5/6/19 3-Day Full Moon Queen Snapper Trip

 | By Seamus on 5/6/2019 5:53:00 PM | Views (42) The Gulfstar had an awesome 3-day trip out to the deep edge off of Pulley ridge. As many anglers know, the waxing and full moon are the best times to fish for queen snappers and more. The Pulley Ridge area has a series of deep water ridges that extend for up to 30 miles that run parallel to the West Florida Escarpment. The ride out was about 13 hours with beautiful weather. The first day started out with a good bite of Queen Snappers for 2 or 3 stops, and the current moved in and put a stop to the Queens. After a change of areas, fishing was slow the rest of the first day. There was a beautiful sunset with the mythical green flash at sea (we caught it on video, so stay tuned for that on our YouTube channel soon), and then we started drifting for Swordfish into the night. Two Swords were swimming around the boat at one point, and after over an hour of fighting to reel in the big one, alas, it turned out to be a shark on the line and was released. The second day out also saw strong current conditions, but the Snowy …

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Catch Information

Species:
Queen Snapper


Swordfish

This Fishing Report was submitted on 5/6/2019 5:53:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 3/29/2023 1:04:34 AM.

Location

607 Island Drive
Tarpon Springs, FL US

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