Still learning about fishing the spartina grass flats question. How many days in a row is too much for fishing the same flat in your opinions? I am sure it depends on a lot of factors like the size of it, how many people walking etc, but in general what are your thoughts and observations on how forgiving/sensitive are tailing reds in general as you get later in a week of flood tides?
quote:The flats I used to walk about 4-5 yrs ago that were accessible from land don't seem to have fish on them anymore. If I see 1 fish, I'm excited. I don't know if this is from fishing pressure or conditions of the flat or what, but the number of fish I see has dropped dramatically. (an unless you're personal buddies with a guy talking about accessible flats, it's unlikely you'll get many details on locations. They're closely guarded secrets).
Originally posted by FishinSamStill learning about fishing the spartina grass flats question. How many days in a row is too much for fishing the same flat in your opinions? I am sure it depends on a lot of factors like the size of it, how many people walking etc, but in general what are your thoughts and observations on how forgiving/sensitive are tailing reds in general as you get later in a week of flood tides?
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Many flats in my area are tramped down from overuse.
There is so much easy access to flats these days.
Looks like another resource which used to be great is getting
wrecked by overuse.
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I realize that overtime a flat may become less favored by the fish just as with any spot, just as it is probably often unwise to pressure the same turkeys or duck hole 3 or even 2 days in a row, is it the same with a grass flat or is it a different deal since the fish are leaving every day anyway?
I see people on the same flat day after day. How much is too much?
A lot of people look the part these days. Just because they look fishy doesn’t mean it. Flats fishing has an attraction to it and there is a lot of new comers. You got to watch out for that, those could be less experienced people then you who don’t know a lot. The best flats are the least accessable. The harder to get to the less pressured. But even then some flats are just dead and others even with all the pressure still produce. It’s just hard to catch a fish when someone else has spooked it. Stay low to the water, watch your shadows. The main predator to fish on a flat is birds. They are very good at seeing above the surface.
Lot of folks out there fishing not catching! Most don’t know the differance and don’t care. Going thru the motions is better than staying home.
This time of the year if there are a few redfish on the flats they are sluggish, this is all due to the water temperature which tends to be in the high 80’s with low oxygen levels, when the weather is this hot most redfish tend to hide in the deeper parts of the creeks and rivers where the water has more oxygen and is cooler. Flats fishing will pick up in late September and October when the weather and the water start cooling down.
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