Report: We have been faced with back to back cold fronts almost every week it seems. Despite these conditions we have started to see bass staging and some that have actually fanned out beds. We noted big females moving up on and to spawning areas on some of our warmer days. Baits and techniques that produced the best results were Jigs and Soft Plastics. We caught the most impressive bass on Gary Yamamoto Shad Shaped Worms. Any technique used must be presented slowly as water temps and cold fronts will put these fish down and sluggish in regards to eating. As the weather warms up to the mid to hi 70’s you can expect them to begin to eat heavily in preparing for upcoming spawn. If you can find a few days with a warm trend look for the bass to move up shallow for water that will warm the fastest. If looking for numbers look deep, try to find deeper pockets where water temps are more stable and warmer.
The saltwater in the Cape Coral, Matlacha and Pine island area is doing great! The Trout action is steady now, and wow have they been coming in big lately. The Trout will respond well to fast twitch retrieves with Jig heads in 1/8th and 1/16th weights. Rig these with your favorite soft plastics and start there. We have seen the best bites on a good incoming tide. Snook and Redfish are also showing fairly well now on flats during the warmer days.
We are awaiting some new rods from Lamiglas and will have the skinny on them in next month’s report. They have fishing rods for all species and techniques go to www.lamiglas.com to see them.

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