WHERE SHOULD I GO!

marmidor · 10-01-2009, 03:59 PM

where should a Newbie start tonight???

TWINKIE6816 · 10-01-2009, 04:04 PM

From a boat or by wading?

marmidor · 10-01-2009, 04:15 PM

Well i have a boat or i can wad which ever you guys think!

Snatch it · 10-01-2009, 04:28 PM

Well it should be apretty decent night to go it is suppose to be a sw wind at 3mph. I would say pickens or by the portofinos or perdido bay?? If you are wading a would suggest a little east of the portofino. Just pull off the road on the left side and walk down to the water and start looking!! This is howI began its a lot of funny when you find the fish on your own its more rewarding!! Good luck tonight!!

feelin' wright · 10-01-2009, 04:28 PM

I am in the same boat (no Pun intendend). My dad has told me stories of them wading in the gulf right now and used to slaughter them. Anyone else had this experience?

TWINKIE6816 · 10-01-2009, 04:31 PM

Since you have a boat, I would first try near the boat launch on 17th street down by the 3-mile bridge and then hook around to the left towards the island and all in the bayou. Also, a lot of people also go up and down the coast of Fort Pickens. Along the bay/sound! Another place people go is in Perdido Bay along Lilian but, I would scope that out in the day light because there are a ton of pilings that are at or below the water line.

As with anything though. It all depends on the water clarity and the wind though so Good luck!

seacapt · 10-01-2009, 04:32 PM

From the little bit I know... For the most part, the fish are in the rivers in the summer and head out in the gulf to spawn after the first solid cold snap. We're kind of in that mode now waiting for the push. I've onlybeen gigging here for about three years but I can tell you that our places that hold fish will hold some all year. I would pick a place, between Pickens and the lighthouse on Scenic hwy,with the best wind protection on the night you want to go and have at it. Again I think just about any spot will have fish at some time on any given day and tide it's just timing.

Remember this is my opinion from the short three years I've been doing this.

Snatch it · 10-01-2009, 04:35 PM

The gulf will produce good numbers if you can ever catch the wind just right!! It really needs to be a N or NNW wind to make visiblity good!! Any wind with E or W makes it a shear on the water making it difficult to see? SW tonight?? So it probably wouldn't be good ,but the inshore side should be sweet!!

Snatch it · 10-01-2009, 04:38 PM

One more thing??I have noticed that the inshore side will produce bigger fish anyway?? Does anyone else agree?

F|nz · 10-01-2009, 07:15 PM

Flounder like moving water and structure....If both are present then your in good areas that produce Flounder. Check around points where there are drop offs to deeper water nearby...thats normally where I find the biggest ones. Mouths of creeks and rivers are excellent places as Flounder wait for bait fish to wash out.

10-01-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
marmidor Scrotie McBoogerballs Grouper Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 846	WHERE SHOULD I GO! where should a Newbie start tonight???

10-01-2009, 04:04 PM	#2
TWINKIE6816 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MILTON Posts: 524	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! From a boat or by wading?

10-01-2009, 04:15 PM	#3
marmidor Scrotie McBoogerballs Grouper Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 846	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! Well i have a boat or i can wad which ever you guys think!

10-01-2009, 04:28 PM	#4
Snatch it Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,040	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! Well it should be apretty decent night to go it is suppose to be a sw wind at 3mph. I would say pickens or by the portofinos or perdido bay?? If you are wading a would suggest a little east of the portofino. Just pull off the road on the left side and walk down to the water and start looking!! This is howI began its a lot of funny when you find the fish on your own its more rewarding!! Good luck tonight!!

10-01-2009, 04:28 PM	#5
feelin' wright Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Downtown Mulat Posts: 741	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! I am in the same boat (no Pun intendend). My dad has told me stories of them wading in the gulf right now and used to slaughter them. Anyone else had this experience?

10-01-2009, 04:31 PM	#6
TWINKIE6816 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MILTON Posts: 524	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! Since you have a boat, I would first try near the boat launch on 17th street down by the 3-mile bridge and then hook around to the left towards the island and all in the bayou. Also, a lot of people also go up and down the coast of Fort Pickens. Along the bay/sound! Another place people go is in Perdido Bay along Lilian but, I would scope that out in the day light because there are a ton of pilings that are at or below the water line. As with anything though. It all depends on the water clarity and the wind though so Good luck!

10-01-2009, 04:32 PM	#7
seacapt Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 490	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! From the little bit I know... For the most part, the fish are in the rivers in the summer and head out in the gulf to spawn after the first solid cold snap. We're kind of in that mode now waiting for the push. I've onlybeen gigging here for about three years but I can tell you that our places that hold fish will hold some all year. I would pick a place, between Pickens and the lighthouse on Scenic hwy,with the best wind protection on the night you want to go and have at it. Again I think just about any spot will have fish at some time on any given day and tide it's just timing. Remember this is my opinion from the short three years I've been doing this.

10-01-2009, 04:35 PM	#8
Snatch it Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,040	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! The gulf will produce good numbers if you can ever catch the wind just right!! It really needs to be a N or NNW wind to make visiblity good!! Any wind with E or W makes it a shear on the water making it difficult to see? SW tonight?? So it probably wouldn't be good ,but the inshore side should be sweet!!

10-01-2009, 04:38 PM	#9
Snatch it Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,040	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! One more thing??I have noticed that the inshore side will produce bigger fish anyway?? Does anyone else agree?

10-01-2009, 07:15 PM	#10
F\|nz Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 328	RE: WHERE SHOULD I GO! Flounder like moving water and structure....If both are present then your in good areas that produce Flounder. Check around points where there are drop offs to deeper water nearby...thats normally where I find the biggest ones. Mouths of creeks and rivers are excellent places as Flounder wait for bait fish to wash out.

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