I can’t even count how many times just this fall/winter Id pull up in my kayak and several boats are around watching their corks while I was killing it. A kayak has taught me to learn a specific area rather than jumping from spot to spot. It has also helped me learn patterning and behavior a great deal more. In a kayak you can get up in water most boats can’t as well. Yes you are limited by how far or fast you can travel, but i think that is the only limitation. There is so much water access that is hardly any issue.
I would highly suggest checking out the LKA lowcountry kayak association Facebook page. They have alot going on, local meet and greets, tournaments, picnics. Lots of great guys willing to take you out and show you around. You do not need to join to post and access the FB group, but 25$ a year aint bad and that gets you 10% off local tackle shops. I plan to camp out at Capers this spring if ya wanna join.
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Originally posted by jeffwake8264
Second, I was told the best thing this time of year is sight fishing for reds in the flats.
February is always tough for me. They’ll get more aggressive as the water temps creep up. Don’t get discouraged. Spring is on its way!
And for the record I disagree with the above statement. The high tide marsh flats in October simply cannot be beat.
There’s lots of great info here and some not so great information. Keep it simple; keep a log of your trips (tide, temps, conditions, lcoations) and refer back to it. You’ll be surprised how much you can learn by retracing your steps from the year before.
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As many have mentioned, Lowcountry Kayak Anglers (LKA) is an awesome group of people. I did a lot of fishing with that group when I first got into kayak fishing inshore. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people in the group and many group activities. As far as you being a “bad fisherman”, we have all been there. I’ll share some advice with you and hope it helps out:
The best thing I can recommend is time on the water. Now, with that said, I am going to give you some pointers I have learned over the years. My favorite tide to fish is falling into low, then the first couple hours of incoming. Once high tide comes in, I still pick up a few fish it just seems a lot more difficult. Mostly due to the fact the reds are pushing up in the grass looking for food. Trout can be consistently caught as long as there is water moving. I only use artificials but here is my gameplan:
Reds: Fish structure(docks, oysters, trees etc) with jig heads and assorted soft plastics. I mostly use Zman products with Eye Strike jig heads and have great success. Fishing grass points and around oysters with deeper edges you can float a popping cork with an artificial shrimp (Vudu, DOA etc). Reds will usually be found from 5’ of water to less than a foot. Time of year and water temps will affect their location.
Trout: Look for water in the 6-8’ range. A jig had with a trout trick, paddle tail or curly tail grub with bright colors usually results in a good bite. I look for grass points/oyster bars where there is a strong current break and will throw in the edge of the current. Let it hit the bottom and lightly give two twitches up and let the lure fall back to the bottom. The trout will usually hit on the fall. Trolling is also a good way to locate trout. You can set up a couple of rods with different color lures and troll two behind your boat/kayak. Once you hook up, there will usually be more in that area.
Flounder: Same setup used for reds and trout will work. Throw up into feeder creek openings, sloooooowly bump across the bo