February Fishing Report by Capt. Randy Boggs
The weather may be cool, okay cold, but the fish are still biting.
Good catches of black drum and sheepshead are being reported around the Perdido Pass Bridgerocks and jetties. Live shrimp and fiddler crabs are the preferred bait.
Red fish are being caught in the Perdido Pass or just outside on cut baits. You can also troll for them with planers and spoons; a pink or a green spoon being the color of choice. Look for the birds diving and troll around the diving birds.
Speckled trout are in the deep holes in the rivers and being caught on live shrimp or croakers, if you can get them.
Offshore around the rigs black fins are being caught on diamond jigs at night. Trolling with ballyhoo and dusters or chunking might land you a yellow fin tuna. The cool water temperatures are keeping the dolphin and the wahoo away.
Red snapper are everywhere. These fish are being caught on cut bait or live bait. At this time, the red snapper are only catch and release. It is our understanding that the season, sizes and bag limits will not be announced until May.
Some nice amberjack are showing up on the deep water rocks and rigs. These fish are being caught on live bite or jigging. Good catches of vermillion snapper and trigger fish can be caught in the 125’ to 130’ depths on cut squid .
Capt. Randy Boggs
Reel Surprise Charters @ SanRoc Cay Marina
251-981-7173 or 1-800-806-7889
