re: Fishing in the marsh

The three most important things in fishing any marsh are bait in the area, moving water, and what the bottom looks like (in that order). If you find bait, chances are there are fish around. If you find moving water moving around that bait, chances are the fish are going to be eating. Once you learn what the bottom looks like/what the contour is where you're fishing, you'll better understand where the fish are likely to be when feeding.

Definitely do not overcomplicate it for yourself. Live bait is a great way to start, and contrary to earlier post, it actually does require some skill in the form of knowledge of the stuff mentioned above. Look for points, cuts, trenasses, and drains that water will move into and out of. With a heavy tidal marsh like the marsh up there by you, try to fish the mouths of all of those features while water dumps out. It'll push bait out, and the fish you want to catch will gang up on those spots looking to eat.

It's hard to give any more specific advice without being very familiar with your area, but that's a really good way to start attacking it. Good luck.

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Nothing is going to beat live bait. My best suggestion would be to invest in a cast net. If you can catch bait in the area that you'll be fishing there's a good chance that the fish are going to be feeding on that type of bait. Spooky fish will be more inclined to eat prey that is natural to the area.

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Great advice there.