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  Although it was forecasted to be a beautiful clear cool and sunny day the wind was expected to be already at 13mph when we launched and getting up to 17 as the morning wore on. But I counted 6 fishing guides at the bait store this morning and

It isn't often that a father/son go fishing and dad doesn't fish so his son can catch all the fish and that is Kelly for you.  This is the second or third time we fish and they are always great to be with.  Since Billy was the one

Offshore fishing has turned on with several good options. The Mangrove Snapper bite in 80′ of water has been solid and Kingfish have been active in the same depth. For those anglers seeking Dolphin or Sailfish live bait in the 130′ range

August 10 2018 By Michael Wilson / Ledger correspondent Mangrove Snapper — Mangrove snapper remain the most consistent bite for Tampa Bay area anglers. Good numbers and larger size fish are being reported from most spots this week. Strike

  It appears the thunderstorms were moving in early today but I was able to get out and fish this morning with Melody and Scott Norton and after meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we made the run up the intercoastal and thru the Ba

 I fished with Ross and Rob Gibbs today meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made the run  up the intercoastal and dipped into Jackstaff and into a smaller creek then set up outside a drainage on the first of an outgoi

 I met Nick Nist and his fishing buddy out at Goffinsville Park this morning - we had the last few hours of an outgoing tide so we made a run down the Nassau turned into that outgoing current and began pitching jigs and live shrimp to the drain

 I wrapped my week up fishing with Frank and Joanne Wytiaz meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We had a baitwell full of mud minnows and live shrimp and before we left I threw a cast net for a few dozen nice finger mullet. We then

 I fished with Chris Sneed and his fishing partner Chuck this morning meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early on a tide that had been coming in for a few hours. There was almost zero wind so we made our way around the south end of

  I met David Vice and Robert Stettner out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early this morning and boy was it a pretty day...and we had a bit of breeze for the most part. We made a run thru Horsehead and over to Poteat Cut to set up fishing a

  I wrapped up my week fishing with Bob Kossman and Dale Bullard meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning with a tide that had been going out for a few hours. We made a quick trip around to the old Sawpit bridge and se

Had a great trip with regulars Tony C. and his son Brad. Slow start with one small snook then found a great mangrove wall with a hard falling tide. Snook redfish jacks snapper ladyfish were all goin’ off. Next stop near Marco Island we caught

 I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend and holiday! I was back at it this morning meeting Mike Livatino and his son John and daughter-in-law Deb out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp early. The tide had been coming in for about an hour s

What a blast!  A group of guys were down for business meetings and some have been friends since middle school and they all wanted to fish.  The morning trip was two boats me and a buddy of mine and the race was on to see who would catch mo

 I was with Kevin today and the last time Kevin and I fished it was an epic day.  Today not so much.  fishing was generally slow with no help from the weather.  While November is our best weather month we've had tons of wind

  I fished south today meeting Garland Clark and his son Kris down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made the run up the intercoastal and made our way to Poteat Cut to set up tossing float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been goin

  We had a temperature drop! When I launched this morning it was in the low 40's and the 10mph wind made it seem even colder!  But the skies were clear and the forecast called for sunny all day so when I met Paul Lombardi down at the S

 Most folks know that my wind cutoff is at 15mph. So when I got in from yesterday's morning trip and sat down for a picnic at Old Town Bait and  Tackle and checked my cell phone for the weather report for an afternoon trip and saw 19mp

With a scheduled oyster roast and fish fry planned for the next day neighbors Chris O'connor Brian Parent and myself ventured out Friday to try to add some fish to the pot. I had saved up a trout or two or three a couple of Reds and a a good han

0713/23 Today I am fishing the BBI -Hooked on Kids- Sheridan House Key Largo Classic. Wednesday nights Captains meeting was incredible great buffet great band and a giant silent auction. Im fishing with Brett Matt and Corbin Alshire we met up early