Florida flats fishing in the cooler months. When that time of the year comes when the temperature starts to fall the shallow waters are the first to be effected by it. That doesn't mean that the fishing will not be any good, it just means you have to change your methods a little to compensate for the cooler water temps.
Fish are cold blooded so there body temperature determines there behavior. When they get cold they are not as aggressive and are looking for an easy meal.
If fishing with artificials you will want to slow down you retrieve almost letting it sit idle for a few seconds to give that fish plenty of time to bite. I will almost always fish soft plastics( gulp is my favorite) or if its calm a top water (chug bug) but even with the top water pop it and then let it sit.
Fish are going to be in deeper water in the cooler part of the day and then you may see them come up on the flats when the sun comes up and warms that shallow water up.
So just because its cold out does not mean that the fish wont be biting, you just have to slow it down a little and work a little harder for a bite.
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