Inshore fishing this past week, and fishing, in general, was a little difficult due to the weather. However, my clients who were willing to brave the winds and potential for rain were rewarded with snook, nice trout, and even some nice redfish.
Fishing with live bait on the top of the shallow water flats tight to the mangroves on the higher stages of the tide has yielded the best action, but the drop-offs and deeper flats have been producing consistent action as well.
Tarpon fishing was difficult with the high winds and dirty water. But they are out there off the beaches in decent numbers, and we managed to catch a few this past week.
Saturday I had the pleasure of taking out Ken Elrich and his friend Steve nearshore. The seas were calm and the action was constant. They caught red grouper, gag grouper, lane snapper, and mangrove snapper, among other fish.