good fishing

Finally getting a little more time to do a better post. The holidays are always a blur. The fishing remains about the same. The downline continues to be the best producer of fish day in and day out. I was catching most of my fish down 45 ft deep over a 60 to 80 ft bottom. Today, the fish were shallower. We picked up all of our fish 28 ft deep or a little shallower over the same depth bottom. The best fishing continues to be up north halfway back in the creeks. Don't be afraid to check a little farther back in the creeks or in the back of some of the smaller coves very early in the morning. A 1/4oz. georgia jig tipped with a zoom white fat albert grub is dynamite this time of year for these shallow fish. Some very nice spots are shallow as well early. This is not to say the back of the creeks on the south end are not good. Trout continue to be the best bait. If the weather is harsh be sure to take some smaller trout. Some of the trout I have been using are only 4 inches long on the slower days like yesterday. Today, the fish were more aggressive and the larger trout were great. Be sure to use a larger hook on the larger trout. A 4/0 or 5/0 kahle or octopus is about right. Some big fish always show up this time of year so be ready especially around the full moons and new moons or a big weather change. If you have not been out on the water much, use the u-rigs to find the fish. Troll the channels of the creeks and try to keep the rig deep around 20 to 22 ft deep depending on your rig. The bait is deep and easy to see on the graph. The bait should be 8 to 10 ft thick in the better areas and the birds are still good starting points.