Fall weather is here, and with it comes the cooler water, which is home to some great fishing. This time of year the speckled trout, redfish and flounder are in abundance, but you need to know where to find them. Scales and Tails can help you find those great fishing holes and bring home some prized catches!

The tarpon are back if one can stand the heat. We went 5 for 9 this week in three trips. Fish are showing up and it looks like its gonna be a great season.

On Thursday David and I had a chance to fish together and went out for a little fun chasing cobia. The weather was pretty good with the morning being foggy with light winds and the seas calm.As the morning went on the fog lifted and the sun did not really ever come out like we were hoping it would but we still had a great day on the water. We must have seen 20 to 25 fish catching our limit with three out of the four fish being over forty pounds and the other one in the lower 30′s and tagging two of the smaller fish that were to small to keep .We also had one dolphin to go along with the mess of cobia so soon as the winds lay back down we will be back chasing some more Tails.                          5-6-10    Capt.Charlie

Bryce and Austin with nice black drum and sheephead

Ridge's best sheephead impression

It was a beautiful morning, as we headed out to the near-shore reefs for another day of sheephead fishing. The ocean was a little bumpy on the ride out but soon laid down as the tide changed.  Accompanied by Brian, John, Austin, and Bryce, we  were ready for some action. We moved around a little during the day and finally wound up with 29 fish that weighed around 75lbs. We used fiddlers for bait to nab the crooks. Having two youngsters on board was great and i think they actually out-fished the adults. Bryce and Austin ended up catching the biggest fish of the day also that was around 6 lbs. Probably beginners luck !!!!    Capt. David Reddick III

Austin and BryceBryce and Austin with nice black drum and sheepheadRidge's best sheephead impression

The weather for the weekend was beautiful, with noaa calling for 1 ft. or less. After sitting out Saturday for my youngest sons first birthday, we decided to run offshore and get some sheepshead early Sunday morning.  Armed with about 300 fiddlers,  we headed east. Beautiful seas and no wind was certainly a welcomed change from the relentless cold weather this year. This morning, I had the pleasure of fishing with some of my buddies, Mitch Pennington, Keith Gladden and Capt. JonBoy. We had a great time and ended up with about 100lbs of fish with the largest being about 9 lbs. Definitely ready for the weather to straighten out so we can get on some more. Gonna include a pic of the fish and Ridge with his 1st birthday hat on. 

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Happy Birthday Ridge "I Love You"

Thanks Capt David

The striper bite has slowed due to nasty weather conditions. The weather has been difficult with one sunny, cold, windy, day followed by a rainy, dreary, overcast one. These conditions will dissipate this weekend and hopefully i will get some good reports. The striper bite was mediocre the last few weeks with catches of 4 or 5 being good. These fish ranged from 2 lbs to 30 lbs, with the bigger fish being caught on big plugs……The sheepshead bit should be on offshore but nobody has been able to get out that I’ve heard. A few reports of fish being caught inshore but no big fish. Usually late feb. and march sheepies are on fire however with the coooold water temps we’ve had this year this may be somewhat later. We will have some warmer days ahead and if this steadies off for a couple days the trout will turn on again. Capt. David 2/11/10

John & Walt Armstrong with two great cobes

I would like to thank you again for our Cobia trip on June 3, 2009. My son Walt and I had a blast ! Two nice cobias for the grill, one release, plus several  “near misses.” Your knowledge and desire to put Cobia in the cooler was most impressive ! We can’t  wait to fish with you again soon !

Thanks,

John Armstrong

Rincon, Georgia

Cobia June 2, 2009

The last few weeks we have had some great weather and the cobia action has been very good.  May 29, 2009 we caught 3 nice fish but none have been as large as the 92lb state record fish caught in South Carolina on May 26, 2009. Action slowed over the following weekend as 9 zillion boats were on the water after hearing of the monster cobia caught off  Hilton Head. Tuesday June 2, 2009 we caught 9 fish to 45lbs. As water starting to warm 76.5 degrees fish are pushing off farther. 4 more nice fish on wednesday June 3,2009 and 3  more shots at other good fish made for a good week. After some extremely hot days the water temp skyrocketed to about 84 dgrees on Monday June 15 although we did manage  5 more  nice cobia to 40 lbs. 21 fish in the last 4 trips makes for happy customers.                                      

Capt. David Reddick III

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for a great fishing trip. As a guide myself I always enjoy getting out in someone else’s backyard. The trip to Savanna and Tybee Island proved to be the perfect opportunity to enjoy some Georgia fishing and as it turned out, I think I also had the perfect guide.

I appreciate your willingness to share your expertise and I especially enjoyed your friendly and helpful personality. We missed a few, but we caught a lot more and that’s what fishing is all about. If I have the opportunity to fish in your neck of the woods again I will be sure to give you a call.

Tight Lines,
Capt. Ron Presley
Merritt Island, FL