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    October 25, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    

    Capt. Tony Bozzella PRO

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    November is the start of the winter time fishing and the water really starts to cool down fast, the trout will be active. Topwaters can be a good bet for some frisky energetic trout! If the water is choppy use a topwater with a prop or some type of lure that produces a big commotion so the fish can hone in on the lure.

    Also, as the water continues to cool, fish will start to “school up” and trolling a TBS jig with a Cal soft plastic can be a great way to locate them. When you have a strike come back and pepper the area with casts and you can really rack up. As for prior years… good numbers of fish can happen. November is a great month for this. Good rule: dirty water use chartreuse, white, yellow. Clean water use natural colors. Also on the subject of trout, yellowmouth trout will be a good species to target this month. Deeper holes and drop-offs can produce well. They readily take artificials well also. If a mess of Croakers is on your list this is also a great time of year to catch them. deeper areas off the St. Johns, Blount Island area hold big numbers of these tasty little guys. A jig head and a shrimp on the bottom is all you need and you are in business. If you stay there for 10 min. and no bites, move around until you find them. These fish fight harder than most people realize, take your kids and experience this. They will love you for it.

    The flounder fishing will be slowing up and they will be making there journey heading offshore. Stragglers will still be had by some anglers. Bluefish will be taking baits and artificial’s also this mouth. Blues from 1 to 4 lbs can be caught along the ICW, Ft. George, & Chicopit areas. Cleaner moving water will help to produce these hard fighting fish. It is a good time to clean out some old plugs and lures, these fish are not pickey and hard on tackle!

    Redfishing should be on the rise. Jacksonville will have some large high tides and you can still find some tailers in the grass. But, it is time to start fishing around the backcountry on low water. A jig and shrimp will be a ticket. If you like artificials, I like to through the TBS Black Bucktail. It is a great go to bait as the mullet depart the North Florida area, crabs become big part of the redfish’s diet. The bucktails emulate just that, a small mud crab. Fished with moderate speed hoping it across the bottom and leaving a “dust trail” can be very effective. Focus on slews and depressions next to oyster bars, with some moving water. This is a likely place for a redfish to stage.

    As the water cools, Redfish also school up. If you can see the fish, it is also a great sight fishing jig. Throw 3 feet in the fishes path and move the lure just enough to catch the fishes attention. If you are a bait fisherman, same type areas fished with a jig and shrimp or a mud minnow will work fine. This will also improve your chances at black drum in the 1-5 lb range. Black drum will be picking up this month, fish holes and slews next to oysters. Shrimp and jig combos will be the bait of choice.

    Until next month, get out and fish!

    If you like catching fish and want to learn how to fish North Florida's backcountry and flats from the best, give Capt. Tony Bozzella a call today, you won’t regret it! Call to book a trip, or visit Inshore Fishing Guide on the web.

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