Down here with my parents, vacationing for the week at Indian Beach. I have taken them fishing in the jon boat in Bogue Sound (public ramp near Chapel By the Sea) the last 2 mornings, with very little luck. We caught 2 'croakers' and a few lizardfish, but haven't been able to find any flounder or drum. Could any of you inshore wizards help me figure out what we're missing?
-We have been fishing on the rising tide, in the mornings
-Topwater in the early morning, with jigheads/gulps later on
-We follow the mullet and fish around bait activity, but that is often in 2' of water (no real sign of feeding reds, just bait)
-We also have been pitching baits around some docks/pilings
-We mostly stay in the marshes/around the channel.
-We have been fishing nearest the windward bank (the bank lessens the wind a bit i guess)
Anyway, I'm thinking I need to switch up my tactics somehow, any ideas? Popping corks? Live bait? Deeper water?
Thanks in advance.
-We have been fishing on the rising tide, in the mornings
-Topwater in the early morning, with jigheads/gulps later on
-We follow the mullet and fish around bait activity, but that is often in 2' of water (no real sign of feeding reds, just bait)
-We also have been pitching baits around some docks/pilings
-We mostly stay in the marshes/around the channel.
-We have been fishing nearest the windward bank (the bank lessens the wind a bit i guess)
Anyway, I'm thinking I need to switch up my tactics somehow, any ideas? Popping corks? Live bait? Deeper water?
Thanks in advance.