Downtown brown town, Muddy Water blues indeed, wild weather continues
Muddy water – make some noise! E.g. the Tuning Blade added to this baby mackerel softbait hanging off the jighead.
and massive rain run-offs bring a mixed bag of fortunes for fishing. Yes lots of potential food in the salt water as a result of the fresh run-off, problem is zero visibility, nil, nada, not a sausage – especially inshore, and with winter slow down, what to do to catch some fish?
- Come on make some noise! Sound/vibration are the main hunting modes for fish, add in zero viz and the combo screams for things like rattles, blades, highly luminous lures, highly erratic and splashy lures, but also the slow-to-no jigโฆto let them feel, find, see and strikeโฆquite a process, help your fish find your lure. See the blade added to the softbait above – adding extra flash and rattle to the baby mackerel softbait, a good thing in the near opaque water.
- Clear(er) water โ relatively speaking. Whether itโs near an estuary, stream or simply tidal currents swirling the mix around, try the clearer waters โ where fish can see your lure, struggling and alone, defences down. Donโt forget your inshore baby 20gm stickbaits !
- As this murky water clears, especially with a good wind dropโฆget your motor running, head out on the highway, looking for adventureโฆgood fishing usually. Out and about in the deeper clearer gulf waters should be some great fish-action stations, with the food chain all perked up and ready to rumble.
- Estuaries, streams, rivers, tidal flow areas…prime targets for fish to feed, and for you to hunt with a prospecting approach wandering along the edges (hopefully with wind helping your softbait or microjig cast from behind), or take up temporary residence and bring fish to you with burley.
- DANGER! Logs, trees, all manner of detritus and barely or completely unseen hazards lie in wait for kayaks, boats and skis. Just last week I managed to find a solid log while underway and BOOM! The resonating sound of hitting a solid object at speed with a piece of sheet aluminium just a few mmโs thick…not a good recipe.
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