WHAT'S ON THE LINE!
Trout fishing In St. Joe Bay has really taken off in the last couple of weeks as the fish have moved out of the cooler deeper water and have invaded the grass flats. Redfish are still scattered throughout the bay and there are a couple of really big schools working the outskirts of Pompano Point and Town Beach. Kingfish have arrived and can be seen sky rocketing on the buoy line and inshore wrecks. A few tarpon have showed up and are cruising the sandbars in search of pogies and other bait fish. Pompano are still biting in the surf off of Cape San Blas and Mexico Beach.
Capt. John’s Tacklebox
- Jigs and soft plastic or “Gulp!” baits for trout and redfish in the warmer part of the day, spooks, skitterwalks, and twitch baits early and late.
- 3 hook dusters for kingfish slow trolling a cigar minnow. Gold or silver spoons on planers for spanish mackerel.
- From the beach, two hook rigs with a 2 ounce pyramid weight with live sand fleas or fresh peeled shrimp for pompano. If you are chasing them in a boat, try a different assortment of colored jigs tied on a fluorocarbon leader.