| January brings us into full swing of winter | | | | speckled trout! |
| weather patterns. Frigid temperatures leave | | | | |
| you with fewer options when it comes to | | | | The final option is to head north! The |
| fishing the Orange Beach area. The gulf is | | | | creeks and tributaries that feed into the |
| typically great for red fishing! Look for | | | | Orange Beach area are a great place to hunt |
| the hard north winds to lay the beach waters | | | | speckled trout! Look for deeper holes with a |
| down slick as glass! Fishing the birds and | | | | dark muddy bottom to find these sluggish |
| bait are a great way to catch bull reds! | | | | fish! The cold water slows the fish's |
| | | | metabolism and makes them feed more |
| Another option is to fish the Perdido Pass | | | | lethargically. Dead-sticking Berkley Gulps! |
| area. The sheepshead are beginning to | | | | is a great method of tempting these fish to |
| congregate around the jetties and bridge for | | | | bite. A popping cork rigged above a live |
| their annual spring spawn. Look for these | | | | shrimp can also be deadly for catching |
| fish to bite around tide changes. Live | | | | speckled trout! Just remember the fish are |
| shrimp, Fiddler Crabs, and Sand fleas are | | | | slower moving this time of year. Moving a |
| great baits to entice a sheepshead bite! | | | | live bait or artificial bait to quickly can |
| With warmer weather between the fronts, look | | | | determine whether or not you catch fish! My |
| for some slot sized redfish to periodically | | | | rule of thumb for the winter months trout |
| show up around the bridge, jetties, and piers | | | | bite is "Dark water, Dark bottom!" Darker |
| close to the pass! The inshore reefs in | | | | colored waters combined with darker muddy |
| Bayou St. John and south of the Intracoastal | | | | bottoms hold water temperature much more |
| Waterway will typically produce some big | | | | consistently than a sandy bottom in gin clear |
| numbers of white trout and the occasional | | | | water! |