Pluggers fish the deeper water and seldom wade the strip of water within a hundred yards of the shoreline. This is a good area for flyfishers to sightcast to tailing and cruising redfish. Bray Lake Bray Lake is well known for holding redfish. The reds have easy access into the lake from deeper water. There are stretches of soft bottom around the creek mouths, but boaters can run to the back ends of the creeks, shut down, and find firm bottoms for wading.
Bray Lake attracts fish throughout the summer months and into the fall and winter.
The far side of the tidal lake is the best side for fly fishing because baitfish move out along the shoreline when the tide falls out, and as the current turns, they circle the back end of the lake, where gamefish lie in wait for them. The best fishing is on a falling tide. Look for subtle water movement coming out of the creeks. Peninsula s eastern shoreline is a consistently productive area for redfish and trout that is often overlooked by many anglers. It has a firm, light sand and grass bottom.