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6/8/2008
Hello everyone. I hope you are staying cool wherever you are. It sure is heating up here in Florida. We have had record highs this week as well as high humidity. The water is in the mid 80's and the fishing is great. Tarpon have been a focus for me, not to mention the Snook fishing on the beaches and around the points. Sunblock and lots of drinking water kids. Here is what's happenin'!
The Snook are beginning to group together on the beaches ready for their spawn. On calm mornings with a slight east wind, it is easy to run my skiff close to shore and find balls of Snook to pick on. These groups are mostly males ranging from 20 - 28 inches or so. The larger females are usually around the clouds of glass minnows along the beach as well as the points and jetties. Threadfins and large Greenbacks are good baits, but don't overlook Grunts and Pinfish. These baits tend to work well in the middle of summer over the more sandy terrain. Use a larger hook though, making sure to get a good hook set out of the larger baits.
Tarpon are in the usual spots. The Skyway bridge, Egmont Key, Clearwater Beaches and points North, and of course Boca Grande. I have been
working all of these areas lately with good results. The outgoing tides have been the most productive. On a recent trip to Boca Grande, I teamed up with Capt. Mark Crawford to bring my client Neil Bryant to his first Tarpon. Outgoing tides flush the crabs out of Charlotte Harbor and the Tarpon usually eat them well. This day was extremely rough, yet persistence payed off and we jumped one and boated a 125 pounder featured in the picture for this report. If you haven't experienced the power of these fish, you need to book a trip with me and get hooked into one.
Redfishing is steady. The tidal creeks are holding plenty of fish. Again the outgoing tides drain these creeks and the Reds fall out with it. Sometimes, a really high tide will allow the Redfish to travel several yards into the mangrove cover, making it difficult to get a bite. But, as the tide falls, they come out hungry and willing. Cut baits have been working well throughout the tide, but live baits get eaten quickly when the fish are foraging for food.
Trout are holding on the grass flats near the passes and beaches. Each flat seems to have a different range in size, so moving around to find the bigger ones is wise. Live Greenbacks are all you need to catch them. Of course, small plastics jigged through the water column is always effective. Dark greens are my favorite, but whites and sparkly patterns work also.
That's the report for now. Don't sweat the heat, we can always stay cool by getting in the water and wade fishing the sandy shoreline for Snook.
There is usually a nice breeze to keep us from melting. Call now at 727-365-7560 for the remaining dates available for Tarpon or inshore Snook and Redfish trips. See ya soon!!!
Capt. Brian
Capt. Brian Caudill
727-365-7560
braincandle2@yahoo.com
http://www.captbrian.com/
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