I was just talking with Larry at Mastry's Bait & Tackle in St. Petersburg. He tells me that the fishing is very good! The king mackerel have moved into the area and Larry has been catching them around artificial reefs and other structure that holds bait. Strong winds have made fishing in the gulf difficult, so most of the area captains have stayed within 10 miles of the beach. The few larger boats that have ventured farther out have found some nice grouper in 60' of water. Larry caught a couple of keeper grouper a few days ago while fishing a reef for kings in 42' of water. He says that this is due to the wind being out of the east. "An east wind is a good wind", he tells me. "It keeps the fish closer to the beach.". On his next fishing trip, Larry plans to start looking for fish closer to shore. Inshore, the fishing is also very good. Spanish mackerel are every where, and the sheepshead fishing is still very good. Speckled trout fishing is tapering off, but redfish and snook fishing is really picking up. For more information contact;
Mastry's Bait & Tackle
727-896-8889
1700 4th St South
St. Prtersburg, FL 33701
