LOWER LAGUNA MADRE
Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA
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MAY AND JUNE are good, really good, for more than one purpose. Eventually experiencing some consistently warmer climate.
With this change and warmer ocean conditions, we can anticipate the bass to show up at their favorite summer hunting basis in search of food, especially in low light conditions like early morning and late evening. Moving around before sunrise is essential for getting large snook during these times, unless you prefer to move under night fish and the moon, which can often lead to some fantastic opportunities if you’re willing to snooze off your schedule. I watch the sunrise at the break of dawn and the golden days of the night, which are the hottest times of the day. The great seafood appear to be tricked most of the time during those hours. Moving in silence is advised because it’s typically calmer around these days more than scurrying into your seat and cast. When attempting to get larger than average snook to bite, try to turn off your trolling motor a hundred yards away and sneak in while using your preferred lure (usually a topwater, slow-sitting jerkbait, or a lighter swimbait ).
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One of my favourite things about May is our primary bull red work. We typically receive two each year, one of which occurs in the spring or at the beginning of the year’s warmest, and the other is synchronized with the hairstyle work, which typically occurs in September or October. These bass are typically 35 to 45 inches long and can be fooled with a D. O. A. baitbuster in the main beverage hue, a soft plastic or sit and dead lures. These large guys hardly ever decline a new life finger mullet. Since slot sized fish will also be available during these times, they wo n’t be as big as the ones we get mid-summer and fall.
I catch a lot of snook fishing from May through June, starting early in the mornings with leading waters and gentle jigs hoping to attract a large one to eat. If that does n’t work, we can usually spread the word and provide them with some live bait to chew on.
Due to their nature as “migratory fish,” they are “long-range fish,” with varying degrees of size ( 50 to 80 pounds ) during this time of year, as opposed to the nearby juveniles who stay year around, depending on water temperatures and weather. At the very least, we must have a 70° constant ocean temperature before the fish start to appear.
The best way to target these redfish, snook, and tarpon are early mornings, late night, and the first and last 30 days of the seas using live and artificial lures.
