I fished a spot in the North Edisto on tuesday and caught 3 reds biggest being about 7lbs and the other 2 were smaller. Once the tide got out of the grass the sharks came and the reds dissappeared. Water temperature was 76.8 that day.
Fished the same exact place wednesday at the same tide and same rigs and bait and nada. No reds. Didnt even see them tailing in the grass. water temperature was 81.4 that day. My question: Would that change in water temp cause the fish to move out deeper or what do yall think the explanation for this is? I know im not guaranteed to catch redfish everyday i fish the area even with everything the same but i didnt even see one. Thanks for any help.
They probably moved deeper.
“In every species of fish I’ve angled for, it is the ones that have got away that thrill me the most, the ones that keep fresh in my memory. So I say it is good to lose fish. If we didn’t, much of the thrill of angling would be gone.” Ray Bergman
I don’t think that temperature change would make a big difference. Small schools will move around in the summer a little, they were probably still in the area and not biting for some other reason. Temperature will swing at least that much during the day when the sun is out. I was in a creek yesterday and saw a swing up to 10 degrees with the tide and sun. Highest temp seen was 95 and the reds were still there and active.
I haven’t been able to find any water that cool,76,but I’ve been catching a few spotails in North Edisto-Wadmalaw areas. I fish topwater early and late but it seems the only thing they want from me after 7am and before 8pm is live shrimp under a cork. With the population of the shrimps picking up in the river the bass seem to be getting kind of picky where I’ve been fishin.
You can’t catch fish on a dry line
Thanks Marsh. Ill be back at it maybe tomorrow and thursday. Im definatley trying the topwater. I caught 18 trout and 2 redfish saturday and sunday all on the bottom. Cork got no action