PIER & SURF FISHING
Tybee Pier and Surf fishing have continued to improve as the waters
have warmed up. Whiting, Black Drum and a few over slot Red Drum
should be around this month. The Cownose Rays are here and as far as
rays go, they are fun to catch as they don’t tend to burrow in the sand
during the fight. Every day the water temperature will continue to rise
and more species will continue to migrate up to our coast from Florida.
Once the water starts reaching 65 degrees, things will really get going,
to include Pompano and Bluefish Spanish Mackerel. Most all these fish
will eat Shrimp. If you want to catch an over slot Red Drum, it’s better
to use some cut bait, such as Mullet, Blue Crab, Whiting or Menhaden. NEAR SHORE
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Captain
Nick Shreves
Whisperer
April Fishing Forecast
INSHORE
Inshore fishing will only improve as more bait begins to show up in the
creeks. A few Speckled Sea Trout have been around feeding on the finger
Mullet and Mud Minnows. To have the best luck you may have to pass
a few of your holes to find the cleanest water you can. The tides this
month and all rain will have the inshore waters pretty muddy, but there
is always a spot with clean water. The Redfish will be eating the same
things as the Trout, they just will be feeding in the shallower water along
the mud flats, Oyster rakes and up the smaller creeks.
Nearshore fishing is all about catching this time of year. Sheepshead
will be around till about mid-month and as they thin out, the Weakfish,
Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, and Triggerfish will begin to move in. These
fish will show up sooner in water depths of 90 foot and slowly trickle
in to the 55 foot reefs. My bait choices this time of year include Fiddler
Crabs, Squid and Boston Mackerel. For the Spanish Mackerel and Blue
fish, I always have some Clark Spoons and Gotcha Plugs on board
already rigged up and ready to go for the first sign of these fish. They are
fast movers and if you can catch the schools attention, it can be a day
changer, but if the rod is not rigged you could miss your chance and may
not get any in the boat before they disappear.
OFF SHORE
The bottom bite has been great, providing lots of species, Vermillion
Snapper, Triggerfish, and Porgies and by the end of the month the Cobia
should be showing up. If you have not caught or eaten a Cobia you will
be in for a treat. They are a hard fighting fish that will test your reels.
Cut bait and Squid are choice baits for the bottom fish. Cobia will hit the
Squid as well, but a live bait or a jig will draw in the Cobia and provide
the best experience. The Red Snapper have been really thick out here.
Do not forget to have a deventing tool and try to get every fish released
in the best shape as possible.
Thank you all for the support and hope you all have tight lines
and full fish boxes. To join me on a fishing trip, call me at Big Fish
Charters (912) 230-4625. Follow us on Facebook to see our recent
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