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This is a common problem on St Joe & here are a couple of suggestions given to me from Mr Presnell many years ago. Start fishing as early as possible - as the water warms during the day the grass problem increases. If the wind blew hard from the north the day before, expect the grass to be heavy...

Storm surge at Presnells on Sunday https://youtu.be/JKngE6RaF2g

I launch at the sand ramp on Research Road & run west until it opens in the bay. Fish the grass beds with topwater or soft plastics under a cork. Redfish like to hang around the north shore south of where the drones launch (lots of junk in the water). There is a hole at the ramp where you can ju...

The Cooks Bayou Marina owner's name is Lynn (850) 874-8300. The fishing is great for trout & reds just about anywhere there are grassbeds. We usually leave the bayou & head south and fish the grassbeds on both sides of the bay.

Bayside Marina is just north of Hathaway bridge in North Bay http://www.baysidemarinapcb.com/Location.html and Cooks Bayou Marina is a small place in East Bay http://marinas.com/view/marina/2550_Coo ... ted_States

Good Luck!

If you have not pulled the trigger, another great Garmin handheld is the Montana 600. You can add Bluechart maps to the Montana for $100 or add Google Earth/Bing Satellite images for free. I will send a link on how to load satellite images if you are interested. You can see a couple of Montana scree...