The weather was excellent and the fishing was even better this weekend. The sheepshead fishing has only got better and better with the bigger ones showing up. A bunch of bull redfish schools have also shown up in the bay and out along the beach.
On Friday I took Rick and his family fishing who were here on vacation staying at Portofino. Along with many others we started off fishing in the Pass for sheepshead. It’s awesome fishing out there with all the boats watching everyone catch fish. Anyway the crew caught sheepshead until they got tired of it and we made the decision to do a little bottom fishing in the bay for snapper and grouper. Hit three spots and found plenty of fish, can’t wait for snapper season!Saturday Arthur and his son who are locals went fishing with me, they wanted to get some meat in the freezer and have fun doing it. Headed to Pensacola Pass and had no problem catching sheepshead. We also landed the biggest bull red I’ve caught all year, it’s was huge! Arthur has his own Sea Hunt Boat, but sure enjoyed not having to clean fish or wash the boat.
Captain Tyler Massey
www.hotspotscharters.com
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I’ve got a quick report for the last week of January. Temperatures have been warm and the weather has been great this week, looks like some rain will be coming up but not a big deal. Sheepshead and redfish have been biting pretty good for the last couple weeks. Live shrimp will work great for both, throw in some fiddler crabs for some of the picky sheepshead and you should have it covered. Rocks jettys and bridges are producing very well and this pattern will continue through the end of the winter and early spring. Good luck and have fun everybody!
Capt Matt Mcleod
Hot Spots Charters and Hot Spots Bait and Tackle
mcleodfish@yahoo.com 850.418.5333
On my next trip with Jim we decided to do something different and try to find some red fish. We fished as shallow as about 5′ and as deep as about 25-30 feet. We caught slot fish in shallower water and some over size fish deeper. It was nice weather and the fish bit pretty well once the tide got right.
Nice red fish
We sight fished with 3″ Gulp! shrimp. Fishing deep we did well with live shrimp and jigs.
Capt Matt Mcleod
850-418-5333
