Seadrift Bay Fishing Reports

Capt. James Cunningham indicated that the "set up" is looking good heading into Summer. Capt. Chris Cady hit a home run on the airboat as overcast conditions had him struggling to find the fish with the tides so high. He managed to limit on Redfish but there were no Black Drum to be found.

Capt. James Cunningham reported pulling into some fish less than a mile from the boat ramp normally to shallow to fish. He said "we eased in on them and never moved" taking full limits of Redfish and almost all of their slot fish.

Bayboats found themselves held off fish concentrations that had held in extreme shallows as water levels receeded. It can be tough when you find the fish but you just can't shut down on them because it's too shallow. It's the old "white knuckle routine" knowing you can get to them but you may not be able to leave and that's where we've been lately. Big roaring winds typical of April/May have a

Big winds and building tides pushed us to the far back reaches and protected waters digging into the continued presence of Redfish and spawning "Pony" Drum in the mid-slot. Our guides are actively looking for fish and or the signarture mud boils and cotton top tails darting through the shallows and then positioning and staying with the schools.