Fishing Report: Kayak Fishing Tampa Bay

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June has been a great month of fishing in the Tampa Bay region.    Using the kayaks going after redfish, trout has been leading to steady action throughout a lengthy period of record heat.   Some snook have been caught but this species, currently in their spawning period, will be returning to glory after more time to [...]

REDundancy

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Of all the species to catch in Florida inshore waters, there is one fish that gets mentioned a great deal.   Once an angler has experienced the raw power of the sciaenops ocellatus, they often make them a regular target from that point on.   Their availability year-round in Florida waters, coupled with the exciting tug-of-war they [...]

3 Beautiful Words

Written by Andy Whitcomb “Free,” “Fishing,” and “Weekend.” Three incredible words arranged together.  It has been suggested that the only word missing might be the word “Fried.” The National Fishing and Boating Week begins June 5, coordinated with many states’ free fishing days.  This is a chance for the public to fish without a license.  [...]

The Real Disaster

The oil spill is and will be for years an ecological disaster. However, the real disaster is the loss of livelyhoods and lifestyles by 1,000′s of Gulf fishermen. Oil or no oil on their shores, they are all feeling the impact of this tragedy. Public perception is that the entire Gulf coast in engulfed with [...]

Northeast Florida – June Fishing Forecast

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Hey, its summer time…. get to the beach! This month pogy pods will be just off the beach with predatory fish in hot pursuit. Sharks, cobia, bull reds, spanish and king macs, giant jacks, bluefish, and one of my favorites the silver king, aka tarpon, will all be crashing the pogy pods in an exciting [...]