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Target Species of Fish
Based on historical data, you should target one of the following species for this time of year:
- Red Drum - 27.78% Catch Rate
- Flounder - 7.41% Catch Rate
- Haddock - 5.56% Catch Rate
- Wahoo - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Sheepshead - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Spotted Seatrout - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Sailfish - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Largemouth Bass - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Bonefish - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Tarpon - 3.7% Catch Rate
- Tautog - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Roach - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Striped Marlin - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Mahi-mahi - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Black Crappie - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Halibut - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Striped Bass - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Great Barracuda - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Ladyfish - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Yellow Jack - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Weakfish - 1.85% Catch Rate
- African Pompano - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Florida Pompano - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Rainbow Trout - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Sockeye Salmon - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Lane Snapper - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Brook Trout - 1.85% Catch Rate
- Black Drum - 1.85% Catch Rate
Recommendations above based on 1000 local reports and 28 species of fish for April.
Recommended Colors
Based on the time of day, season, weather, and water color, we recommend the following:
Black is your primary color. We recommend trying a
Black colored lure.
Alternatively, you can try:
Purple,
Purple/Black, or
Black/Purple colored lures.
If all else fails, here are some other options:
Blue,
Blue/Black, or
Purple/Blue colored lures.
You can use
Silver spoons, spinnerbaits, or trim for on the lures. For extra effect, try a lure with a
chartruse or
flourescent colored tail.
Recommended Lures
Matrix Shad - Tiger Bait
Tiger Bait "Tiger Bait" is our newest addition to the Matrix Shad family of soft plastic lures. This is the perfect stained water bait giving a strong contrast of colors between purple and chartreuse catching the fish's eye in even the most stained water. It duplicates the crab to perfec
Super Stalker
The Super Stalker is a sleek wahoo magnet. When being pulled with wahoo nearby, it just can't ever seem to escape the inevitable wahoo bite. It's conical body stays deep under the spread and I can't think of any better shotgun lure when fishing for wahoo. The skirts are custom fish pattern skirts w
Culprit Fat Max - Red Shad - 7"
The thicker body and wide tail makes this bait great for flipping and pitching in heavy grass and wood all year! The thicker body and wide tail displace a good amount of water and resists snags. Being thicker it also has more weight and is easier to cast. This worm works in all water clarities but s
Matrix Shad - Midnight Mullet
The Matrix Shad "Midnight Mullet" is a very versatile bait and is especially good on merky or dirty water days.. The purple on top with a clear belly. Of course the Matrix Shad "midnight mullett" features the classic paddle tail combined with an extremely tough bait to make the
Maniac® Minnow - Black - 6"
Maniac Minnows are effective for crappie, walleye, hybrid wipers, trout, burbot, steel head, pike, and all species of bass.