Great weather this week is a Christmas gift to anglers. The coastal flats and creek mouth’s of Citrus county are swimming with keeper sea trout. On low tide fish the deeper cuts in Fish Creek, Little Homosassa River and Mason Creek. Some of the best baits have been the MirrOlure MirrOdine and glow soft plastic jerk baits. Look for hard bottom with rock grass bending with the tide .Red fish are scattered around but will congregated on the incoming tide on outside points and inside keys with rocky edges. The clear water makes for some prime sight casting conditions for fly anglers, The Nature Coast  has some of the best fly fishing guides who can pole they’re skiffs into casting range for that hard pulling red fish or trout of a lifetime.

 Can’t talk enough about our gag grouper fishing. I have to admit that I suck at it, but even a inshore angler can catch a few with calm sea’s and some luck. Rocks as shallow as 10 feet have produced keepers for me with a shallow running plug or a circle hooked thread herring near the structure in 15 feet of water. The real grouper diggers have a few days left before the end of the season (December 31st) local offshore captains have been getting limits of grouper will some hogfish, triple tail and grunts. Our tides will be spread for the weekend with a high tide ealy morning and late afternoon. I wish all a very Merry Christmas!
William Toney
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