You hear a lot of anglers out there complaining about the poor fishing conditions this time of year but for me, it's my favorite time. Using less than 2 gallons of gas, you can putz down to the springs and catch more Snook, Redfish, Sheepshead, mangrove snapper and Jack than you'll know what to do with. You may even hook up with a gator trout just outside of the springs on the river. Baits are simple, jigs and Mirrodines is all you need. I prefer to use 4in lil john twitch ba

Strong NE winds, super low tides, freezing air temperatures... where do the fish go? It's simple, to find warmth within the rivers and small creeks. The trick is getting to them and putting the right bait in front of their face. We know that the local springs provide 72 degree water year round so that's a good place to start. The shown snook was pulled out of the Homosassa Springs during the coldest day of the winter. We caught over a 100 snook this day along with Jack crevel