"Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Winter Transition, Trout and Redfish on Fire"

Good morning, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your Gulf of Mexico fishing report for Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025.

We're looking at some excellent conditions developing across our Florida Gulf waters. Today's tides are shaping up nicely with a high tide at 5:52 AM and a low tide at 12:17 PM along the central coast. Sunrise is coming in around 6:21 AM, so get out there early to catch that prime feeding window.

Water temperatures are still hovering near the upper 50s, which means we're right on that transition into true winter fishing patterns. Fish metabolism is slowing down, so focus on those solunar feeding windows—they're becoming absolutely critical right now. Major feeding periods are compressed into tighter windows, so timing is everything.

Trout and snook are absolutely firing inshore right now. We've got plenty of redfish mixed in too. The coastal waters remain relatively clean despite last week's wind, so the bite should be pretty solid as seas continue to lay down. Speckled trout are still responding to faster retrieves in slightly warmer pockets, but once you hit those deeper channels and rivers, slow your sink rates way down. These fish aren't moving much—they're holding tight to structure and bottom.

For lures, focus on presentations that fall slowly and give fish time to react. Live or fresh-dead shrimp is working beautifully right now, especially around docks and piers. Don't overlook shallow water either—grass flats and marsh drains that warm up in the sun are still holding solid concentrations of redfish and trout.

Hot spots worth your time: head to the deep river systems where current changes and bottom composition shifts. Sight-cast in clear, shallow marsh creeks during low water if you can find them. Dock-hopping around Mobile Bay and Pensacola on a falling tide is also producing excellent results.

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