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 One More Cast
Captain Brian Woelber
Should we stay or should we go?
You gotta go!
It’s bitter cold and the wind is blowing as you put
the boat in the water to go fishing. The water temperatures are in
the mid- to upper 40s, and you know the bite (if any) will be slow.
But feeling the pull of one good redfish would make it all worth it.
Yeah, you go!
This seems to be the theme of all my fishing days in
February, but soon good weather will be here, which is what I told a
client last month when he called. It was the morning we got snow and
I said “It’s coming (the weather). But there’s no wind.” To my
surprise, he said, “Let’s give it a shot.”
Off we headed to a flat I haven’t been to in a while
due to winds, and we saw fish right away. There was not a puff of
wind, and the water was crystal clear for this area. I thought to
myself, “This is why you go. Because you never know.”
It was perfect. We wound up catching nine or 10 reds
and had one keeper, with all the others about 28 to 30 inches. We
caught them on cut mullet and gold spoons, fishing the spoons slow
and steady. Low tide and incoming low tide seem to be the best, with
a little warmer water coming in.
 By
the time we got back to the dock, we were both drenched and starting
to get really cold, but it was worth it.
Sometimes you just have to go. Some days you are
humbled, and some days you catch a few. The thing is, you can go
anywhere you want with almost no one else on the water. March is
here, and by the end of the month, the big bull reds will be on the
bars in front of the beach – see you out there!
And remember, release a fish today so you can catch
two tomorrow.
Captain Brian has been fishing local waters for 25
years and served as a professional guide for more than ten.
Fishing is not just his livelihood, it’s his passion. He can be
reached at
captainbrian@onemorecastcharters.com. |
