Surf (First Beach Pull Off)
This is an easy hole to find on the beach and will be typical of the surf fishing for the year. It is just left of the first beach pull-off in the state park and is marked by an old metal pipe at lower tides.
The surf starts to fish good when the water temperature hits sixty-eight degrees which may be early March or late April. Pompano will be an early arrival. Early in the season fish the strongest incoming tide during the day when the water is warmest Later in the season, from around May
through July, fishing at sunrise is best, especially with an incoming tide.
Fish for pompano with a silver headed Nylure jig with a red-and-yellow bucktail and tip it with a sand flea. Fresh shrimp fished on the bottom also produces well, use a light leader for pompano.
Spanish mackerel usually aren't far behind the pompano. The earliest Spanish in March and April are usually the biggest of the year. They will hit silver spoons and MirrOlures, jigs, cut bait and live bait The mackerel will feed closest to shore during incoming tides.
Redfish roam the surf from May through November feeding on sand fleas, crabs, shrimp, white bait and small fish. Most are caught close to where the waves are breaking. Sometimes rough surf is best for redfish and they may be in very colored water.
Whiting are one of the summer staples in the surf and prized for their white, firm meat. Use small hooks and light weight on an incoming tide. Like the redfish, they are usually found just past where the waves are breaking.
See Chapter V11 "FISH St. George Island".
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