Bobfish Tales

Maybe this blog should read, from "bottom to top." Cold water temps can make speckled trout fishing tough at times. This last cold snap has been no different. While red fishing was fantastic, the cold water had slowed the trout bite, or had it? While it is certainly true when water temps are in the forties, trout are difficult to catch. There are always exceptions to this rule. Deeper waters may produce trout even with cold water temperatures. When the waters warm to the fifties, it becomes much easier to catch wintertime fish. The one thing to know about cold water trout fishing is to figure out what presentation is most effective. Today was a perfect example of what to do and what not to do. Some folks went home with very few fish, while others had limits. So what made the difference from a slow bite to fast and furious? It was simply presentation. Trout fishing can be predictable if you know the pattern. If it has been a cold night, it may be better to either find deepe

Many fishers think of cold water crappie as fishing deep in the many lakes and rivers throughout the country. While this is certainly true, the marsh here in southern Louisiana is a whole different estuary. The many bayous and canals are typically shallow. Finding deep water may mean finding five to eight foot pockets that have been dredged by oil companies. Thinking deep for cold water fish may mean fishing two feet or less. A fellow fisherman had told me many years ago, that on the coldest days, he would prefer a bright sunny day and would fish extremely shallow. This thinking goes against everything you read about catching fish in freezing weather. Marsh crappie and many other species adapt to their environment. This means finding fish in places that some may not think about fishing. This past cold snap has been no different. Most people fishing were beating the bank fishing two to three foot under a cork. While this can be affective, a lot of fish simply get passed over. Many times