Reds in Cold Weather
 

Is it worth fishing reds in cold weather. Was thinking about making a trip on Saturday. Do they still bite? Do you fish them any different than in the summer?

Redfish love cold water....they school up tighter when it gets colder sometimes they are harder to find but when you do they will be plenty. Since we didn't have much of a winter the water never really got that cold though. Water temps have been anywhere from 58 to mid 60's.

Reds still have to eat, they will be in deeper water until the sun gets up good and start warming the flats and water. In the winter time i usually dont get on the water till about 8. I give the sun time to get up and warm things up. Its also easier to see the fish when the sun is at a higher angle. Weather is gonna be beautiful this weekend

Gasper will love to hear that he doesn't like waking up early.

Fish the bayous and marsh washout early.... Grass beds on the deeper ponds later.

Also remeber dirty water tends to be a few degrees warmer than clear water. Somehting about the dirt particles reflecting more of the sunlight warming it up more. So dont pass up a stained water without giving it a shot mid day, that water may be warmer

Reds definately love colder water.. They may not be as fast, but the still pounce when they are hungry.

These two pics are fish from last week in GI.. sight casted to on the fly. The water temp was at 48 degree's the day these were caught

Tons of reds out all over southern LA right now and they are HUNGRY

Them suckers got to eat cold or not

nice pic there of ur fly rod in ur mouth while holding up that bull red lol....

That was my biggest red on fly ever, so had to get the fly rod in the pic... That was the best way lol

Nice fish

Learn to fish cold water/weather on 2/16/13.
Bunch of us here will be out there taking on Mother Nature.
We will probably be the only ones on the lake, but the SC bunch ain't skeert of a lil cold weather.

Awesome catch on fly...how far north were you?

Thanks for the info guys, and heck no, i don't like waking up early!!!!

woohoottt!!! Very nice catch on fly... AWESOME!