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We were expecting a strong month of Spring fishing and that was exactly what we got in May. There are plenty of boat and kayak adventures to recount. Domenic caught his lifetime personal best Redfish and Trout, and Ron caught one of his biggest Flounder ever. We will talk about the lures that caught all these memorable fish. They are all available at HCO!  

When the calendar flipped to April, the seasonal transition officially ended. We are now entrenched in the very productive and fun Spring inshore fishing season. Wind was still a factor at times, but the weather and water temperatures moderated to ideal conditions. The team fished a lot in April in both the kayaks and the boat.

We started the month off in cool and breezy conditions in the kayaks. We participated in the Sodium Big Fish Classic Tournament and the Hagan Coastal Outfitters Marsh Madness kayak fishing tournaments.

Recent weather made it tough on the fish to figure out if they should still be in their lethargic Winter behavior patterns or if Spring was on our doorstep and they should start spending more energy looking for food. We had particularly windy conditions which made throwing lures to fish with accurate casts a challenge.

January brought us several stretches of bitter cold Winter weather.  The cold fronts had some significant warming trends between them but nothing substantial enough to pull us out of true Wintertime fishing tactics in cold water. 

December delivered a strong transitional bite as winter fronts mixed fall and winter tactics. Big trout and redfish fed aggressively, favoring slow presentations. Topwaters, Ned rigs, twitch baits, and mud minnows produced memorable action across changing tides and shallow marshes.

Consistent Fall weather patterns really got the fish into the groove of feeding up before Winter. Cool weather tactics are starting to consistently catch fish now. The November bite was steady and strong with Redfish once again leading the way.

Warm weather tactics, such as fishing topwater lures, continued to produce quality Trout and Reds recently. October arrived with a full on Fall feel and the fish responded. Don’t be afraid to use unorthodox tactics when the right conditions are present.