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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Peacock bass Fishing.
Peacock bass are a pretty fish and they are a good game fish. This variety of the bass is the most colorful. If you compare it to the Black, Rock or small mouth bass it will win hands down. This fish is not originally from the united states however. It was introduced to help control a invasive species in Florida. I really would like to know how that logic works? One fish is brought in and you have problems with it. So what do you do bring another one in of course. Well at least this one is a good game fish. The peacock bass was brought to the southern part of Florida from South America. It seems to have established itself in certain areas far enough south where it does not get too cold. The techniques you would use to catch this fish are the same that you would use to catch a large mouth bass. They like lures that move and emulate the local bait that they are feeding on. Mid water jigs are a safe bet as top water has to be early or late in the day. Good luck and happy fishing.
White grunt a good table fish.
A lot of people think of grunts as an inferior fish and use them for bait or through them back. The truth about these fish are that they are actually a very good table fish. Grunts live in the same habitat as grouper and have a similar taste. They are a good eating fish. In order to catch one large enough to eat you would have to go to some deeper water rock areas. Like I said these fish are found in the same habitat as grouper. When they are young you can catch them in estuaries and mangrove areas. Most people refer to them as croakers when they are young and use them as a bait fish. They do get full size though. However their mouth stays surprisingly small so you will need a smaller hook. Use cut shrimp or clams or sand fleas. They love shrimp though so you will have your best chance with shrimp. Good luck and happy fishing.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Weather and the fish
This has seemed to be a topic of confusion with a lot of people recently. There seems to be a group that thinks the weather has no effect on the fish and the group that does. Well let me ask you all a question. Do you like to go out on a nice summer day and have a picnic? Or would you rather prefer the picnic in a blizzard? When fish experience extreme weather they also tend to shut down and just go into survival mode. This is the reason that the people who fish all the time look at the weather. They already know what conditions benefit the types of fish they are after. So the fish are definitely in tune with the weather. So now that we have separated the fact from fiction. Good luck and happy fishing.
Monday, February 25, 2013
King Fish and Blues are active down south!!!
I was talking with some friends who went out fishing and they are having really good action with Blues and King fish. As a matter of fact they have been so luck that they recently returned from a charter trip with 400 pounds of fish from a 4 hour trip. Really good action for such a short time. So where did all of this action occur you might ask yourself? They were fishing off the coast in Florida. So these fish are active down south right now. So if you have the time and money to organize a trip to a southern state. My advice to you is to do it and catch some fish. These are both kind of fishy type fish but you can get a lot of them relatively quick and if you like fish they are great. Good luck and happy fishing.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Cold weather vs Warm weather fishing
A lot of people do not know the difference between warm and cold weather fishing. They might not even realize that there is a difference. Well there is and I am about to explain it. When the weather is warm almost all fish are more active and it is breading season. This fact by itself increases there activity tremendously. When you have more active fish they have faster metabolism and must eat more. If they are eating more they are biting more. The fish also become more defensive of there breeding areas which leads to more strikes all around. When the weather gets colder the opposite happens. The fish become sluggish and they cant even breed because it is too cold. This decreases there need for food and also defense. If you use a lure in the cooler times of the year this is why they tell you to use slower action. Well there is the difference happy fishing until next time.
How to catch talapia
There are abut ten thousand different rumors on how to catch a talapia. Let me tell you some facts so you know how to separate the facts from the fiction. These fish are vegetarians and feed of of predominantly algae and diatoms. I think most of the instances when they are actually hooked with some sort of bait is done when they are clearing out there bed. The males will make a bed during the breeding season in order to attract females. If anything is in that nest they will clear it out. Well they clear it out with their mouth so that is why they will get hooked if they pick up the bait out of the nest. The best way to actually catch these fish is with a cast net. They are not considered game fish in most states. As a matter of fact they are considered to be an invasive species. There origin is Africa and they were spread through out the states by aquaculture. They do not usually survive in areas where it gets really cold. Unless they have access to some sort of warmer water source like a spring or something of that sort. There is a picture of some tilapia I have caught on the bottom of this post.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Artificial baits vs. live baits
I have to tell all of you I used to think that live baits were best but I don't think so any more. Don't get me wrong I have had a lot of success with live bait and cut baits "real bait" but I have had about equal or better success with artificial bait. In fresh water I almost never have any good success with live bait. This could be for a host of reasons but the main reason behind it I believe is that some fishing spots are over exposed to live bait. I also think another one is that the live bait you buy is different from the bait in the water in that area. This is why artificial baits can work so good. You can change your artificial bait out at will. Try that with a bucket of live bait. On a recent trip out to mosquito lagoon I was able to catch a large amount of sea trout. I caught all of them using gulp baits. These baits are awesome by the way and %100 artificial you can use one piece of bait several times. I would recommend you try them on your next trip. The picture bellow is of the fish from that trip.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
How to catch a blue gill.
Although the blue gill and the large mouth bass are related fish they hunt and eat very different things. For starters the blue gill has a much smaller mouth but they are pretty aggressive during breeding season like the Bass are. The key when going for these fish is to use medium sized baits. The bait should not be so big that when the fish bites it all you feel is a pull on the line and it is never hooked. Like I said these fish have very small mouths. Even though they are smaller they still are very aggressive and lots of fun to catch. A large adult will pull like a small sized bass in many instances. Some people say that they use worms but I have never had luck with worms. They always hit on medium sized bait fish of some kind or a smaller spoon. Have fun and happy fishing!!
Friday, February 15, 2013
How to Catch a large mouth Bass?!!!
I used to wonder how I would catch these awesome fish. I would watch other people using different baits and techniques and try them in my own area. The truth is that most of these "techniques" are as specific as the areas that they come from. I actually sat down and thought about it and I was able to realize that these fresh water predators are a prey specific fish. What I mean by this is that you have to see what your bass in your area are feeding on. Whatever they are feeding on you need to use similar baits. So if you have chad or shiners that are being fed on use bait similar to them. I used to throw rubber worms all the time and expect to catch a monster bass.Will rubber worms work sure but they are definitely not the best choice. Most times I would cast out and reel in my worm and see some massive bass following it but it wouldn't strike. The only thing I can ascertain is that the fish was curious but did not think it should strike the worm. The only explanation for this is that the fish does not recognize this as a normal food source. I switched to mid water jigs that looked like their prey and they would slam the bait every time.These two fish that I caught were in my own neighborhood pond. Good luck and happy fishing!!!
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