Every angler lost three hours of fishing time with today’s fog-delayed start. Chris Zaldain thinks that could work out in his favor.
“I did think about the option of running far, like I did last year, all the way down to Lake Dexter and Astor,” he said. “But that’s a long run. It’s an hour with the manatee zones. But with my tidal background, I was able to find a feeding period towards the end of the outgoing tide (in the mid-river area).”
Despite today’s 10:15 a.m. launch, Zaldain is still right on schedule to fish that tide. He found it at 9 a.m. during Tuesday’s practice. The tide is one hour later each day, so 11 a.m. is primetime today.
“Those are feeding fish, and it’s very hard to find feeding fish right now just by casting and winding,” Zaldain said. “Once I put a few fish in the box, I will expand on yesterday’s weather and today’s weather – 65 degrees overnight, 80 degrees during the day and sunshine. The fish have definitely moved up. I’m managing my time, managing the tide and expanding on the weather that’s getting better.”