Future Fishing Forecast for this week:  During the last few days we have been blasted by high winds which have made fishing difficult to impossible. Going into the week the winds are expected to die down considerably and rain is not expected to be much of a problem – so fishing should improve.  Recommendations are to fish areas at creek mouths and marsh inlets. Areas with structure (I.e. oysterbeds and docks) and protected from the winds should be the most productive. Winds in the early part of this week are expected to blow out of the S and SE, changing to the NE in the latter part of the week. As noted last week, the artificial bait of choice would be 4-inch paddle tails. But the 4-inch Z-Man Minnow has also been reported as a good choice.

One of our recent Club speakers mentioned favorite knots. I generally get by with the Uni Knot, the Double Uni knot and the Loop knot. With top water lures, a simple Uni knot suffices, but I use a Loop knot on soft plastics to allow for more action. When tying braid to leader the Double Uni knot provides good strength and a trim appearance. I use a 7/11 ratio of wraps (mono to braid) for luck.  The FG knot is said to be stronger and more streamlined than the Double Uni but it is a little harder to tie for me. Still there is a good video that is intended to make it simpler.  (See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTzkep9xlI)

 Below are some of the best visual guides that I have found for learning these knots.