[Capt Charlie Farrell]

CAPT. CHARLIE FARRELL’S
SWEET SPOT CHARTERS
PORT MANSFIELD FISHING REPORT
March 3-5, 2005

North wind, south wind, rain, sunshine, topwater bite, no topwater bite, hours without a blowup interrupted by moments of fast and furious action. It must be March. The past three days proved extremely challenging and tested about every theory of spring fish catching known to man. It’s evident that the trout and reds don’t read the same fishing books we do. Thursday started with a strong north wind and cloudy sky. The early morning bite was non-existent but the action did pick up late afternoon. A few trout and reds were picked up on topwaters. The reds exploded on a black He Dog with a red head and the trout hit chartreuse SkitterWalk. The fish were very concentrated and the action was fast but short lived. Friday started with a pretty good trout bite on red and white TRKs but stopped as fast as it started. Repeated grinding found reds right up against the wind blown banks in the back bays. The reds also hit red and white TRKs. Saturday started slow, was slow in the middle and ended slow. With strong south winds and stained water we had to run 20 south of the Port to find good water. Unfortunately the fish hadn’t found the good water yet. We fished shallow, deep, on top, on the bottom, soft plastics and top waters. It was a tough day. Look for fishing to greatly improve as the south winds stabilize.

Good Fishing,

Capt. Charlie Farrell
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