FISHING COCKROACH BAY

Post by **BEAGLE** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:59 am

any one fish this area wanting to take my daughter this sunday and iam a lil rusty on fishing the flats did good a week ago but went the last few days and did do nopthing maybe to hot i know i was but thanks for any help.

Beagle

Post by **GoodOyster** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:56 pm

Make sure to catch the tides and fish when the water is moving. Last couple hours incoming, first 3-4 outgoing usually the best. You'll have about 1 to 1.5 hours of slack tide in between high tide and when it starts going out again, depending on the amount of tide change there will be.

If you're fishing the flats from a boat, and the wind isn't too strong, try drifting across them using a popping cork with a shrimp just deep enough to bounce along the top of the grass. While drifting and watching the corks, you might cast a gold spoon or spinnerbait and pick up something.

If you're wading the flats, you can try the same popping cork/shrimp method, or just cast spoons, spinners, jigs tipped with shrimp, Berkely Gulps, etc. Cast just past the little sand holes and retrieve it across them, maybe leting the bait fall into the hole for a second, and then retreive again. The trout and snook will sit along those edges waiting for something to come by. They also sit along drop-offs where the flats meet a channel.

These are just some general flats fishing techniques. I haven't fished Cockroach Bay in several years, so can't be specific on locations or what is the best method to use. Maybe dsimpson or some other guys can be more specific.

Post by **dsimpson** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:15 pm

If you want to head A little more south I can give you some exact spots to fish just pm me if you want and i will give you some spots that have been on fire as for up in cockroach I can give you some tips if you want you can give me a call on the phone and I can tell you better than I can type

Post by **BEAGLE** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:22 am

THANKS FOR YOUR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE ILL GIVE THEM A TRY AND SHARE WHAT HAPPENS ON MONDAY
THANKS AGAIN
BEAGLE

Post by **BEAGLE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:03 pm

i have to be doing something wrong or they just dont like me
didnt get nothing good just some kitty cats
but iam not giving up yet

Beagle

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:04 pm

when you catch more then one cat back to back.. pack it up and go home.. catfish tide.. hate that.

Post by **BEAGLE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:09 pm

we hung out sence thats all we was catching it made her a lil happy she lives with her mom in central alabama and she dont get to fish so it was all right at that time but i hate catching them now that i no about back to back iam out of there then ,thanks again

Beagle

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:10 pm

i got stung by a sail cat.. and to this day a year later still ahve a swollen thumb..

Post by **BEAGLE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:46 pm

i got me a pair of 12" needle nose plyers for them

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:57 pm

so did i.. ;-)

Post by **BEAGLE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:35 pm

I HAVE A BUDDY OF MINE WHEN WE WAS YOUNGER HE CAUGHT A CAT FISH AND TRIED TO SLING IT BACK OUT AND WHEN HE SLUNG BACK TO CAST IT THE FISH HIT THE POLE AND CAME DOWN AND STUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK THATS WHEN I LEARNED NOT TO EVEN TOUCH THEM I USE TO CUT THE LINE TILL I GOT MY PLYERS
HIS NECK WAS ALL SWELLED UP

Post by **BEAGLE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:36 pm

opps the caps was on my bad

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:36 pm

TAKE OFF THE CAPS LOCK>> LOL

Post by **BEAGLE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:40 pm

gotcha

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:41 pm

Thanks. ;-)

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