I caught a 13lb 5oz red tonight on a 7" mullet. The wind had all the bait blown into a muddy cove. I only caught one, but for me it was the catch of a lifetime. We also caught a 3ft spotted gar. I had no idea they went in saltwater.
Here in South Texas, biologist have found that the top three foods redfish consume during fall are blue crabs, white shrimp and Menhaden. After that, were black cheek tonguefish and shrimp eels. In the surf, starting about mid September, large silver spoons (1oz+) usually rake them in.
I decided early in the year that I was gonna try bigger lures this fall on my fall inshore trips but with trout I've always caught great fish on small doa shad tails but maybe we'd catch even bigger fish with bigger lures. We'll see I guess
While this video is meant to apply to several different states, I want to address why you should NOT focus on exact temperatures. There's a massive focus on exact water temps in the angling community, but defining exact temperature ranges will not only vary with each state, but will also vary depending on weather patterns in different regions of that state! Every state will have varying weather patterns, some of which will occur before others. It can also be dependent on how hot or cold a specific season was. Ex: If it’s been a mildly cool summer, and it’s a gradual drop into the fall, those fish might not exhibit fall patterns until 5-10 degrees below what most folks would believe they would begin. That’s just one example, but there’s going to be 10 different scenarios for varying severity of temperature change. Trying to simplify fish biology by limiting it to a single small temperature range would be doing a disservice to the complexity of what actually occurs with a rapidly changing environment. In short, it’s relative, but the easiest way to spot a definite change is by looking at the average temperature over the last 2 months of a season (again this varies with the season/state: ex. I consider July and August to be the end of Summer here in NC) and when there’s 2 consistent weeks of double digit drops or rises, you will often see the seasonal trends begin to shift. You should also consider the previous two weeks of weather as well. Has it been a mild temperature change or a sharp one? All of these factors will influence how pronounced seasonal shifts will affect fish behavior! This is a complex subject, but I hope this explanation cleared things up a bit! -Wyatt
Bigger huh? I caught a 25" & 26" pup on a 3" smelt minnow Gulp Alive last week. Yeah it was probably luck, but I do a super slow retrieve with these lures. I have 5" curly tail chartreuse Gulp minnow for winter rockfish. More great info. Thanks!
Interesting! I just got back from OBX(Avon) and had some great luck fishing the soundfront. No wind protection at the location, 2-5ft deep water, and used your slam shady paddletails(not the BOMBER). In fact, I'd say I caught the most fish when the days were the windiest, I don't know, might've been pure luck. Also, I used every bit of that lure, and even when it was all chewed up and had lost half of its length I'd still get bites - fantastic experience, thank you! I caught 3-4x 5lb reds, a decent flounder, lot of specks, and one 5lbs bluefish that offered the best fight of the bunch. All tasted exquisite after we threw them in the smoker. What is considered fall water temp though? Cheers, Chris
Red fish are down feeders, so light colors may contrast with a dark bottom, but trout, snook, flounder etc... feed up, and dark colors contrast/profile more visibly against the sky on dark days or in dirty water, but i get it, you're trying selling a pearl color.
Hey Conservative Jones! While this video is meant to apply to several different states, I want to address why you should NOT focus on exact temperatures. There's a massive focus on exact water temps in the angling community, but defining exact temperature ranges will not only vary with each state, but will also vary depending on weather patterns in different regions of that state! Every state will have varying weather patterns, some of which will occur before others. It can also be dependent on how hot or cold a specific season was. Ex: If it’s been a mildly cool summer, and it’s a gradual drop into the fall, those fish might not exhibit fall patterns until 5-10 degrees below what most folks would believe they would begin. That’s just one example, but there’s going to be 10 different scenarios for varying severity of temperature change. Trying to simplify fish biology by limiting it to a single small temperature range would be doing a disservice to the complexity of what actually occurs with a rapidly changing environment. In short, it’s relative, but the easiest way to spot a definite change is by looking at the average temperature over the last 2 months of a season (again this varies with the season/state: ex. I consider July and August to be the end of Summer here in NC) and when there’s 2 consistent weeks of double digit drops or rises, you will often see the seasonal trends begin to shift. You should also consider the previous two weeks of weather as well. Has it been a mild temperature change or a sharp one? All of these factors will influence how pronounced seasonal shifts will affect fish behavior! This is a complex subject, but I hope this explanation cleared things up a bit! -Wyatt
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I caught a 13lb 5oz red tonight on a 7" mullet. The wind had all the bait blown into a muddy cove. I only caught one, but for me it was the catch of a lifetime. We also caught a 3ft spotted gar. I had no idea they went in saltwater.
I'm Loving the Reel in and let it stop by itself action!
do you put pro cure on your paddle tails
Here in South Texas, biologist have found that the top three foods redfish consume during fall are blue crabs, white shrimp and Menhaden. After that, were black cheek tonguefish and shrimp eels. In the surf, starting about mid September, large silver spoons (1oz+) usually rake them in.
You talkin a metal silver spoon like freshwater bass fishing?? 😮. If so, I wanna try that as I’m fairly new to saltwater fishing.
I decided early in the year that I was gonna try bigger lures this fall on my fall inshore trips but with trout I've always caught great fish on small doa shad tails but maybe we'd catch even bigger fish with bigger lures. We'll see I guess
Opinion on soft plastics under a float?
What is a ideal water temp we are looking for?
I think it varys per area and state like Texas is like 69 I think
While this video is meant to apply to several different states, I want to address why you should NOT focus on exact temperatures.
There's a massive focus on exact water temps in the angling community, but defining exact temperature ranges will not only vary with each state, but will also vary depending on weather patterns in different regions of that state! Every state will have varying weather patterns, some of which will occur before others. It can also be dependent on how hot or cold a specific season was.
Ex: If it’s been a mildly cool summer, and it’s a gradual drop into the fall, those fish might not exhibit fall patterns until 5-10 degrees below what most folks would believe they would begin. That’s just one example, but there’s going to be 10 different scenarios for varying severity of temperature change.
Trying to simplify fish biology by limiting it to a single small temperature range would be doing a disservice to the complexity of what actually occurs with a rapidly changing environment.
In short, it’s relative, but the easiest way to spot a definite change is by looking at the average temperature over the last 2 months of a season (again this varies with the season/state: ex. I consider July and August to be the end of Summer here in NC) and when there’s 2 consistent weeks of double digit drops or rises, you will often see the seasonal trends begin to shift.
You should also consider the previous two weeks of weather as well. Has it been a mild temperature change or a sharp one? All of these factors will influence how pronounced seasonal shifts will affect fish behavior!
This is a complex subject, but I hope this explanation cleared things up a bit!
-Wyatt
Bigger huh? I caught a 25" & 26" pup on a 3" smelt minnow Gulp Alive last week. Yeah it was probably luck, but I do a super slow retrieve with these lures. I have 5" curly tail chartreuse Gulp minnow for winter rockfish. More great info. Thanks!
great info,thanks..
Interesting! I just got back from OBX(Avon) and had some great luck fishing the soundfront. No wind protection at the location, 2-5ft deep water, and used your slam shady paddletails(not the BOMBER). In fact, I'd say I caught the most fish when the days were the windiest, I don't know, might've been pure luck. Also, I used every bit of that lure, and even when it was all chewed up and had lost half of its length I'd still get bites - fantastic experience, thank you!
I caught 3-4x 5lb reds, a decent flounder, lot of specks, and one 5lbs bluefish that offered the best fight of the bunch.
All tasted exquisite after we threw them in the smoker.
What is considered fall water temp though?
Cheers,
Chris
Great tips
I don't know why it might be different in salt water, but in fresh water, the wind piles baitfish up on the windy bank.
It looks like you're using a trout eye is it a long shank trout eye
I found all the info in the description I apologize and thank you very much
Red fish are down feeders, so light colors may contrast with a dark bottom, but trout, snook, flounder etc... feed up, and dark colors contrast/profile more visibly against the sky on dark days or in dirty water, but i get it, you're trying selling a pearl color.
Inclusion of some actual water temps would be helpful.
Hey Conservative Jones!
While this video is meant to apply to several different states, I want to address why you should NOT focus on exact temperatures.
There's a massive focus on exact water temps in the angling community, but defining exact temperature ranges will not only vary with each state, but will also vary depending on weather patterns in different regions of that state! Every state will have varying weather patterns, some of which will occur before others. It can also be dependent on how hot or cold a specific season was.
Ex: If it’s been a mildly cool summer, and it’s a gradual drop into the fall, those fish might not exhibit fall patterns until 5-10 degrees below what most folks would believe they would begin. That’s just one example, but there’s going to be 10 different scenarios for varying severity of temperature change.
Trying to simplify fish biology by limiting it to a single small temperature range would be doing a disservice to the complexity of what actually occurs with a rapidly changing environment.
In short, it’s relative, but the easiest way to spot a definite change is by looking at the average temperature over the last 2 months of a season (again this varies with the season/state: ex. I consider July and August to be the end of Summer here in NC) and when there’s 2 consistent weeks of double digit drops or rises, you will often see the seasonal trends begin to shift.
You should also consider the previous two weeks of weather as well. Has it been a mild temperature change or a sharp one? All of these factors will influence how pronounced seasonal shifts will affect fish behavior!
This is a complex subject, but I hope this explanation cleared things up a bit!
-Wyatt
@@Saltstrong hhhmmmm. Complex to say the least.
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Opinion on soft plastics under a float?