{"id":10413,"date":"2024-01-02T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=10413"},"modified":"2024-01-02T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:50:54","slug":"jimmys-fishing-report-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/jimmys-fishing-report-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy\u2019s Fishing Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jimmy Tomazinis
mail@floridanewsline.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy New Year! Here\u2019s to hoping 2024 is a great one for all of you. Now let\u2019s look back on 2023 and see how we can further the goals that we set last year. I unfortunately did not get my river tarpon last year. I did see more than I have in years past and I actually jumped one, but I had to journey downtown to do it. I was hoping for one closer to home. I spent more time chasing them in the surf and I think if I had spent that much time in the river it may have been different. Keep your eyes on the prize as they say. So I\u2019ll be balancing my time better this year, especially in September. Long story short, I\u2019ll be having the same goal in 2024 \u2014 river tarpon or bust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? Did you achieve your goal(s) last year? If you\u2019re in the same boat as me at least you learned something to apply this year. That\u2019s a powerful thing and why it\u2019s okay to set lofty goals since the lessons you learn along the way are truly what you\u2019re after in the end. Maybe. A nice fish is a nice fish after all. Let\u2019s get after them then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you can still throw a shrimp net this month, it may be too cold and possibly not worth the effort for the few shrimp that are still around. Most of the forage we have this time of year are herring and shad which you can catch in a cast net, but they are not hardy baits. If you\u2019re wanting to target their predators as in stripers, flounder, and redfish, it might be better to throw a swim bait or Rat-L-Trap to imitate the bait fish. I like to \u201cjig\u201d a Rat-L-Trap to make it look like a cold stunned bait fish but remember to slow everything down. Winter fishing demands patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speck fishing has been pretty good and more and more big fish should be showing up in the creeks every day. We\u2019ve been catching them on minnows and jigs. Chartreuse is always a productive color, but silver has also been producing. If conditions allow, don\u2019t neglect trying the main river for them. They\u2019re eating the herring and shad too. If you\u2019re not getting snagged now and then you\u2019re not speck fishing. Tight lines. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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