The number of shiners throughout our area is just amazing, from the beaches to the bridges, the flats, and everywhere in between. I simply don’t recall seeing this much white bait in the past decade. This is great news for anglers and everyone else who cares about our water quality. So much bait is a sure sign of a healthy ecosystem, indicating that all our favorite gamefish have plenty of food to sustain them.
I recognize there are many different methods for catching our popular fish, from fly fishing to throwing artificial lures and everything in between.
When it comes down to it, and you need to produce fish for clients of all skill levels day in and day out, live bait is often the key to success and gets it done when other methods don’t. Even if you’re not a live bait fisherman, this much bait means more fish around to catch, whichever method you prefer…