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    August 7, 2024 at 6:14 am

    

    Capt. Tony Bozzella PRO

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    September is a month with diversity. Starting out, fly fishing the grass can be great with a high tide of 5.5 or better usually floods the grass flats and the last part of the rise, tailing redfish Will forage the flat and tail as they root crustaceans. I like an eight weight with floating line and a weedless shrimp crab pattern. Study which way the fish is heading lay your weedless Fly in front of him, and when his tail goes down and he moves forward strip your fly so it meets his face. That’s when you normally get the strike. Fish feed best on the rising tide.

    As the start of the mullet run commences, you can find some big hungry fish around the inlets of North Florida. Trout jacks Tarpon Red ladyfish and variety of others will all be in the mix. Depending on what species your fishing for you will rig your rig for it however, as the Bait gets pulled out through the inlets, those species will lurk in those bait pods. Cast netting mullet can be a big ticket. Also diving lip plugs that imitate pogies and mullet can also be extremely productive.. anglers who wanna have a shot at a big Tarpon, this is a good time of year to do it as they will be lurking all around the Bait. You will have to get out there and experience what tide their feeding best. Over the years I have found the last of the incoming in the first of the outgoing has always been good for me, but that’s not to say that they won’t feed throughout other tides.

    For all you backcountry shallow water Fisherman this is a good month to get out there and look for Reds. As the mullet and pogies depart north Florida and head to their wintering over spots, redfish will pile up in the backcountry to eat crabs shrimp and mud minnows. Placing a 1/4 oz TBS jig with one of these baits along the tide rips around oysters on an outgoing tide can result in multiple hook ups.

    Another bite, will be the river, as shrimp can be plentiful. Trout reds, and flounder will be mixed in. I like to fish higher tides over structure with lures like topwaters, & diving lipped lures, imitating mullet or pogies. Over the years many big trout & reds have fell victim!! Low light is more productive. The water temps & air can still be very hot, so after the suns up, go deeper as the surface bite can slow. Another good bite will be the bait pods along the beach. After the suns up, you can see the bait pods and I like to see the direction, they are moving and put the boat ahead of them quietly, and free line a live bait into the edge of the pod or Cast a diving lip plug along the edges as well. Both methods over the years have produced good quality game fish. With the lures, you have a very good chance of picking up a tarpon, a big Jack a bull red. I’ve found Bait fishing these pods over the last couple years did result in a lot of hookups with sharks since the population has grown. I try to use a carbon lead with my lure fishing unless I am fishing to the critters I will run a short piece of wire. OK, anglers, September can be a great month get out there and enjoy what mother nature gives us!!

    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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