Emily caught her first redfish ever! She was fishing a cork along a ledge when a hungry redfish hammered her shrimp. She battled the fish all the way to the side of the boat.
Category Archives: Fishing
Shark Fishing 2011
Between the barrier islands water flushes through during major moon phases. In this area where water funnels between the islands, a wide variety of species travel through these passes. Tarpon, sharks, and cobia will use these passes to catch fish and crabs that get transported by the strong currents on these major moon phases. It’s super fun to hook one the sharks and watch them thrash on the surface. Shark fishing is super fun.
Grouper Sandwiches at Clearwater Reef
While offshore hunting kingfish (aka the smoker) this weekend, we encountered the Clearwater Reef local, the gag grouper. This was the most productive portion of our day. Continue reading Grouper Sandwiches at Clearwater Reef
Winter Fishing Pattern
The first front of the winter season helps gulf and east coast surfers gauge what the rest of the winter will be like. If the first front was blue skies, then northwest wind with overcast skies, then east wind with no surf, then returning to southeast wind until the next front moves close enough to effect our weather, you can expect the rest of the winter cold fronts to proceed in a similar or identical pattern.
This is also important for fishing, because when the fish are biting, they tend to follow that pattern for the rest of the winter. For example if the fish are feeding after the pressure drops, they will tend to feed after the pressure drop every winter. If they feed before the pressure drop, along with most pressure drops the fish will be feeding. Frequently, the pattern consists of fish feeding right before the front moves through and as the pressure drops.
Sand Key Jetty & Clearwater Mitigation Reef
December Snook
Even in December big snook can be targeted in the passes. A big one dragged one of the rods into the water, but it spit the pigfish while we retrieved the rod.
Slot Snook, In Season
After surfing all morning on the cleanup day, on the drive home, my phone rings. I get a phone call. Hey! Want to come up to Port Richey and do some fishing? Sure! Slightly exhausted I made the short extra 10 minute drive into the town.We quickly got bait from a local bait shop.Then we made our way to the bridge by the hooters and shells.