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| A nice flounder caught by Chris Keyes |
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| 20" pompano |
The trout remain prevalent on the flats, though not as schooled up as expected for this time of year. The "go to lure" for them has been the Unfair Lures Rip-N-Slash in just about any color. When the winds kick up and you're forced to fish new waters, don't give up. With a strong 20 mph wind earlier this month, we were forced to fish Fort Pierce, which was completely new to us. We quickly landed two trout over 24 inches and our very first gag grouper!
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| Gator trout |
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| Nice inshore gag grouper |
Another option when the wind is howling is to resort to your neighborhood ponds. We have been fly fishing the ponds around Jensen Beach and Stuart with great success, landing some very nice bass up to 6 pounds.
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| 6lb bass on fly |
With March here, expect to see spring patterns and snook on the flats!
David and Ryan
Treasure Coast Tackle
www.treasurecoasttackle.com