Today I went out pre-fishing for some charters that are coming in. I originally had plans to fish my favorite spots in the Hopedale and Biloxi marshes, but with the light winds predicted, went ahead and made a run for Breton Sound. I thought it would be good to know what lays out there and knew I would have a much better shot at the reds and drum.
Arriving at BSM, we found heavy fog. Of course, just can’t catch a break. For the first time in a long time, I had to turn on the GPS. This worked out, as all my routes were still loaded and that helped me safely navigate the fog. It hung out just about all day.
With some dead shrimp, Gulp shrimp and Matrix Shads we made a run for it. Every spot we ran to produced fish, mainly redfish and black drum, though there were some random trout mixed in. It was great, as soon as we’d pull into a spot, identify where the fish were and catch a few we would take off in search for the next spot. Some spots were better than other ones, but we ended the day with an easy limit of reds and a smattering of drum and trout. We released all fish, save for one red, because he was so badly damaged he wasn’t going to make it. He just graduated to the next level: my grill.
One spot we pulled up to had mullet all over the place with redfish in pursuit. We had caught a catfish that died after being caught and released. After drifting away a pelican took interest only to veer away at the last second as he recognized that it was a catfish. But not a second later did a bull red boil on the catfish body and take it under. It was something else. I like seeing fish activity when I pull into an area and that was definitely it!!
I am booked for March and parts of April. I am also booking for June and July. Calling me is the hardest part to booking a charter, the rest is streamlined and easy.
