1. Big Pocket Area- Fish on a northeast or southeast wind.
Reds: Wade fish south shoreline near bayous and duck blinds. This is where the pocket bends back towards Light House Cove. Moderate to slow retrieve with some rod tip action. Will not see a lot of bait this time of the year. Focus on structure. Fish tips of points, bayou openings and sand guts. Best time to fish is early and late afternoons. Several limits of reds came from this spot, heavy slot size.
Trout: Use Corky slow sinking lures fish north shoreline, right across from the boat cut between Farwell and Big Pocket. Locate scattered shell and mud and focus on jumping mullet. Fish color change when possible. Trout are on the smaller size but can be plentiful at times.
2. Farwell Island- Fish on a northeast or southeast wind.
Trout: Corky lures, catch 2000 or tails fish very northeast corner of Farwell Island. There is a shell reef that runs perpendicular to Farwell Island heading back north. This reef is about 5 feet wide and 100 yards long. Look for nervous mullet or good tidal movement. Stand almost in the Farwell cut, wade fish down the north side of Farwell casting towards the crown of the reef. Reds will be on the shallows towards the cut, while trout will be up on the reef or drop off of the reef. I have caught trout to 4 lbs. with several limits trips from this spot.
3. Pringle Lake- Fish on a northeast or north wind. East wind is ok.
Trout: Normally this area will have a low tide. That is ok! Go through the Pringle cut and take a right as you pass the PVC markers. Go west about 100 yards off the north shoreline. The mud is terrible right up against the north shore. Park your boat right even where the cedar trees start. Try to locate jumping bait or nervous splashing. Both trout and reds will feed in this area. The water can be almost wader high on us short guys. The bottom is soft mud and grass. Key in on off color water, or color change. Wade very slowly in this area. Scatter your guys out to keep drift fishermen off of you. We have caught many limits of trout with several reds to boot from this area.
4. Panther Lake Cut- Fish on either a northwest, northeast, north, southeast, or east winds.
Trout: On east wind or northeast wind, motor your boat across south end of the reef near south shoreline, inside the cut. Now, slowly motor to the very east side of the reef. I prefer to anchor on a north wind on the north end of the reef, trying to stay away from the reef. Try not to ever walk on top of the reef. Remember, if you’re scaring away bait, or defiantly scaring away trout. While standing on the east side of the reef towards the north end of the reef, cast on top of the reef on high tides. On lower tides work the deep blue water. Darker color lures normally do better. On northwest wind or strong north wind, park outside the lake and walk across to the point. Cast towards the north end of other reef. Red fish can be located on the east side of the reef. Normally on a high east wind the reds are better. Cast right on top of the reef. Jumping mullet is a great sign both trout and reds are here. We have had several nice limits of trout up to 5 lbs in this area. Redfish limits have been taken as well.
