| December generally brings more consistent cold | | | | Perdido Pass has provided anglers with some |
| weather and fierce North winds. Knowing when | | | | action as well over the past few weeks! |
| these fronts will pass through can be very | | | | Sheepshead have been biting on high tide fairly |
| beneficial to your fishing. After the front has | | | | well. Live shrimp and fiddler crabs(when available) |
| passed, the temperature will drop and the north | | | | have been the meal ticket for the convict fish! |
| wind will increase. The strong north winds make | | | | The pass has also produced some slot-sized |
| near shore waters along the beaches extremely | | | | redfish and a few flounder as well. |
| calm. These brisk, windy days make for some of | | | | What to look for: |
| the best Redfishing along the Gulf coast. | | | | The redfish are traveling in big schools during |
| Trolling along the beach with Mann's Stretch 25 or | | | | December and are consuming enormous amounts |
| Rapala Magnum X-Raps is fairly simple method to | | | | of bait fish. Keep searching the horizon in all |
| catching these monster reds. Jigging bucktail jigs | | | | directions for large flocks of diving seagulls, |
| or 8" curlytails will produce many redfish bites as | | | | pelicans, ganets, and albatross. These birds will be |
| well. Many anglers keep jigs/bucktails rigged on | | | | concentrated over schooling baitfish. Trolling |
| spinning gear while trolling. Once redfish are | | | | around the edges of these bait balls will produce |
| hooked trolling, the jigs are tossed and usually | | | | the redfish bite we are all in search of. Jigging |
| result in hard pulling reds!! | | | | through the bait balls can be deadly also. |