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Tripletail action off the chain, or should I say on the hook
We’re seeing some great tripletail fishing right now in Tampa Bay, taking lots of fish and that measure 18 inches or more, the new minimum length after being raised not long ago from 15 inches. It’s a hunting operation when searching for these powerful fighters, hopping between markers and floating...
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Trout bite is on
Spotted Sea Trout (Cynoscion Nebulosus) Not actually a trout but is a member of the drum family black, red, croker. Great on lite tackle. Will eat almost anything greenbacks, shrimp dead or alive, cut bait, soft and hard plastics. Try to match the color of the water. White is my...
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It’s time for sheepshead
Sheephead await. Ignored most of the year, when water temperatures drop like they have now, the convict fish are happy and eating. They also are in their spawn, which means now is the time to catch some of the biggest fish of the year. We’ve been using shrimp, fiddler crabs...
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New Boat is fantastic
Tampa Bay fishing charters just got better The new 2017 Blazer Bay is fast, dry, handles the seas and yet floats shallow Well, my new 2017 2420 Blazer Bay Florida Edition is working out better than dreamed. She’s fast with the new Yamaha 250 4 stroke, handles sloppy seas with...
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Great fishing thanks to Irma and Nate
Thank You, Irma. This post Hurricane Irma snook is proof that once they’ve passed, big storms really can shake the fish tree, so to speak. Two hurricanes in less than a month? Well, we dodged the bullet on both, as one petered out over the state before making it up...
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Beware the Leatherjacket
You don’t tug on superman’s cape! You don’t spit into the wind! You don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with a Leatherjacket fish. Sometimes called a Skipjack, Oligoplites Saurus may be small but they pack a venomous sting that can end a...
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Mack Attack
Spanish mackerel may be the Rodney Dangerfield of fish, but they really are the complete package of speed, strength and table fare, deserving a lot more respect than they get. And in these warmer months, they’re biting and one our prime targets. A schooling species, mackerel hunt in packs, rounding...
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Pompano Heaven!
It’s high-heaven fishing right now, as we’re on the pompano. These hard-fighting fish are excellent sport and even better on the table, being one of the most prized examples of table fare from the sea. We’re fishing Tampa Bay and working a variety of locations, from hard, sandy/shell bottom, to...
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Flat-out fun; it’s flounder time!
Right now we are focused on flounder, which are very active in Tampa Bay. Live bait has been tops, with live sardines, shrimp and small pin fish working equally well. We’re rigging up with 20-lb leader and a 1/16-oz split shot 10 inches above 1/0 circle hook. We also are...
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Good sport/good eating mangrove snapper bite is on
Life’s simple pleasures are the best, and when it comes to fishing Tampa Bay in the summer, few things are as pleasurable as mangrove snapper fishing. Snapper not only are great sport on light tackle, they are what we call a “keeper.” That’s right, they go home for dinner. Right...
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Cobia Bite Is On
Now’s the time for big cobia. These powerful fish are on the flats, beaches and just offshore and we’re catching them. One of the hardest fighting fish we encounter, cobia can be found cruising near the surface, hanging around structure such as rock, markers, wrecks and rocks. They also like...
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