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July has been rolling on by and fishing in the backcountry has been pretty good overall. The last couple weeks the wind has been blowing which is abnormal though at least it has been keeping things cooled off a bit. It hasn't been blowing crazy hard, though a solid 15 mph most days with a couple of them a bit harder. Luckily in the backcountry it isn't as big of a deal as you can skirt around in the shallower water to keep out of the chop and rough stuff. Fishing has been holding up there has been a good bite of trout and snapper in the bay which has bene great for action or for table fare. Live or cut bait works wonders, or if you want to take the challenge level up working artificials is fun for them too. Capt. Sid Bryant, Capt. Mike Venezia, Capt. Jeff Beeler, and others have reported a good bite like this in the bay. The snook fishing in the deeper everglades/mainland areas has gotten a little tougher than it was a couple weeks ago, but still been having some good days for sure. The flat calm weather and lighter winds led to very ideal conditions both inside the creeks and on the outside shorelines. However with the wind blowing many areas get 'mudded up' where you can pick away at fish, but its much tougher to find those spots where you can really catch snook every cast for a period of time. However if you look around you can still find the areas where cleaner water is and likely better fishing, but may have to run a lot further and spend time looking. It's still a worthwhile bet but can require more patience and skill to get the bait in the right spot if fishing is on the tougher side. Capt. Jim Willcox and Capt Bill Bassett have still been doing this. The tarpon fishing has still been decent too. There have been some fish in some of the backcountry channels and they've huddled down and don't mind the wind so much, plus some sharks mixed in there too. Some of the typical summer time areas, open water off the beaches, have not been as good with the big swells due ot the wind but still finding them in other areas. Capt. Rick Stanczyk, Capt. John Johansen, Capt. Vinnie Biondoletti, and Capt. Perry Scuderi, among others have landed some nice tarpon as of late. Also there has been some good bonefishing in some muds locally, Capt. Clyde Upchurch had some very good days catching multiple bonefish on jigs and shrimp close to home. Fishing should still be good through the summer time, last year we had very good fishing all the way through into August. If you are wanting to get out especially around lobster mini season we have guides available, and you can get away from the crowds in the backcountry!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
This Fishing Report was submitted on 7/19/2016 6:26:08 PM by Seamus and last updated on 7/21/2016 6:26:08 PM.
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