Hola, Amigos de la Pesca!
It’s your aquatic aficionado, Capt. Adam Morley, reporting on the tidal creeks of the Matanzas River, where the bite is so caliente, it’s practically sizzling through the weekend.
Redfish Rodeo – Double Headers and Sunbathing Beauties:
- The redfish are throwing a fiesta in the creek bends! Back-to-back double headers of under slot reds are stealing the spotlight, while the slot-size heroes are basking in the shallows, soaking up the sun’s warm rays. It’s a dance of crimson beauties that promises to keep the reels singing.
Trout Tango – Hot Moves in the Same Spots:
- Where there’s a redfish party, you can bet the trout are joining in on the action. The same creek bends are playing host to a lively trout tango. Janine, straight outta Genung’s Fish Camp, worked her magic with the Skinywater Lures “Pickle Back” paddle tail, reeling in success with every cast.
Sheepshead Shakedown – Convicts on the Rocks, Docks, and Bridges:
- The sheepshead are still holding court around their favorite haunts – rocks, docks, and bridges. They’re a tough crowd, but armed with sand fleas and fiddler crabs, you can coax these convicts into a fishy shakedown.
Black Drum Beat – School’s in Session in the Deeper Holes:
- The black drum are orchestrating a rhythmic beat in the deeper holes, ready to strike at blue crabs, sand fleas, and shrimp. If you’re after these drumline maestros, this is where the action’s at.
So, my friends, gear up, set sail, and join the fishing fiesta in the Matanzas creeks. The bite is on fire, and the river is alive with the sound of reels and the splash of finned dancers. ¡Buena pesca! 
Chris from Skinny Water Lures mentioned it has been a cold and chilly week, but the fish bite has been great.
Due to the cold weather, water temperatures have pushed into the mid 60’s, causing the early morning bite to be a little slow this week. We noticed once the sun pushed up and started warming the shallow areas the bite picked up.
Early morning we focused on the deep holes, knowing the fish would be in the deeper water trying to stay warm. We found during early morning due to the drop in temperature the fish were very lethargic and slow. During this time we focused working a paddle tail lure on the bottom in a slow retrieve, pausing every few seconds allowing the lure to fall back to the bottom. Most strikes happened as the lure was stationary on the bottom.
Midday once the outside temperatures heated up, we found more fish pushing out into the shallow flats on the outgoing tide. We focused throwing a creature style lure or a curly tail grub on a 3/16oz jig-head along the banks that had direct sun. Most midday strikes happened along those banks with direct sun. Those redfish had pushed out of the deeper holes, up onto the flats and were lying in the direct sun to get warm. We were also able to find a few decent speckled trout, mixed with occasional blue fish in the deeper holes with moving water. The 4inch paddle tail was the go to lure for the trout.
