If you like catching redfish October is the month to catch them!
Recently on our inshore fishing charters we have been encountering lots of redfish on the grass flats making for some action packed catch and release fishing! Redfishing is typically very good in October and this year has not disspointed so far. The fish are schooling and feeding heavily on baitfish and crustaceans. We have been finding the fish at most of the grass flats adjecent to deeper water that are holding small baitfish and mullet. We are catching the fish mostly on pinfish and whitebait, sometimes using whitebait as chum to create a fishing frenzy. When we can get the schools into a frenzy it is not uncommon to hook 30-40 fish in a matter of an hour. Those are the days that every fisherman dreams of and this is the time of year that it is a possibility.
There is also plenty of snook around for fun as well with chances at landing a large fish as they are migrating back to winter haunts.
As far as the fish that we can keep to eat on our trips, we are still cathing some mangrove snapper and tons of spanish mackeral. The snapper is not as good as July and August but we are starting to get into a good time for gag groupers which are also very tasty and hard fighting fish. We target these fish both trolling and bottom fishing. Gags love structure on the bottom to ambush and use as a "home".
There are many options in the fall as far as our inshore fishing charters go, this is one of the best times of the year to fish only rivaled by spring. If you are looking to do some serious fishing or just looking to get out on the water, catch fish, and enjoy the outdoors now is the time to do it! the fishing is great and the weather is cooling down, give me a call at 813-220-8725 to book your day of fishing and FUN!