With the full moon, fishing was much better than expected, lasting until two days afterward. Now that the tides have finally dropped, it's much easier to wade along drop-offs where trout are concentrated and feeding on schools of mullet and menhaden. Topwaters worked well, and as Perry mentioned, we continued to catch fish on a Double D. The rest of our time was spent using plastic lures.

By mid-morning, drifting over deep flats and along the edges of seagrass in three feet of water with a 3" Four Horsemen cork and soft plastic or with just a jighead, resulted in more trout. This included some of the biggest ones we've seen this week.

After struggling to locate redfish, they magically appeared on knee-deep flats. Topwaters produced some explosive strikes when worked around the schools of mullet they were following. As the sun rose higher, we had the chance to sight cast and even spotted some large trout. I recommend using a Wig-A-Lo or a 4-inch paddle tail in pearl or Bart's sand ninja colors. Once the boat traffic increased and the water temperatures rose, we found the fish holding in waist-deep potholes near the drop-offs.

I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July!