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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish-Nice ones!
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Wednesday, 1/20, seas laid down nicely and I had a great morning of fishing with Rick and Ann McGrath and Orlando and Susan Ferrer. We headed out of New Pass to 43 feet and fished with live shrimp. We did well with grouper and snapper, and caught two keeper gag grouper at 25 inches and 23 inches, and thirt...
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Tampa Bay windy trout action
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Saturday’s weather was miserable at best. No sun, lots of wind and rain on the way said it all. We had two super guys onboard today, Cal and his son Lucas from Oregon. A friendly wager for first fish, most fish and the largest fish between father and son got off to a fast start. Lucas first cast had a fish on w...
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Fishing Rebounds Strong After The Cold Spell.
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I hope everyone is out there taking advantage of this beautiful weather, I sure have been. This is what makes winter in Florida so great. Perfect dry mid 60s to low 70s air temperature and bright bluebird skies, it’s hard to beat. Fishing has been equally as good. The water temps are back up from ou...
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TAMPA BAY WATERS BACK ON TRACK!
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Winter bite Tampa Bay
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Sunday was a planned scouting day with a simple goal locate new trout and sheepshead location. It was very warm but the forecast for winds blowing 20 and gusting even higher cut my plans short. Staying close the marina and the wind protection it affords was key.It’s funny how often anglers overlook ar...
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Tampa Bay trout action
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Greetings anglers I am happy to report the water temperatures are rising to comfortable levels once again. Mild days and nights this last week were a welcome relief for the long freezing cold spell. It will some time before we know the full extent of damage to the fishery. Saturday we were greeted by...
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Found some nice knives with great prices and free shipping
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Hey, I found some fantastic looking knives with great prices and free shipping. The website is www.liangdianup.com and these LDU Company people have bayonet knives, folders, switchblades, out the front knives, butterfly knives, and a bunch more. The web address for all of the knives is http://ww...
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Black Drum Hot in Sarasota Bay Florida
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Fishing Report 01/20/2010 – Capt. Terry Frankford It was a really cold couple of weeks here in the Sarasota Florida area. With the water temperature dropping to 46 degrees at times the fish took a hard hit. For some it was to cold - snook, spadefish, small mullet, catfish and ladyfish were hit the hard...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: brrrrrrrr but a few good catches
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The cold temperatures of last weekend persisted into this week, but Alene Haug, her daughter, Emma, and family member, John, were brave enough to fish Estero Bay with me on a very cold, windy late morning trip on Tuesday. We used live shrimp to catch and release one snook and two redfish, along with...
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TAMPA BAY IS GETTING COLD!
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Tuff bite after the chill Tampa Bay
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Greeting AnglersIt was great to be back to back on the water and wearing shorts! Saturday while not sunny was very mild with the morning low a balmy 60 degrees. This morning’s trip was the first since installing custom clear vinyl windows on the T tower. How nice it was zipping along out of the wind, it wa...
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Take stock Tampa Bay
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2010 ushered in extremely cold temperatures to the Tampa Bay region. The next several nights will see low temperatures in the upper 30's! By Thursday we are back to more moderate weather and 70 by the weekend. It’s a great time to get your gear ready for spring. Start with rods and reels, breakdowns w...
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FISHING IS HOT AND WEATHER IS NOT!
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Winter Fishing Has Been reat Except For a Few Extremely Cold Days.
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Hello from Anna Maria! I hope everyone had a nice holiday and is looking forward to a New Year. I hope 2010 is a great one for everyone and their families. I would like to thank my patron fishermen for keeping me busy this past 2009 despite the slower economy. I look forward to an exciting 2010 filled w...
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Counting Sheep Tampa Bay
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Greeting anglers.
Burrrrr is the best way to start today’s report. While I think its cold my clients from up North think this is nice! There was no advantage to starting early today so Captain Steven didn’t drop the Pathfinder into the water until 9 am. Today I picked up shrimp as we would be tarheting r...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Inshore & Reefs close out 2009
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Tuesday, 12/15, I fished Estero Bay with Alene Haug, Kalee McCarthur and Jeff Sailors. We caught eighteen sheepshead, four of which were keeper-size to 18 ½ inches. Kalee released a 17-inch sheepshead, and we also released small mangrove snapper, crevalle jacks and a small permit. We used shrimp f...
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2010 First Trip
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It was a race against time this morning; we knew a cold front would arrive around 1pm. With everyone in rain gear we set out to gather bait at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The nasty chop on the water made maneuvering the boat against the bridge a challenge. I made a good shot with the net, now I am hoping the b...
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Big reds light tackle - what a blast
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Fishing Report 01/01/2010 – Capt. Terry Frankford The name of my charter service Reelin & Chillin was to mean fishing like crazy, or just relaxing like "chillin out". However, the Chillin for the last week was more like cold, cold, and more cold. I guess it just depends on where you c...
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New Years Eve Grand Slam Tampa Bay
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Mild temperatures and light winds greeted my anglers at 7:30. Bridget and Chris from Virginia were onboard and looking forward to seeing what Tampa Bay had to offer. With the water temperature a chilly 57 I opted for shrimp just in case we could not find any white baits. A quick run to the Skyway Bridge a...
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Tampa Bay winter keys
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Most of my clients are from out of town and often have limited flexibility in their schedules so it’s always hard to call and cancel a trip due to weather. Mother Nature sends cold fronts to Florida during the winter with wind being the key factor. The last 2 weeks I had to pull the plug on 4 trips!
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Tampa Bay Winter Wonderland
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Glorious is the best way to describe conditions Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures pushing 80 and no wind made for a perfect day on the water. Monday’s high tide at noon set up a great outgoing tide all afternoon. No bait gathering as we went strictly with artificial baits. While there are many great lur...
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WINTER TIME WARM DAYS FISHING!
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice Grouper & Snapper, Redfish
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I had planned to fish everyday of Thanksgiving week, but by Wednesday, 11/24, it was raining in advance of a cold front that kicked up seas to 5-7 feet offshore on Friday. The next time I got to fish, after Tuesday, was on Saturday morning, 11/28, and with seas as rough as they were Friday, we decided to pl...
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Winter updates Tampa Bay
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Mild temperatures, light breezes combined with warmer and clearer water on Tampa Bay are a welcome relief from recent cold fronts. Heavy rains and brisk winds cancelled many trips during the last few weeks. The nice days between fronts yielded a plethora of species.First a quick update from Captai...
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Early Winter fishing on the Flats
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Hello from Anna Maria. Winter feels like it’s been in the air here since Thanksgiving. As many of you know this is a transition period for many of our local fish species. During this late fall early winter period our inshore fish are moving between their fall and winter haunts. It can make for very g...
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Winter time heats up the nature coast
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Well those of you that live in our great state “FLORIDA” know that the weather has not been very Florida like for the past few days. I’m afraid that old man winter has started his stay. With the mornings being cold and not really warming up until later in the day its made that early morning bite hard to come...
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TAMP BAY FISHING MAKE OR BREAK!
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Tampa Bay Mix
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Sunday started cool as there were no clouds to hold the heat in. I had barely left the marina when I stopped and put on my wind pants and jacket. The run to get bait was brisk telling me winter is just around the corner. The water temperature at 6:30 this morning was 63 degrees but the bait had not moved it was...
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Winter transistion
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Subtle changes are occurring as fall transitions into winter on the waters of Tampa Bay. Capt. Steven’s region which encompasses Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa Florida requires changes in technique and location as the days get shorter and the water cools. Spotted sea trout are prime target...
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