From Captain Jay,
A slow incoming tide coupled with strong winds from the SSW made for some challenging fishing conditions during the 3rd Annual Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office Fishing Tournament; however the 4 FDLE Officers (including one previous FWC Officer) fishing with Captain Jay aboard the Ms. Guided made a great team for a day on the water.
Weedon Island proved again to be hit or miss, with Saturday's fishing falling into the miss category. Lots of boats were stacked up working the cuts and drops all the way down to Christmas Pass. The Boys in Blue raised one nice redfish, a few smaller Trout, and one really large Spanish Mackerel. In Coffee Pot Bayou things picked up a bit; lots of nice trout were willing to cooperate on a variety of artificials with 3" Gulp! Shrimp being the most productive. Each of the 4 Officers picked up a nice trout for the scoreboard and the crew pushed Southwards towards Ft. Desoto in pursuit of an Inshore Slam.
Around Tarpon and Whale Key, the water quality was poor and the Redfish that were more than cooperative the last few weeks had all but disappeared. Heavy boat traffic, including the weekend crew with little to no respect for the posted signs around the keys made the long run a waste. Water conditions were just too rough to head out to Egmont. There were however some nicer fish on the backside of I275, out of the wind in a bit deeper water.
When the bell rang at 3:00PM and the scores from the Captains and crews were being tabulated, the results were the same; struggles in finding bait with lots of trout but not a lot else. The great news was the 3rd Annual Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Tournament was a success and that money had been raised to benefit the Judeo Christian Health Clinic.
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Capt Jay Schroeder
CJ Flats Saltwater Charters
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