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Anglers must be ready when windows open to fish offshore. (David A. Brown photo)
By David A. Brown, OutdoorChannel.com
For most Gulf of Mexico anglers, prime offshore fishing is considered a warm weather deal – not for any lack of opportunity during the colder months, but rather the lack of access. Make that comfortable access.
Truth be told, winter through early spring delivers some of our windiest conditions churning the Gulf with brutal waves that keep a lot of fisherman at home, or resigned to protected inshore waters.
Occasionally, though, the last quarter of one year and the first quarter of the next will deliver brief windows of calm weather that makes the offshore waters quite comfortable – often downright pleasant. You gotta keep your gear ready to go and your crew...