The Best Way To Predict Future Feeding Zones Using Past Trips
- By: Luke Simonds
- on October 17, 2017
- Found In: Fishing Secrets, Fishing Tips
Want to continually get better and better at catching quality inshore fish 365 days a year?
Then you’ll need to have some sort of system to know what the latest feeding trends have been for your species of interest.
The good news is that most inshore fish can be very predictable.
The bad news is that there are an absolute ton of variables to consider which can be overwhelming to most anglers who try to analyze past reports (I know this because I struggled for many years).
Needless to say, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it…
As you’ll see in the video below, I’ve tried both.
I’ve tried doing the “daily journal” micro-level style of tracking results, and I’ve also tried the tracking the “seasonal analsys macro-level style too.
What I’ve found time and time again is that tracking past reports in both the macro level and micro level (in that order as you’ll see in the video below).
And having a “trend analyzer” tool like the one we built for our Insider Fishing Club is what I have found to be the most efficient way for anglers to stay dialed into the latest trends without having to spend much time.
Inshore Fishing Trend Analyzer Strategies
Any questions on spotting and keeping track of trends like this?
Let me know in the comments.
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Mr Simonds,
In the video you talked about focusing on high level i.e. areas and time of year. You mentioned in winter Redfish, snook and trout will push up further into the bay away from the Gulf and in summer they will be closer to the Gulf. Is there a water temperature when you know they will be further in the Bay and or closer to the Gulf? I am trying to determine whether this coming weekend I should fish Old Tampa, Cock Roach or around Apollo or if the fish will still be around the flats in DeSoto or Miguel Bay.
This time of the year has the fish very scattered because some have moved, some are moving, and others are still lingering out in their summer spots.
My favorite spots to target this time of the year are the outside edges of the bay where the traveling fish hold for feeding… all of the areas you mentioned can be good choices. Just recommend not going too far back into Old Tampa Bay until a few more cold fronts push through.
Thanks for the quick reply!
This question has nothing to do with your discussion on using past info for fishing but anyways I was wondering what do you do when the weather has been constant and it has been raining and windy and where do you find the fish with a lot more influx of freshwater in the water I live here in northeast fl specifically the st Augustine area and it has rained a lot and lately way to windy to fish like 25 mph sometimes more! I am planning on going this tues maybe with my kayak to Guyana fish management area by the way it’s the only total saltwater lake not tidal influenced in the whole state of florida!!what would you do I also would love to see a report done on guana
The rain runoff often triggers a good bite because the added water movement will be moving bait around allowing the predators to have the ambush advantage.
If a lot of rain dumps, I’ll target the same areas that I’m seeing fish before the rain, but the focus will be on the specific spots in that area where runoff will create added current and/or ambush spots.
I’ll add Guana to my list of places to explore. Best of luck to you out there on Tuesday!
I just thought I would tell you that Guyana does not allow motors over 10hp so when I go there I use my kayak a peddle driven hobbies I have become spoiled using it because other kayaks that use only a paddle don’t have as much of an advantage as I because mine is hands free I only need to move the lever to steer the twist and stow rudder anyways if you do go there you will find it like old florida undeveloped filled with fish I’m envious of you being able to travel and fish new and exciting places the only time I really did a lot of traveling was when I was in the navy but after 20 years I’m retired now anyways I’m sure you will fall in love with Guana use the 6 mile ramp on a1a not the main park entrance its free and that part of the lake is better fishing to much pressure at the main entrance thanks for all you do and godbless you for who you are????
Sounds like a cool place.
Where are you getting your tide charts you use for this process?
I use an app called AyeTides. There are many others that give similar data, but I’ve been using it for years now and absolutely love it.