ROCKPORT

Reported by CAPT. JARED McCULLOCH

Spring is in the Air

 

SPRING IS IN THE AIR with heavy winds and a late front or two. Get your gear in order and your boats serviced! It is time to start fishing! With the spring rise in tide and heavy southeast winds to sustain it, the red fish will be plentiful and trout breeding. If you’re not excited, then I don’t know how to help you! For the wadefishers it’s time to make sure all your hooks are sharp and replaced. Get new line and test the new brand of leader you just purchased. And of course, pick out some shoreline with abundant bait life. 

Overcast and high wind days can help concentrate fish in smaller spots along a shoreline. A topwater is my favorite weapon of choice to gauge how active these fish are. As you get into April, remembering where loose rock or scattered shell are will be helpful. Even old rocky shorelines can be the winners. Look for sow trout that have just finished pushing eggs out or is getting ready to. Keep a big spread of lures around, because you never know what will trigger that one bite. 

For those that are planning to stay in the boat, keep it simple. Wind beaten shorelines and the windward side of reefs can prove just as plentiful. Keep a good mix of bait, keeping an eye out for what bait and where. This is the beginning of a pattern that will change and move throughout the year as the water temps rise and the tide moves in and out, as the weather warms. Spring is the chance to find that next area that just always seems to hold a couple good fish regardless of the patterns. 

 

 

 

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