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Tampa Bay Christmas Fishing Report
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Tampa Bay Christmas Fishing Report We will have to call this the Christmas report since it is Christmas day as I write this, how is that for dedication, or maybe it’s just that I procrastinated a bit this week. Perhaps the Redfish report would be more fitting because that would be the best depiction o...
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Winter Trout Tampa Bay
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Friday things finally felt more like Florida. Officially its not yet December but with Tampa Bay waters around 51 degrees it feels like February. Captain Steven is targeting mid to late winter trout holes with good success. Today was an all artificial day tossing DOA 3” CAL shad in water 5-10’ deep....
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Holiday Fishing Picks Up As Fish Move Into Their Winter Haunts
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Anna Maria December Fishing ReportThe weather might be kind of cool, but that’s not the case when it comes to the fishing here off the Island of Anna Maria. I always enjoy this time of year and fishing around the first few cold fronts because it always makes for great fishing. A lot of people think the...
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Crystal River, FL Fishing Action
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With much of the country locked in a battle with Mother Nature right now I figured that a little fishing report would warm everyone up and create a little excitement for what was and should continue to be one of the best fishing seasons in recent memory. As I have stated in most of my fishing reports, 201...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Mixed Bag Offshore
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“No oil—No spoil Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” After a rainy cold-front pushed through the area on Wednesday, 12/1, seas were rough through Thursday. Predictions were for 15 knot winds and 2-4 foot seas on Friday but, when I headed offshore with Greg Bauer and friend, Jim, we hit three-...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach:Big Grouper, Snapper, Sheepshead, Goliaths & Shark
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“No oil—No spoil Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” After a couple days of rough seas, I got back offshore on Thursday, 11/18, and fished in 2-4 foot seas on 43 feet with Terry Howell and Chris Steinbauer. We used live shrimp to catch seven keeper porgies to 14 inches, a 22-inch Spanish mackere...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper-fest!
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“No oil—No spoil Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” Wednesday morning, 11/3, I headed offshore just ahead of an approaching cold-front for the last day in the next several that would allow offshore fishing. Seas were a little sloppy at two-to-three feet about nineteenmiles west of New Pas...
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Early November Fishing In Tampa Bay
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Early November Fishing in Tampa Bay The weather couldn’t be nicer and fishing is great, that’s the best way to sum it up from here on the island of Anna Maria. The water temperature cooled down after that cold wind blew hard out of the north, now that the wind has died down that is just what we needed for a...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: 11-Pound Red Grouper; 20 Pound 'Cuda
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Dave Flemming and friends and family were in town to attend his grandmother’s 85th birthday the weekend of 10/22, and Dave and five others, Rob, David, Tom, Brad and Al, decided to work in a catch-and-release fishing trip on Saturday, before catching their flights home. There was a small-craft-cau...
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Non stop Mackerel Tampa Bay
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Find your way back , a great song by Starship best describes October and November on Tampa Bay. Baitfish finds its way back every fall with pelagic species in tow. Kingfish, Mackerel and Bonita are like clockwork. These drag screaming speedsters are thrilling game and Captains Steven’s primary tar...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: 18-pound cobia and good action this week
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“No oil—No spoilOur Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” Friday morning, 10/8, I fished in central Estero Bay with Bill and Jenn Beattie and their four-year-old son, Sam. Sam was excited to be on a boat fishing, and he made the most of it—he caught a dozen fish and had a great time. Catches on live sh...
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Footballs aka Bonita Blitz Tampa Bay
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Football season is in full swing! Little Tunny aka Bonita or 10-15 pound footballs are thick in lower Tampa Bay. Its no secret local reefs, wrecks and inshore shipping channels are holding big numbers of these amazing speedsters. Saturdays trip was an all artificial day, its never hurts Captain Ste...
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Tampa Bay October Fall Fishing Report
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Tampa Bay October Fishing Report Fall is in the air out here in Tampa Bay. The gulf water temp is now between 77 and 79 degrees and fishing, especially offshore, has been and will be getting even better. We had some really enjoyable days this week. The air has been very dry, the water has been very cal...
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Mack attack continues Tampa Bay
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Pelagic species are show showing up in lower Tampa Bay. With the water temperatures in the 70’s and bait everywhere conditions are ripe for the fall season. Sunday was another pelagic day for Captain Steven targeting Mackerel, Bonita and Kingfish (I have yet to see any kings). Armed with silver spoo...
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Fast action Tampa Bay
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Saturday morning was absolutely gorgeous. Calm winds with the temperature in the lows 70 is as good as it gets. Its nice not being a sweaty mess after catching bait. Bait is good at the Skyway Bridge or flats so pick your spot and load up. My anglers had one request and that was to target what ever is biting...
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October Fishing in Chokoloskee/Everglades National Park
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October fishing in Chokoloskee/Everglades National ParkReport Date: October 9, 2010 This week has been a success fishing the gulfside. Considering the minus 3 and 4 tides, the snook were around in numbers. Once the mullett leave,and the colder water arrives,the water will clear up. Right now wth...
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Fishing for Hearts Tampa Bay
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Friday was all about giving back at the Fishing for Hearts tournament. This was the first event for Fishing for Hearts and Captain Steven was very impressed. Check out Honorary Chairman Joe Madden of the Tampa Bay Rays. Loggerhead Marina in St. Petersburg, Florida was our host for the 9 am start. Wit...
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Sunday Sunday Tampa Bay
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Sunday Sunday can’t trust that day, do you remember that song by the Mamas and the Papas? Today’s reports starts with a weather report which is never a good sign. The winds were out of the North a solid 15 mph which turned the redfish flats into a soupy mess. Even in my tower I could not see very far let alon...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish, Trout & Goliath Fun
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“No oil—No spoilOur Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” Monday morning, 9/20, I fished central Estero Bay with Joe & Donna Corso. The trout bite was active but most were short of keeper-size. We kept a 15-inch trout and released ten others. We also got two keeper-sized mangrove snapper, o...
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Big Trout Tampa Bay
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Well redfish were not to be found Saturday morning. This Captain perched up in my tower saw only a couple singles no schools. The winds 10-15 mph out of the North East made sighting a big challenge. Spotted sea trout were abundant along sandy potholes but again no redfish. I ran to a protected area knowi...
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Fall Fishing Is Just Around The Corner
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Anna Maria October Fishing Report The fire is really starting to crackle now. Yes the temperature is still fairly warm but fall is in the air, the humidity has really dropped this past week and the fishing is getting red hot. Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay Red fishing is the hot subject of the week. Ok, t...
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Fall Redfish action Tampa Bay
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Little Tunny aka Bonita are one of Captains Steven’s favorite game fish. While some may second guess its table fare nobody second guess’s its raw power. Sunday with the East winds below 10 mph it was like fishing in the back yard pool. Getting the day started gathering bait was oh so simple. One toss of...
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Bonita Action Tampa Bay
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Bait on the flats was really tuff this morning. A bucket of chum along with 10 tosses of the cast net resulted in maybe 20 decent white baits. Captain Steven got wise and quickly ran to the Skyway Bridge and was greeted by tons of white bait. No chumming was needed and 2 tosses of the net filled the live wel...
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More big reds Tampa Bay
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Captain Steven eased out of the marina under the cover of darkness Sunday morning. Low humidity combined with the NE breeze made the run to gather bait a true joy. It took some patience to find the redfish candy aka white bait. Choppy water conditions from the brisk winds made visibility a challenge. I...
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Huge Reds Tampa Bay
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Blitzing is common for Mackerel, Bluefish, Bonita but not Redfish. Today was one of those phenomenal days that happens once in awhile. More in a minute. Today I had the distinct pleasure of having to super redfish anglers onboard. Dave & Jim are not strangers to chasing redfish and love it each fa...
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September Fishing
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Tampa Bay To Sarasota Fishing- Wow this weather really feels great out here on the Island. Lower humidity and a little cooler temperature really have made my days on the water quite pleasant. The heat of the summer doesn’t really bother me that much because we usually get a nice sea breeze. Even wh...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice Gags in 43 feet; Trout Bayside
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“No oil—No spoilOur Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” I fished in Estero Bay, in front of New Pass, with Steve and Jolissa Spitzer on Wednesday, the first day of September. We caught and released ladyfish and about twenty trout. We got one keeper trout at 16 inches and a keeper Spanish macker...
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Jacks and more Jacks
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Saturday morning the plan was simple, find one of several big schools of large redfish roaming the Ft. Desoto area. The east winds blowing 15 mph made sight fishing a nightmare so I abandoned that plan and looked to get out of the wind. A quick run to the eastern shoreline paid big dividends quickly. I ra...
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Tampa Bay bite remains hot
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Captain Steven was back on the water Wednesday after the sudden passing of my Mother. Mom was so proud of the charter business I’ve built. Today’s trip started on the flats adjacent to the Skyway Bridge gathering bait. It was an exciting adventure as my first toss of the cast net was loaded with great wh...
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Anna Maria Island Flats Fishing
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Anna Maria Summer Fishing Hi everyone, hope you are having a great summer. Fishing has been pretty good in these parts. It’s hot out there now so early morning days are more the norm for me this time of year, at least we get a sea breeze here on the coast which sometime cools us off enough that you don’t mi...
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