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Update
Wife and I went yesterday to test the feasibility of daytime shrimping. Wind ENE 20+, St. Andrews was sheltered, so no waves to deal with, water temp 79 degrees, bright sunny day. Shrimp were good average size, but it took from 10am to 6pm to fill our 50qt cooler. Fished during slack low tide. Still a bit early, water temp needs to drop some more for good daylight shrimping. No mullet running the beach, so the dolphins left us alone. We were the only net on the beach, and no one fishing to limit our seining.
As long as the wind is from a northerly direction, shrimping at St. Andrews is safe. The tides are higher than normal due to the storm surge, so you will have to wait approximately 1.5-2 hours after the posted high tide to begin, otherwise there is no available beach to land your net. The storms this year have washed a great deal of sand off the beach and the time available for shrimping is shorter due to that, so plan accordingly. There is still some detritus on the bottom in places and you will have to pick your shrimp out of that at times.
Night shrimping still remains the best for getting it done in a short amount of time. Should be able to fill a 50qt cooler in 2-3 hours at night depending on the tide level when you start and the number of nets on the beach.
Wife and I went yesterday to test the feasibility of daytime shrimping. Wind ENE 20+, St. Andrews was sheltered, so no waves to deal with, water temp 79 degrees, bright sunny day. Shrimp were good average size, but it took from 10am to 6pm to fill our 50qt cooler. Fished during slack low tide. Still a bit early, water temp needs to drop some more for good daylight shrimping. No mullet running the beach, so the dolphins left us alone. We were the only net on the beach, and no one fishing to limit our seining.
As long as the wind is from a northerly direction, shrimping at St. Andrews is safe. The tides are higher than normal due to the storm surge, so you will have to wait approximately 1.5-2 hours after the posted high tide to begin, otherwise there is no available beach to land your net. The storms this year have washed a great deal of sand off the beach and the time available for shrimping is shorter due to that, so plan accordingly. There is still some detritus on the bottom in places and you will have to pick your shrimp out of that at times.
Night shrimping still remains the best for getting it done in a short amount of time. Should be able to fill a 50qt cooler in 2-3 hours at night depending on the tide level when you start and the number of nets on the beach.