Reports
Summertime
Summer is here, in fact it’s been here for awhile. In sub-tropical Florida, summer arrives when it wants to. It doesn’t care about the calendar, and neither do the fish. May and June may be part of Spring up north, but here it is summertime. With that, the tarpon and snook fishing is tops on …
Great Fishing in Strange Times
If you read the March and February reports, you heard that a very warm early Spring had set in. What we could not have predicted was the cooling that took place since then, not to mention a global pandemic. We have had more “spring-like” days in May than we did in March. As a result, …
March Report
As we talked about last month, spring arrived early last month and the bite was on fire. Since then, as is sometimes the case, early March has had some stronger cold snaps. As this is written, March 9th, the water temps that were racing towards 75 degrees are have now retreated to sub-68. This week …
Spring Came Early
It’s not even Valentine’s day and we are experiencing temperatures around 80 degrees all week. These warm temps, along with sunny afternoons, drive the water temps up a little each day. Two weeks ago the snook fishing was non-existent, and now if has exploded. The first rites of spring bring a voracious bite after the …
Mid-Winter Update
As I always say, every year is a little different. Then you throw in trends, cycles, and changes that seem to be permanent. When it comes to weather, the sportsman is as reliable as the meteorologist (not quite). Anyway, this season has been rather average, with one caveat: the normal cold period of mid-January was …
Heading Into Winter
As we move into winter and beyond, the water temperature drops with each passing cold front. This weekly change provides a variety of opportunities. Tis’ the season to roll with the punches. If the weather is warmer, humid, pre- cold front; then we target the flats and creeks for snook, trout, and redfish. Banner days …
November Preview
November brings the most drastic change in weather of any month of the year for us. In the Tampa Bay area, the water temps can begin the month in the mid to low 80s, and end the month over 10 degrees colder. This sparks a drastic change in the habits and whereabouts of our fish. …
October Fishing Report
Moving into October we will continue to target schools of redfish in shallow water. If I have the choice, I would start at the bottom of a low tide and locate the schools. As the tide begins to rise, the fish will push very shallow and work their way through these areas to feed. Often …
Giants of Late Summer
Summer in Florida certainly has it’s challenges, but finding big trophy fish isn’t one them. Sharks, Tarpon, Snook, Goliaths, Redfish etc, they are all feeding aggressively now. There is too much content to go over in one post, so I will be adding other posts soon to tackle giant snook ,overslot redfish, and tarpon individually. …
Summer Update
Whats Biting in Summer This summer season is underway, and it has been pretty typical of past years. We have had some weeks of our “reverse” weather pattern, which indicates a southwest wind flow and morning coastal showers. Other weeks have been fairly typical, and both patterns have produced tarpon with regularity, and snook in …
