The flats fishin requires a Lewis & Clark attitude. Yes indeed boys & Girls if you are going to find fish on the east side, put on your explorer out-fit. Right now those Red-Fish, Trout, Sheep head, Snapper are all tucked in between the islands. This will require two people (one of you drawing straws seems to work out) for who drives the boat and who gets to stand on the bow. Yup one of you gets to stand on the bow as you idle slowly, very slowly around the keys “Islands” of the east side. You are looking for deeper water flowing between two islands.
When you find a place, it is not going to be good fishing yet, since you just ran your boat into, over, & through it. Take a minute to look around. Study where the hole/trough is and where you should anchor to get your best cast. Get a game plan in your head, then go off to find the next spot. By the time you find the next one, the first one you found should be ready to fish. Head back to your first spot. come in using your Electric motor or push pole. Use a stick-it pin/pole to anchor with not, not an anchor with a chain (this is a quiet area). You have to be sneaky about this. Once you are set, you should be able to start catching. And, as we all know, that is just the “bonus”. But it is really nice to be catching and not just fishin every once in a while.
Have fun & be safe out there.
Frank