Need pointers for river fishing

Beach Comber

Nov 25, '06 · 6:58 PM1,402

I have been fishing in the mouths of the Choctawhatchee lately - with NO LUCK! I hear rumors of striper and redfish moving in, but still no luck.

I've been using crank-bates, and rattle-traps - but obviously need some other "local" pointers!! Can somebody help me???

Thanks
Marlilnman - (or so I think)

Replies

Beach Comber

Nov 26, '06 · 5:33 PM#2

Live shrimp! Im still new at fishing but every body i know says live shrimp. also remember since the weather has been weird, the fish might not be there. -Dave

fishlips

Nov 27, '06 · 7:16 AM#3

and they move - continually - up and down the river - i like to pick my spot, crack a bottle and wait for them to come by near the turn of the tide - cast in front of the line with live or dead shrimp and nothing else but a hook - if you miss you cast again, but at somepoint they will be gone away, in which case you get to try again tomorrow, and the next and the next and the next and the next

Beach Lover

Nov 27, '06 · 8:04 AM#4

The "ditch"...(intercoastal near the mouth of the river)..DOA's, live, fresh dead shrimp, plastic grubs..for specks (stripers??)..C-note for 'strippers'...my GPS
# for a good spot...is fish off Kurt's dock...but...shhhhhhh