 November 2010:
This is a great month to be fishing the flats and back waters of Clearwater and Dunedin. The cold fronts that push through can stir up the waters a bit and drop the temperatures somewhat. It would be best to wait a day or two after a front passes and then give it a try. Fishing can be great in November as long as you dodge the cold fronts.
All of the inshore fish should be available this month. Large trout will move into the bay waters of Clearwater and St. Joseph Sound. Redfish will school up in the shallows along the mangrove shore lines. Mackerel are still scattered throughout the bay waters on the incoming tide. Snook will move to the back waters and canals on the east side of both bays.
As long as the weather says relatively stable for the entire month, start your search for gator trout at the spoil islands of Dunedin. The fish will move from island to island and so should you. Use white bait if you can find it, other wise use shrimp. There are lots of artificials that catch trout as well. One such jig I used last year to catch several gator trout over 24 inches was the “Mr. Twister” in root beer color.
Redfish should school up behind Caladesi and Honeymoon Islands. These fish constantly move so when you find the school, use a stealth approach. White bait, cut bait, shrimp and Gulp artificials all work good when targeting redfish.
Set up on the inside or outside of the passes, weather permitting, and start chumming. It want be long until the mackerel show up. These speedy fish add lots of drag screaming action to any fishing trip.
Now if a super cold front blows through and drops the water temperature 10 or more degrees, count on that to change everything.
Hope for a nice cool down during November, we all like cool weather for turkey day.
Capt. Gary Burch
Charters in Clearwater, Dunedin and the Tampa Bay area |
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