I spoke with Jimmy at the Dunedin Fishing Center in Dunedin this afternoon. He tells me that the fishing is great! Spanish mackerel are all over the causeway. The white bait has moved in, and the mackerel followed. Jimmy recommends that you use either a long shanked hook, or a few inches of nylon covered, thin wire leader to prevent cut offs. Jimmy is also getting reports of good speckled trout, snook and redfish action. Large live shrimp, the bigger the better, are the best bait. Dark plastic lures, "Gotcha Plugs", and "Gator Spoons" are also working well. There are a lot of sharks in the area. His customers are catching large blacktip, bull, and bonnet head sharks. Offshore, there are some schoolie king mackerel being caught, and the ship channel in the mouth of Tampa Bay is producing some nice grouper. One of Jimmy's customers reported that they had fished in 110' of water a few days ago and caught just about everything that swims in the gulf! They caught several different types of snapper, black, red, gag, and yellow mouth grouper, hogfish and several other species of fish. Grouper fishing is open in the gulf once again. I would start looking for them in about 60' of water and work my way out until you locate keeper fish. For more information contact;
Dunedin Fishing Center
727-738-5628
243 Bayshore Blvd
Dunedin, FL 34698
