3 Tips To Find Feeding Inshore Fish (Even In Bad Weather)
- By: Luke Simonds
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Fishing trips and perfect weather don’t always happen at the same time…
Sometimes you need to make the best out of the conditions you’re given.
And that’s exactly what we did on this trip.
There was a strong wind from the north bringing cold air and clouds down with it, but this fishing trip (a SUPER-Community Insider meetup) was planned for months so we weren’t going to let a little wind and clouds stop us.
We were in kayaks, which made the wind a little more of a big deal than if we were in a boat, but we toughed it out and were able to get on some fish.
Check out the video below to see how we caught fish in poor weather.
Enjoy!
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Bad Weather Fishing [VIDEO]
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Conclusion
Just because the weather is poor doesn’t mean the fishing has to be.
In tough conditions like these, follow these three trends:
- Find structure, such as oyster bars or docks.
- Look for depth changes and deeper water. In this video, we caught fish in the deeper water near the docks and in the cuts between oyster bars.
- Bounce jigs slowly off the bottom. Fish are more lethargic in cooler water, so fish slower than normal.
The cool thing about fishing is that these trends hold true pretty much everywhere.
There are the trends I’ve been following on Florida’s west coast recently, and they worked just as well on the east coast.
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We share all of our exact fishing spots and what the fish are biting, plus we teach you how to find spots yourself (and loads more!).
P.S. have any questions about bad weather fishing? Let us know in the comments below!
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So you now probably understand what I have been saying all along about how different here in northeast fl is from South and central fl not much in the way of seagrass and clear water here but lots of oysters and docks with strong moving tides good report thanks ????
The environment is very different between up there and central FL, but the same fish finding strategies and lures can def work in both regions.
Oh I agree Luke I wasn’t saying or haven’t been saying that your tactics don’t work here I just am glad that you realized on how different it is here in northeast fl compared to where you fish the majority of the time thanks for the feedfback????
I understood your intentions on the earlier comment… just wanted to leave the reply for those who are in different regions to trust the core fish finding strategies because the #1 concern we have from people being hesitant to join is that they don’t believe the lessons apply to them because they are fishing a different area.
And I’ll totally admit that I didn’t realize how transferable the lessons were until we started getting feedback from anglers in much different areas like the Carolinas and over in TX. It has been so cool to see how similar the same species of fish behave regardless of which region they are in.
I noticed the guy you met up with at your last spot had a hobbie peddle kayak that’s what I have although I haven’t used it in a few years because I fell in love with my Carolina skiff but I still keep it ready your buddy who took you to your spits should of had you guys launch at the lighthouse dock there is plenty of deep water and docks there you might of had a better chance at a redfish If you fished there I’m sure you saw the lighthouse it was visible in your first spot video there is a lot of shoaling there and around the st Augustine area especially where you were at being so close to the ocean inlet and as far as flounder st Augustine is known for them especially when they run in the spring and fall great video!
I have heard about how great the flounder fishery is up there, so I was hoping to hook into a big one. We were actually planning to fish all the way to the inlet at first, but the wind was just getting way too strong to enable that to happen. The guys I was fishing with were from out of the area too, so we all unfortunately didn’t have any local knowledge of the area so had to learn some lessons the hard way… I’ll def not fish the south end of that bay again at low tide because it all seemed to be very shallow (under 12 inches for most of it).
Great video as always Luke. My wife loves St. Augustine, but I have never fished it and plan to in the near future after seeing this video. Thank you. Best, Al
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Al.
Luke, always enjoy your videos and awesome tips. Thanks for all you and Joe do:)
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Greg!
It was great to meet you Luke, I hope you come back to the St. Augustine area again. There are a lot of different but good areas to fish.
I had a great time meeting you as well. Congrats again on the impressive slam you caught that day! I def hope to get back up there again sometime soon… I still need to get my red up there:)
You make it look too easy Luke. It is the little things that u point out that makes it a good video.
Thanks alot
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Larry!
Luke,
Nice job. This was fun to watch. ????
Thanks Bruce! Glad to see that you enjoyed this video.
You are welcome Luke. I enjoyed it for several reasons:
1. You went to unfamiliar waters and used sound tactics to locate and catch fish. Proving it can be done!
2. You did an impromptu review of your paddle-yak. Real time, real experiences and reel fun
3. You hooked up with some of our Community members and had fun with them.
4. You gave James the credit he deserves for all the work he’s done to make our group better showing everyone that member input And contributions are important and valued, and finally
5. You showed that even when you didn’t catch you slam you still tried and had fun.
Keep it up!