Captain Bob Bushholz
Jensen Beach, Florida
(772) 225-6436
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ALL YEAR LONG!!!!' | | Fishing Report for
January 8th, 2004
"Happy New Year"
Inshore fishing has really picked up the past
few weeks, especially in the St. Lucie Inlet area. Jacks, blue runners,
(big) ladyfish and pompano top the list in the Crossroads, with sheephead
and mangrove snapper near the jetties. Up until December 27th the action
was hot!!! Between December 29th and into the new year, the Inlet was a
mad house with hundreds of boats anchoring up (some actually in the
channel) just waiting for the pompano. The past few trips in the inlet
have slowed down to a trickle. I give it a half hour and move on to plan
“B”. On New Year’s Eve day, the seas were flat calm so we ran south
to Peck’s Lake and played with the Spanish mackerel. Gulfstream’s
flashing minnow jigs worked well, but the best action was on a jigging
spoon new to the market. Capt. Joe’s Signature Series silver ½ oz.
spoons are easy to fish and hold up well with these toothy mackerel. Sharp
jigging on the bottom is all it takes. Tying line to line knots eliminates
mackerel biting at the swivel. 40-50 lb mono leader works best. These ½
oz. spoons come in three colors (green, silver for mackerel and rootbeer
for pompano) and are available at bait shops in the Stuart area or order
them off Capt. Joe Massaro’s website at outlawcharters.com.
To catch pompano inside, Gulfstram’s redfish jigs, DOA CAL lures and
Capt. Joe’s rootbeer jigging spoon have been producing the best result.
Late incoming to early outgoing has been the best. Area bridges have been
awesome with over 200 black from last week. All fish were 3-5 lbs. and
were inhaling shrimp on trollrites. Other species, down deep, included
mangrove snapper, goliath grouper, snook, sheephead and some hefty
croakers to 3 pounds.
The trout bite is good and trout season is open so it is legal to keep
your catch. Remember, catch what you need for dinner and release the rest
so everyone gets a shot at the trout bite. With the water temperatures in
the 60’s, most fish are sitting in the drop-offs. We use DOA rootbeer
and glo shrimp along with some CAL jigs and lures while dragging shrimp
under a bobber behind the boat.
Don’t forget the new pompano regulations and get out there and find
those fish. Great action, great table fare. Fresh fish always taste better
than frozen and you always need a reason (?) to go fishing again. Happy
2004 everyone and take a kid fishing!!
Capt. Bob Bushholz
(772) 225-6436
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