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Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

Ok guys I have read so many "frustration threads" let's see if I can help a little. My experience fishing this brown stuff came from the seven years the Laguna was covered in it in the late '80s and '90s.
Here is what we found and is what patterns I use today. Soft plastics will do nothing but give you a day of casting practice ,unless your site fishing.
Topwaters did work for us then but only in the early spring like Feb, March and April provided the water temps were still in the low '70s.
Live bait was the best bet and finding trout was harder then because we just came off of a real bad freeze. It almost killed everything in the ULM.
Today I'm catching trout in the BT on live croaker fishing in 2 ft - 3 ft of water on the grass, moving from one area (not far) has been the key, We've been catching 3 - 5 fish and move to another area. Look for the cleanest water you can find, it all isn't blooming/dark brown. in some of the water in the backyard I can see sandholes. If you fishing croaker, then anchor up and fish them for about 15 min. if you don't get a bite then move to the next one by using you trolling motor.
The sandholes on the edge of the ICW can also hold fish. I often wondered if the BT is from the surface to the bottom in deeper water?
Because water salinity is different.

Oh yea.....look for bait like mullet jumping. They are still a good sign in the BT on the flats. (shallow)

The best thing I can tell you is if your not catching them the way you might have been when we had good water.......change what your doing.

Mike

FIDO · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:20 pm Post subject:

Wow, Talk about an unselfish fisherman. It seems like a lot of folks "in the know" might have just taken this as an opportunity to make themselves look better while others struggle. One hell of a guy Exclamation

Thank you sir!
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Good stuff right there. Thanks Mike! Very Happy

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Skipper · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mike...Adios

Skipper
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Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

After my boat broke yesterday (injector) I dropped my clients off at the marina and went back home, on 5 cyl. I needed to do something with the croaker I bought so I stopped along the ICW between the Bridge and the
development turn-off. I caught a limit fishing the edge of the ICW around 9:00a.

Then I took the boat for repair.....

They are still there guys.

Mike

OSOFARAWAY · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject:

Mike, you are a stand up guy! I have never seen another guide help the people on this board with fishing info. like you do. Big Thanks to You!
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horse51 · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject:

i wish they sold croaker in riviera Sad

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JM · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:06 pm Post subject:

I agree thanks for the advice Capt.

FINS · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:16 pm Post subject:

It doesnt get better than that. Sorry to hear about the boat problems captn

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject:

Capt Mike..................... this is really strange; I was just shy of posting a question to you last night on fishing BT in LM!!!!!! Just about everytime I bring my boat down there the BT is in or sets in during my visit...... THANKS for the tips!!!! Very Happy

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Bluffer · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:23 pm Post subject:

Went out with my SIL yest in his PB and we found clear to green water over in Deadmans area. Got 3 keeper reds and 2 trout, fishing just a couple hrs in the eve.
Gulps worked as well as fishbites deep under a float.

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RPool · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:15 pm Post subject:

There you go, Captain. Kindness will come back in spades Cool

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ironmanstan · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject:

The force is strong in Capt. Mike. Stan croaker, Stan croaker ,put the artificals away. I don't know how much longer I can fight it.
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Repoman911 · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject:

Speaking of the BT does that make it's way out into the gulf and is the reason behind all the murky water that's been hanging around lately?