I will be at the Half-Moon in West Ashley on October the 18th at 6pm* giving a free kayak fishing seminar on fall techniques. Palmetto Brewery will also be there with SAMPLES of their products for people to try while attending the seminar. I can’t think of a better combination than fishing and beer!!! During the seminar I will be discussing artificial and live bait techniques for speckled trout and redfish. I will also be talking about behavioral patterns of these fish for this time of year, kayak safety, and gear. I hope to see everyone there!
I will be at the Half-Moon in West Ashley on October the 18th at 6pm* giving a free kayak fishing seminar on fall techniques. Palmetto Brewery will also be there with SAMPLES of their products for people to try while attending the seminar. (snip)
What…no food and show girls? Well, I’ll try to get there anyway. After reading your last trip report I’m thinking you just might know a lot of things about fishing that I don’t know.
Thanks for the talk Justin. If it weren’t for the espresso porter after a long day I might have thought of more questions. One I thought of on the way home… Why don’t the trout also go up in the flats like the reds? Seems like they to should be following the bait and avoiding flipper but I’ve never seen trout up in the flats. Also sheepshead. Seems with their penchant for fiddlers they’d be up in the flats on every high tide.
Great to meet you Justin. Your seminar was very informative and you covered the most important inshore aspects and alot of other knowledge that was well shared and well received!! A great turn out & I learned a few new tricks I am going to put to the test.
Thanks for the talk Justin. If it weren’t for the espresso porter after a long day I might have thought of more questions. One I thought of on the way home… Why don’t the trout also go up in the flats like the reds? Seems like they to should be following the bait and avoiding flipper but I’ve never seen trout up in the flats. Also sheepshead. Seems with their penchant for fiddlers they’d be up in the flats on every high tide.
I've personally seen big sheepshead in some skinny water.. trout will get on the flats but as common as redfish (correct me if I'm wrong) trout just get spread out and inconsistent.. sorry I missed it!
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Localhero they do get up on the flats… I have seen trout in the grass just not as often or as aggressive and I was on the Wando yesterday and saw about 12 Sheeps in the grass…
quote:Thanks for the talk Justin. If it weren't for the espresso porter after a long day I might have thought of more questions. One I thought of on the way home... Why don't the trout also go up in the flats like the reds? Seems like they to should be following the bait and avoiding flipper but I've never seen trout up in the flats. Also sheepshead. Seems with their penchant for fiddlers they'd be up in the flats on every high tide
Trout do use the grass to a degree but not in the same ways that reds do. If I had to take a guess as to exactly why I would say it is a couple of several reasons. First off, trout have very small scales which do not provide the protection needed to push through that kind of dense environment unlike the thick scales that make up reds. Trout also like to be close to deep water. Most flats do not provide close access to deep water. The other is the snails, crabs, and fiddlers that inhabit the grass flats are not a part of the trouts diet. I have caught very large trout in florida in very shallow water but the common factor in those places was that the tidal flow was not very large. I have seen large trout mixed in with schools of reds on the mud flats in the winter but I personally have never seen trout deep into the grass.
As for the sheepshead, they use the flats on a very regular basis. More times than I can count I have tossed at a tailing fish over and over without a response from the fish only to find out that it was a tailing sheepshead. I have found that when using the right bait they are very to catch when compared to fishing structure in deeper water. I use a small circle hook with a live fiddler and a split shot to sight cast to these fish. Since you can often see the fish pick up the bait it is easier to set the hook than when you wait to feel the bite in deeper water. The only
