March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher

Brant Peacher · 03-21-2010, 01:22 PM

this particular morning I got the pleasure of guiding Edwin and his son Jeffery. Our goal was to target monster redfish on shallow flats in Pensacola Bay. Right now the big bulls are in pairs spawning on these flats so it makes for a great sightfishing trip! The only issue we had this morning was rain and wind which makes it very tough to see a fish. After riding the banks for 30 minutes, I knew we were fighting a losing battle. No sunshine made the visiblity very poor. I decided it would be best to blind cast the dropoffs on the edge of the banks. I figured we might find a few stragglers somewhere. It did not take long before we were hooking up with 35 to 40 inch fish. The cool part about hooking a beast like that is we were only 10ft from the bank. After catching a few nice ones, the rain, wind, and cold became unbearable, so we called the trip off early and headed in.

These monster fish should be in this area for at least another month. What some people may not know is that some big bulls actually come up in 3 to 4ft of water to spawn on sandy bottoms. It is best to look for these fish on sand where you are finding a bunch of pot holes and drops offs right off the bank. In this particular area it is 15ft deep no more than 10 ft from the bank. I think a fish of that size feels much safer on a shallow flat when he knows he is only a few feet from very deep water. It is funny, but I have also found that these spawning fish will eat almost anything thrown at them. They are not picky at all?

Edwins Nice Fish!

Jeffery's Bull!

On this trip I guided Mike and his two sons on some Pensacola Bay action. We started the day deep dropping some bay rocks but the bite was a little slow. We finally got on a hot Pompano bite and boated 13 with several just over 3lbs. After filling the cooler with tasty pomps we ran back to the rocks and the bite had turned on. We caught quite a few sheepshead, 10 red snapper, and a gag. With plenty of fish in the cooler we called it a day.

The water is finally starting to warm up and the fishing is getting good. It won?t be long before it is on fire! Get ready guys?.

This trip I guided Tom, his girlfriend, Kimberly and RJ. We basically repeated the pattern from the day before. The only difference in todays trip was we had to release 2 keeper gags!:banghead Now thats heartbreaking! Basically we caught everything deep dropping on a bunch of bay numbers I have. Rj also got a 27" and a 24" red. The bite seemed to really turn on when the tide turned. They stayed hooked up all afternoon...We boated 10 big sheeps, 3 keeper gags, 3 redfish, 20 snapper, a big black drum, and a legal scamp! Great job guys!

Flatspro · 03-21-2010, 01:31 PM

Great Job Capt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I see the redfish are back! Looks like your clients had a blast.

wrightackle · 03-21-2010, 01:32 PM

Man you are dialed in on the fish. Great read and great report. Color wise that is one of the prettiest redfish I have ever seen. Your Dad raised a great fisherman to be sure! Thanks for the pics and the great info.

Brad King · 03-21-2010, 02:55 PM

Great work Brant!!

NICHOLAS · 03-21-2010, 03:06 PM

Daayyuummm!! Looks like some good trips Brant. Looked like yall had good time lastnite!

broxson16 · 03-21-2010, 03:23 PM

Great Job Brant....Looks like things are starting to heat up!

konz · 03-21-2010, 03:32 PM

Not too shabby there captain! Nice job and great looking fish!

Jason · 03-21-2010, 04:23 PM

Looks like a bunch of happy clients.....Great job brother!!!!:letsdrink

mdrobe2 · 03-21-2010, 04:41 PM

Good job Brant. See you for another trip soon!

Dylan · 03-21-2010, 09:29 PM

Nice Brant..The pomps were on fire this week!

03-21-2010, 01:22 PM	#1
Brant Peacher Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 914	March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher this particular morning I got the pleasure of guiding Edwin and his son Jeffery. Our goal was to target monster redfish on shallow flats in Pensacola Bay. Right now the big bulls are in pairs spawning on these flats so it makes for a great sightfishing trip! The only issue we had this morning was rain and wind which makes it very tough to see a fish. After riding the banks for 30 minutes, I knew we were fighting a losing battle. No sunshine made the visiblity very poor. I decided it would be best to blind cast the dropoffs on the edge of the banks. I figured we might find a few stragglers somewhere. It did not take long before we were hooking up with 35 to 40 inch fish. The cool part about hooking a beast like that is we were only 10ft from the bank. After catching a few nice ones, the rain, wind, and cold became unbearable, so we called the trip off early and headed in. These monster fish should be in this area for at least another month. What some people may not know is that some big bulls actually come up in 3 to 4ft of water to spawn on sandy bottoms. It is best to look for these fish on sand where you are finding a bunch of pot holes and drops offs right off the bank. In this particular area it is 15ft deep no more than 10 ft from the bank. I think a fish of that size feels much safer on a shallow flat when he knows he is only a few feet from very deep water. It is funny, but I have also found that these spawning fish will eat almost anything thrown at them. They are not picky at all? Edwins Nice Fish! Jeffery's Bull! On this trip I guided Mike and his two sons on some Pensacola Bay action. We started the day deep dropping some bay rocks but the bite was a little slow. We finally got on a hot Pompano bite and boated 13 with several just over 3lbs. After filling the cooler with tasty pomps we ran back to the rocks and the bite had turned on. We caught quite a few sheepshead, 10 red snapper, and a gag. With plenty of fish in the cooler we called it a day. The water is finally starting to warm up and the fishing is getting good. It won?t be long before it is on fire! Get ready guys?. This trip I guided Tom, his girlfriend, Kimberly and RJ. We basically repeated the pattern from the day before. The only difference in todays trip was we had to release 2 keeper gags!:banghead Now thats heartbreaking! Basically we caught everything deep dropping on a bunch of bay numbers I have. Rj also got a 27" and a 24" red. The bite seemed to really turn on when the tide turned. They stayed hooked up all afternoon...We boated 10 big sheeps, 3 keeper gags, 3 redfish, 20 snapper, a big black drum, and a legal scamp! Great job guys!

03-21-2010, 01:31 PM	#2
Flatspro Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 543	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Great Job Capt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I see the redfish are back! Looks like your clients had a blast. __________________ Chad Skeeles pensacolakayakcharters.com

03-21-2010, 01:32 PM	#3
wrightackle Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 1005 east lee st Posts: 755	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Man you are dialed in on the fish. Great read and great report. Color wise that is one of the prettiest redfish I have ever seen. Your Dad raised a great fisherman to be sure! Thanks for the pics and the great info.

03-21-2010, 02:55 PM	#4
Brad King Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 2,958	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Great work Brant!! __________________ Capt. Brad King South Again Charters LLC www.southagain.com captbrad@southagain.com Inshore/Nearshore Charters

03-21-2010, 03:06 PM	#5
NICHOLAS Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 209	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Daayyuummm!! Looks like some good trips Brant. Looked like yall had good time lastnite!

03-21-2010, 03:23 PM	#6
broxson16 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 63	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Great Job Brant....Looks like things are starting to heat up!

03-21-2010, 03:32 PM	#7
konz Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Someplace fishing Posts: 3,100	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Not too shabby there captain! Nice job and great looking fish!

03-21-2010, 04:23 PM	#8
Jason Like a roach in the dark! Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the woods, lookin' fer ticks! Posts: 5,151	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Looks like a bunch of happy clients.....Great job brother!!!!:letsdrink

03-21-2010, 04:41 PM	#9
mdrobe2 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point Posts: 1,220	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Good job Brant. See you for another trip soon! __________________ Mike 2009 Key West 1520 Pro 2009 70 HP Yamaha 2 stroke Garmin 540S GPS/Bottom Machine Sound by Clarion and Bazooka Coastal Night Lights Transom LED's Minn Kota Riptide Co-Pilot/Auto Pilot GPS Enabled Remote Control Trolling Motor

03-21-2010, 09:29 PM	#10
Dylan Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,632	RE: March 17, 18, and 19 report with Capt Brant Peacher Nice Brant..The pomps were on fire this week!

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