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Fishing Reports
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Hello Everyone! The fishing in our area for the past month has been absolutely fantastic! Nearly every species is available and there is simply not enough time to get to them all. There redfish and large trout on the flats, grouper, door mat flounder and cobia around deeper structure in the bay, and a whole list of fast moving and aggressive migratory species following bait pods down the coast. If you like a variety of action and lots of it, this is the time of year for you. The main bite that I have been targeting is the “Bait Run Blitz” just off of the beach. It can be absolute mayhem out there as literally thousands of fish of all different species push have a feeding fre...
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Fishing in Tampa Bay has been nothing short of spectacular over the past few weeks, especially when it comes to tarpon! There are more tarpon in the bay area than I have ever seen and we brought a fish to the boat for 17 trips in row which is a personal charter record! The tarpon are running on the larger side right now even for them with most fish in the 130lb – 180lb class. In the past two weeks we’ve hooked up on 3 fish in the 200 lb+ class but after some epic battles, one of them chewed through the 80lb fluorocarbon and the other two pulled the hook (one of them rolled over and was ready to be landed when the hook pulled right next to the boat after a 90min battle. What a ...
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Large schools of tarpon are showing up all over my area right now. There are pods of 20-200 fish on area beaches eating carbs, thread fin, and flies. These fish can be sight fished adding an extra element of excitement and anticipation. I like to run down the beach and actively search for rolling “happy” fish or dark masses under the water indicating a school and set up in front of the pod rather than sitting there waiting for the fish to come by like many other captains. With the amount of fish around right now, this “Hit and Run” method is extremely effective and way more fun than playing the waiting game. 7 trips in a row have boated a tarpon! Certain passes in ...