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My First Saltwater Fish

Hi everyone, its Drei from kayak-charters. There's nothing like catching that first fish from foreign waters. Waters that you have seen and heard about. Waters that make you asked                                            " what are the fish like there".    Then you finally the opportunity to see and fish a portion of those waters has arrived.  Now one will start to think that they got this... Comparing what they may know to what they don't know, or should I say what they have not experienced. So anyway let when you're new to something there's always a learning curve....I enjoy teaching people about fishing it is one of many things that can seem easy and be difficult. It allows a person to there still alive... I think you can fill in the rest if you're reading this.

Here's a pic of a good friend and wonderful guy. This is his first..

Black Tip Sharks Nursery

I often wondered we're these sharks were going and finally I found them. Because this stretch of Hickory Pass has a bounty of delights these sharks can just eat at will. The food supply given here can ensure their grow rate to be promising. The many sharks that were caught were average  15-17 inches, 5-7 pounds and healthy. Very beautiful they were color and making just out standing. All sharks were released unharmed.
Drei

Early Summer Tarpon

On a recent fishing trip the clients requested to fish for some poons. Now this usually is an easy request, but this year the poons were very weary. I say this because the day before in many scouting I found them to be more active and willing to participate. The water was stained and clean, the day of the trip the water had changed over night. Now this was something new for me, I'm convinced this had affected the activity of the fish. Below the surface of the water about10-12inches there was a layer of suspended silt ( ?). It seemed to be some what thicker consistency which just rolled under the surface and never mixed when disturbed. What ever this was the Tarpon seem to not care for it, not sure how far it went down in the water column. The fish were much fewer than the day before, fish were caught and fish were jumped. So the day was not a lost, just not as good as hoped for. Still I would like to know what that bio matter is and how it effects the eco system.
Drei

Buddagrassy Shrimp

A few years ago I wanted a "better"shrimp pattern for Flyfishing. I wanted a pattern that gave a more natural appearance. Even though this is a 3D fly it supports the the purpose.
This fly  just like many others had to be fine tuned, it's counter balance is the key to it's success. It is a simple tye but some imagination is always needed.
In the field with other flyfishing club members it performed on the  first cast,landing a respectable Seatrout.This is a GTF works well on Snapper, Snook, Jacks, Flounder... oh hell any fish that eat's  shrimp.
I do apologize there is no pic for this fly this time.

A Wonderous Day on the water

It was a fabulous day, I was very fortunate to take a client out today and target some Sheephead. What and "AWESOME" fish, they have those prison stripes for a reason as I explained. Haha....I tell you these fish are a rush the client expressed. They will get your adrenaline going. My client doesn't Flyfish so we opted for Spin and shrimp, free falling natural. Using Ultralight tackle my client had the " Ultimate Time". Watching a client get into the zone is the best. Many species were caught, Small Redfish, Snook, Snapper, Large Pinfish(Sailors Choice to others ) as well as some Eel's  and other nice fish. To conclude the day with a record of fish caught,I leave you with this " Never underestimate what some of the simplest things can do for a person who has never done"

Andrei Stroman
Drei@kayak-charters.com

Barametric Pressure And Fishing

By Dominick Greco
Southeastern Staff Writer For Gary Yamamoto

There is little doubt that barometric pressure affects fishing even though facts are few and far between and hard for some to interpret. Barometric pressure is the force that the atmosphere exerts on the earth and its water. The air has weight to it and the more it weighs the harder it pushes down on the earth.
Low pressure happens when the air weighs less, high pressure when it weighs more. Masses of air, varying in weight, move overhead causing air pressure to vary. Radio, TV and NOAA weather stations all talk about the pressure in inches of mercury. Newspapers, on the other hand, often show a weather map with isobars of pressure in millibars (these are lines of equal pressure). If isobars of pressure only show a small change over a large distance, this means that the air mass is stable and the weather will not be changing much. If the isobars are closely spaced over a short distance, this means the barometric pressure is changing rapidly. When you see large bands of isobars close together, this defines a front, which is the interface between high pressure and low pressure areas.
Fronts mean changing weather, or unstable air masses. Fishing just prior to, or just after the passing of a front usually means a rapidly changing barometer and can often mean windy weather. If you are reading a weather map, note whether the weather moving toward you contains higher or lower isobars of barometric pressure, in millibars. If it is higher the weather is associated with a high pressure area, if it is lower it is a low pressure area. If the lines are far apart, this means the weather will remain the same for a while.
Now, what does this all have to do with fishing you are asking yourself? Pressure changes affect the tides and seem to affect the feeding habits of the fish in both tidal water and non tidal waters. Barometric pressure also seems to affect fish feeding habits. While little actual data is available, it is commonly accepted lore that fish feed well when the barometer is rising and poorly when it is falling. There also seems to be some documentation indicating that the fishing is poor when the barometer is very high or very low. I personally fish about 300 days a year and guide from boat and kayak and use the barometer every time I go out. I have found that when the barometer is rising I have better bites and more active fish; when the barometer is stable fishing is good. But when the barometer is between 30.0 and 29.7 and falling fishing is at its worst. By no means does this falling barometer mean you can’t catch them, but I have noticed a drop in bites and active fish. Saltwater and tidal freshwater fish seem to feed best when the tide is changing, when the barometer is changing and when dusk is changing the light intensity. Of course there are no golden rules to why fish bite, that is why we call it fishing. But when fish bite seems to have direct correlations to changing environmental conditions.
Saltwater fishing here in Florida is usually not as good two days before and two days after a full moon. I have personally found that if the barometer is rising that fishing during this time can be productive despite the moons phase.
Bass seems to have definite movements and feeding habits here in Florida and around the country that are directly connected to moon phases and barometer pressure reading. I recommend looking more at barometric changes and try to glean some other information from a weather map or meteorologists on what the barometer is before going out on your next fishing excursion. You might just find you had some definite tools missing from your toolbox.
The 13lb 2oz. bass below was caught during a rising barometer and a week before the full moon. The bass were feeding like there was no tomorrow.
As most big bass this one was solitary and buried deep along a flooded tree. I caught this beauty with a Shad Shaped Worm in color # 021. I use a one–two punch with all my fishing freshwater and saltwater. By one-two punch I mean I use search baits like a Swimming Senko or Phenix Jig (Chatter Bait) to locate fish then I follow up with a slower more surgical approach and use an Ika, Flappin’ Hog or Senko rigged weed-less to drop down into the gnarly cover. If the fish are lethargic or not apt to taking a large offering I will present them with a Shad Shaped Worm or a Kut tail worm on a 1/0 hook rigging Texas style and weight-less. I start always with a slow presentation then speed it up till the fish tell me what kind of retrieve they want.
Here are some basic trends I have found that work for me regarding barometer readings.

High Pressure

Typical Weather: Clear Skies
Fishing Trends: Fish slow down, find cover or go to deeper waters.

Rising Pressure

Typical Weather: Clearing or Improving
Fishing Trends: Fish tend to become slightly more active

Stable Pressure

Typical Weather: Fair
Fishing Trends: Normal Fishing

Falling Pressure

Typical Weather: Degrading
Fishing Trends: Most active fishing

Slightly Lower Pressure

Typical Weather: Usually Cloudy
Fishing Trends: Fishing head away from cover and seek shallower waters.

Low Pressure

Typical Weather: Rainy and Stormy
Fishing Trends: Fish will tend to become less active the longer this period remains.

Look into this overlooked tool and I am sure you will find some correlations that help you catch more fish, learn patterns and find fish.

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