Capt. Mike Denegre of Good Time Charters reports an exceptional week in Estero Bay. The spotted sea trout were on fire. Catching these weak mouth delights require a little finesse. Capt. mikes charters found the Jig heads tipped with live shrimp to work great especially when bounced along the bottom or floated with a popping cork. On colder mornings try bouncing the bait along the bottom as the fish tend to be feeding lower in the warmer water. When not targeting trout, sheepshead and lots of undersized reds were caught letting the bait lay on the bottom along oyster bars and mangrove islands with some depth and strong presense of shell fish. For the sheepshead, the jig heads with a thin hook is recommended tipped with just a piece of shrimp in order to hook these notorious bait stealers.
