saying you won’t continue to catch redfish up in the creeks, because I’ve always been one of those people who believe there are some redfish who just don’t leave the creek systems. Something that we’ve been fighting pretty bad and battling, is this wind. Some baits to counteract the wind and dirty water, are spoons, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits.

Trout are starting to push deep, so you will have to continue to follow them right on out as it warms up. Once again, I’m not saying you can’t catch a trout first thing in the morning on top water in seven inches of water, because you surely can. But the overwhelming percentage will start the hike to deeper grass and potholes.

Well hope to see some of y’all out there on the water and please be careful. Now is some of the busiest boating months in our area. I know I sound like a broken record but please, please be mindful of the grass. Until next time, Keep it Reel Native!!

Captain Brent Woodard Reel Native Fishing Charters ReelNativeFishing.com

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