My name's John. I've been here in the Savannah area for a few years. I'm looking for advice for fishing saltwater in the winter. Freshwater is my thing, but I'm a transplanted northerner that remembers the surf and backwater days that were amazing in the cold. Any advice would be much appreciated!
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
John Stier wrote:
My name's John. I've been here in the Savannah area for a few years. I'm looking for advice for fishing saltwater in the winter. Freshwater is my thing, but I'm a transplanted northerner that remembers the surf and backwater days that were amazing in the cold. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Welcome to the Forum, John. That looks to be a very nice Red Snapper, was it in season, could you keep it? If you have been salt fishing for two years, you have found out the things slow down during the winter months. If the water temp. gets below 55* trout may die, along with other fish, but the trout are most susceptible to cold water temps. The fish simply will not waste any energy to chase a bait. (MHO)
Not in season. Let her go.
She's my best from last season
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
John Stier wrote:
She's my best from last season
I wonder how many make or end up being shark/dolphin bait.
that must have been a fun catch. my smoker would love me if I could pull one of those out of the gulf in my area of florida someday :).
That's an Atlantic Red my friend. 1 per person. We always bring in 20 plus per, on a six man.
On my trips none. We do it right. One per and always make sure they go back down. I respect the species and my captain.
First of all, welcome, secondly, doesn’t look like you need much saltwater advice from the looks of those pictures
John Stier wrote:
My name's John. I've been here in the Savannah area for a few years. I'm looking for advice for fishing saltwater in the winter. Freshwater is my thing, but I'm a transplanted northerner that remembers the surf and backwater days that were amazing in the cold. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Welcome to the Stage John, and those are a he!! of a pair of intro fish! Looks like you could be giving us advice. Good luck and Tight Lines!
Lee626
Loc: Brick NJ [ near the Jersey shore ]
Welcome John, some nice fish you got there, don't know much about fishin down Georgia way but it looks like your doing pretty good.
flyguy wrote:
Welcome to the Forum, John. That looks to be a very nice Red Snapper, was it in season, could you keep it? If you have been salt fishing for two years, you have found out the things slow down during the winter months. If the water temp. gets below 55* trout may die, along with other fish, but the trout are most susceptible to cold water temps. The fish simply will not waste any energy to chase a bait. (MHO)
Hehehe.... I'm not sure if you misspoke, or were thinking of another species, or just what, when you uttered such a ridiculous statement.... that trout "suffer" in water less than 55° !!!
We have water in Oregon that barely MAKES it to 55° by August !
Simply ludicrous statement, sorry to be so harsh about it, but , come on.
If trout had a problem with low temps, why is that the target fish....multiple species, btw..... that constitutes pretty all Oregonian ice fishing ?
Possibly you have a "less than hardy" species, but we have LOTS of trout that, while a bit less energetic....still gotta eat and certainly don't mind the cold water (duh !!??.... it's where you found 'em, down deep, in July, didn't you ?)
Just cannot wrap my head around that statement, Fly. Love to hear yours or anyone else's thoughts on trout's demise at, and suceptability to, temps below 55°. This would certainly be useful info that I have never heard before.
The reply was to saltwater trout/ speckled trout. Totally different type of barometer when it comes to them. Please have respect and knowledge before you down someone.
John Stier wrote:
The reply was to saltwater trout/ speckled trout. Totally different type of barometer when it comes to them. Please have respect and knowledge before you down someone.
You are quite correct, since I somehow missed that the statement was referring to SALT, it was not necessarily made abundantly clear, utilizing the species identification misnomer.
I suppose I should offer apology, however... not actually TROUT, now are they ? If you choose to call something (a drum species)a name, colloquially, that is not correct taxonomically, isn't really my fault. We can argue semantics all day, but "specs & spots", are not, have never been, never will be ...a trout, regardless of "tradition" or desire to call 'em that.
I stand by my statement.... TROUT are not cold-water wimps......and despite the defensive protestations to the contrary, you caught a drum species.....call a spade a spade, then your thin-skinned reply will have relevance, rather than being capitulation or an attempt to coerce others to embrace your misled vernacular.
post from the beginning to end was about saltwater fishing and at least I clearly understood what type of "trout" he was referring to regardless of terminology but it's easy to see how you got confused. Either way, more respectful questioning of his statement and less insulting of a person will usually produce better communication results, no matter how thick someone's skin might be ;).
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