Lures for Winter Time Fishing. If you want a reliable redfish lure, a soft-plastic shrimp imitation fished under a weighted popping cork is hard to beat and easy to cast long distances. Additionally, in situations where the fish (redfish specifically) are super dormant, fresh cut bait allowed to sit on the bottom will produce fish. These lures work great when the water is dirty, while silver will work, the preferred colors are gold and copper. The first category we will call search lures. It’s a spinnerbait-style lure that combines the benefits of a soft plastic with those of a gold spoon. They want a slow-moving lure, a lot of times dropped right in their faces.” Winter redfish bites are light, … The Strike King Redfish Magic is the best of all worlds for targeting redfish. You might also use some "searching" lures to … Artificial lures allow anglers to cover a lot of water in a relatively short amount of time. ADVERTISEMENT. In this article I will talk about lures for trout, redfish, and fly fishing for bull redfish. It is the opposite from the summer months when … Spoons and spinners are excellent redfish baits and can be fished around docks, channels and grass flats. “During the winter months, on a four-hour trip, we troll for the big redfish that often will weigh 20 to 30 pounds,” says Captain Troy Frady of Distraction Charters in Orange Beach, Ala. “This is a great time to fish near-shore, and youngsters and oldsters alike have an opportunity to catch the biggest fish of their lifetimes.” I say crab. 3 Inshore Fishing Tactics for Winter Redfish: Part I. You are looking for a school of fish on a … In most instances, artificial lures are the best choice when targeting snook and jacks in rivers, creeks, and canals. The fact is the way that the Redfish move and feed is substantially different from the way they did in the warmer months when they were much more active and aggressive. Reds won’t chase lures in winter, and neither will trout. Winter can actually be a productive time of year for Reds. My winter lure selection for redfish includes 6-inch RipTide Jerk baits in pearl, greenback and new penny. Reeling the spoon slowly, bouncing it along the bottom can produce some great redfish action along with some flounder. ... you will notice success by using smaller lures. The redfish may take it for a shrimp, crab or baitfish, who knows? The good news is redfish will eat almost anything – dead or alive, natural or plastic.” Redfish range in January and February from extremely-deep water to water so shallow their tails and dorsal fins will break the surface. As its name implies, it is one of the most consistent lures for catching redfish. My favorite of all times is a 1/4-ounce Gaines Wiggle Jig, and now use the 3/5- and 1/8-ounce Backbone Lure. January 16, 2017. Trout fishing lures will fall into two categories this time of the year for me. This lack of activity in the water all adds to that “hypersensitivity” anglers feel redfish have when they are pitching lures to a school claiming that they won’t eat. Redfish will sometimes be found with the speckled trout, usually on the outer edge of the main action-when specks are present. Crabs (for redfish) will be better in areas where there are tons of pinfish or other bait stealers. For winter sight fishing my go-to lures would be a dark colored small swim or paddle tail soft plastic rigged on 1/16th to 1/4 ounce screw lock jig heads or a hand-tied Buggs lure.When the clouds roll in, it’s tough to find me not fishing a top water like a Super Spook or Spook Jr., or a She Dog or She Pup.I like natural colors like white, bone and chrome for clear water. More often than not, game fish will be scattered throughout the body of water as opposed to being bunched up in one spot. “The only time the red bite really slows in winter is when the water temperature drops to 38 or 40 degrees. Hard baits would include Mirrolure Top Dog Jr’s in chartreuse and red and white, and Mirrolure 7MR’s in chartreuse and in gold. These tactics of inshore and near-shore captains will catch redfish this winter…