Report for 11/01/2008
Surf Fishing
The cooler waters we experience in November should result in excellent surf fishing. Pompano should be cruising the beaches and providing anglers with great action. Not only do pompano put up a good fight on light tackle, they are also excellent table fare. The two main tactics to catch these fish are to bounce a pompano jig off the bottom, or set up a two-hook bottom rig, using fresh shrimp or sand fleas for bait and a Owner 2/0 mutu-lite circle hook attached with 15-20 pound fluorocarbon leaders and a 1 or 2 ounce pyramid style lead. Mixed in with the pompano will be some redfish, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and whiting.
Offshore Fishing
The fall run of blackfin tuna are here this month. Try pulling small tuna tango plugs or small Illander lures with small ballyhoo rigged behind. When you hook up with the first there are often many more around. Try chumming and chunking with small chunks of cut minnows to keep the fish on the feed and near the boat. Once the feeding frenzy has begun simply attach the next chunk of minnow on a 25 pound spinning outfit for some great fun and good eats.
Bay Fishing
Flounder are migrating out of the bay this month and can be targeted at the mouths of creeks and canals as well as any sandy area close to the pass. Live bull minnows, finger mullet or ly's Carolina rigged is a good choice for live baits. Plastic grubs tipped with shrimp or squid bounced along the bottom is a great artificial choice. Trout start to head towards the mouths of the creeks and canals and can be caught on live shrimp, plastic baits under popping corks or a suspending type lure. Redfish will be found in these same areas.
This Forecast Prepared by the Staff at Half Hitch Tackle - Panama City
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