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Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - CAPT_Bob_Cosby - 01-20-2009 Fishing for the next couple of months is very dependent upon the weather conditions. Some fish, such as sheephead, yellowmouth trout, sea bass, drum, and bluefish don't seem to mind the cold weather. Speckled trout and redfish will continue to bite once they adjust to a cold snap. Low tides when the sun is out will warm up the water in the creeks and can turn on the redfish over dark mud bottoms as the tide comes in. Redfish tend to school up this time of year. They eat less and move slower, so take that into consideration with your fishing methods. Sometimes just soaking a mud minnow or piece of crab next to an oyster bar is the best technique.They will take a small dark fly over a sun warmed mud flat, too. Of course, larger reds can still be caught around the jetty rocks. The bull reds are schooled up offshore over our many artificial and natural reefs and often surprise fishermen seeking snapper and grouper. Trout, drum, and sheephead can be caught in the river and ICW. Speckled trout like a lively shrimp. Sheephead prefer fiddler crabs. Some mangrove snapper and croakers are still around. Seek out a shell or rocky bottom and try fresh dead shrimp for best results. Small whiting are biting in the surf. I'm waiting for the larger whiting to move in. You might be able to catch some blues in the surf on cut mullet. Don't give up on the fishing during January and February. The fish are still here and still have to eat! Good fishing, CAPT Bob Cosby http://www.captainbobsfishingcharters.com [signature]