School me on bay fishing

[drenaline65]

Picking up my new xpress h20b next week and looking to do some bay fishing. I have never done any bay fishing so any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Plan on going 2-3 times a year so when’s the best times to go?

[BolilloLoco]

Best time to go is anytime you can

[forced-2-work]

I dont have any great pointers for ya, but depending on what bay you are fishing, try for flats or natural channels. Best advice, get out there, have fun and you will eventually figure your boat and locations out. Early summer the trout are in full swing FYI

[Flex]

Where you planning to go?

Is that a tunnel hull?


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[stickman]

i bay fish year round. I look for structure, bait, water movement when picking an area to fish. Sand/grass in spring and summer time, mud/grass or mud/shell in the winter. Keep things simple, if lure fishing pick a few baits and learn to work them well. And lastly, the bays just like many lakes are no joke when it comes to safety. Crowds of people running wide open, shallow water in some places, other navigational hazards, and so on can make things crazy on the water. I would suggest finding a guide that will run in your boat and show your where and how to run safely by putting tracks on your GPS, then you can go back and learn the fishing part on your time.

[Mexico]

I cannot school you on bay fishing in one paragraph on this thread... it takes years and I'm still learning... BUT if you just want to catch fish get some bait... any kind... find a cut with moving water and you'll get a tug...

[WBT]

Underwater hazards on the bay are no joke. You need to be really careful while you're learning the ropes.

[S-3 Ranch]

If you plan on fishing 2-3 times a year get some cut bait and a surf rod , steel cable deep drop rig and fish near a cleaning station for steady action

P.S don't forget some Milwaukee best beer

[kevin nicholls]

Go to troutsupport.com and buy the videos. They will speed up the learning curve considerably. Lots of good info and the owner Tobin is a great guy. You can call him directly with questions. What bay system you looking to fish?

[panhandlehunter]

I cannot school you on bay fishing in one paragraph on this thread... it takes years and I'm still learning... BUT if you just want to catch fish get some bait... any kind... find a cut with moving water and you'll get a tug...

X2. Live shrimp under a popping cork and you'll get something to bite.

[cbd10pt]

Go fish the jetties first. You'll always catch something

[stickman]

Go fish the jetties first. You'll always catch something

I wish that were true for me, I couldn't catch a cold at the jetties. I'll be working on my jetty/surf game this summer.

[TxBobcat]

i bay fish year round. I look for structure, bait, water movement when picking an area to fish. Sand/grass in spring and summer time, mud/grass or mud/shell in the winter. Keep things simple, if lure fishing pick a few baits and learn to work them well. And lastly, the bays just like many lakes are no joke when it comes to safety. Crowds of people running wide open, shallow water in some places, other navigational hazards, and so on can make things crazy on the water. I would suggest finding a guide that will run in your boat and show your where and how to run safely by putting tracks on your GPS, then you can go back and learn the fishing part on your time.

This!

[drenaline65]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will look into each of them. Really wanna get on some red fish.

[ColinR]

Go to troutsupport.com and buy the videos. They will speed up the learning curve considerably. Lots of good info and the owner Tobin is a great guy. You can call him directly with questions. What bay system you looking to fish?

X2. Live shrimp under a popping cork and you'll get something to bite.

These 2 along with getting a good mapping unit and get the navionics chip. There are lots of hazards in the bay that you can't see. Oyster reefs, sand bars, rocks, etc. a good mapping unit with updated software will steer you clear of a lot of it but not all.

My best advice would be to hire a guide your first trip or 2 to learn the area.