Florida Fishing Report | June 2012 Best Bets
Trout are in the deeper waters!
With the temperatures during the month of May being as hot as they’ve been the trout have definitely moved to the deeper waters. We’ve caught fish in 8 to 10.5 feet water depths over the past month. Although it seems most of the trout have hit the deeper depths there are still some to be caught in the shallow waters using top water plugs and under corks in the early morning hours before the sun hits directly overhead. Fishing shallow water early in the morning hours with top water plugs like the Skitter Walks and Top Dogs will still produce a few trout and some of the larger reds. But to catch limits of trout it seems you’ve got to get off the hill where the waters are a little cooler and the fish are lying on bottom.
Denise Martin caught and released the over the slot red on a recent fishing trip out of the Econfins with Captain Bry Martin of Bull Red Charters.
Fishing the morning hours with the top water plugs will produce reds with some still being over the slot. If you can get a tide where you’re fishing an out going tide early in the morning you are sure to catch your limit of reds. Fishing the creeks using the old faithful live shrimp is also almost a sure bet for a limit of reds. I have also heard from a good source that if you pitch Berkley Gulps to the grass line during the higher tides the reds really tend to hit pretty hard.
The mullet still seem to be quite plentiful out of the Econfina and Aucilla Rivers so don’t forget to throw that net in the boat before you leave. Most of the mullet I’ve been catching aren’t real big but they sure are tasty. The points to the East of Long Point seem to keep mullet.
Best bets for the month of June would be to fish the deeper water in depths of 8 to 10 feet on bottom for the trout using Berkley Gulps. Fish the grass lines and points during the higher tide pitching Berkley gulps and fishing the top water plugs early in the morning will produce reds and possibly a trout or two. Don’t forget to check and start cleaning up those scalloping mask and snorkels as scallop season will begin in July. As always drop me a line or send me a photo on our website at www.bullredcharters.com. And most of all play it safe while on the waters and don’t forget to include the children in all the outdoor plans. Let’s get geared up for some fun in the sun!
The Roberts family returned to get in on some of the spring fishing action. Trent and Lyla show off a nice board of fish they caught on a recent charter out of the Econfina River with Captain Bry Martin of Bull Red Charters.
