That's another way of telling you that I've sunk in mud up to my thighs before. It's a scary feeling I wouldn't want to repeat. You could walk on some of the reefs themselves, being careful not to step off the shell into soft mud. This is mostly a high-tide option at the longer reefs that are surrounded by soft mud. Sometimes there's enough water over the crest to hold fish and enough length to allow you to park the boat at one end and fish the other without spooking the fish.
Most anglers just stay in the boat and drift the reefs.
Depending on tide movement, the fish are usually on one side or the other. Going from spot to spot Generally, trout and redfish will follow the mullet, which often congregate in great numbers near these reefs in warmer months. For now, the presence of a few mullet should warrant your attention. We found widely scattered mullet at our first stop, which produced only a few small trout. Because of the clouds, I was throwing a Top Dog while everyone else was using live shrimp under an Alameda Rattling Float.