More Winter Fishing Tips for the Gulf of Mexico

December generally brings more consistent coldPerdido Pass has provided anglers with some
weather and fierce North winds. Knowing whenaction as well over the past few weeks!
these fronts will pass through can be verySheepshead have been biting on high tide fairly
beneficial to your fishing. After the front haswell. Live shrimp and fiddler crabs(when available)
passed, the temperature will drop and the northhave been the meal ticket for the convict fish!
wind will increase. The strong north winds makeThe pass has also produced some slot-sized
near shore waters along the beaches extremelyredfish and a few flounder as well.
calm. These brisk, windy days make for some ofWhat 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 orDecember and are consuming enormous amounts
Rapala Magnum X-Raps is fairly simple method toof bait fish. Keep searching the horizon in all
catching these monster reds. Jigging bucktail jigsdirections for large flocks of diving seagulls,
or 8" curlytails will produce many redfish bites aspelicans, ganets, and albatross. These birds will be
well. Many anglers keep jigs/bucktails rigged onconcentrated over schooling baitfish. Trolling
spinning gear while trolling. Once redfish arearound the edges of these bait balls will produce
hooked trolling, the jigs are tossed and usuallythe redfish bite we are all in search of. Jigging
result in hard pulling reds!!through the bait balls can be deadly also.