Let it rain some more!  The heavy rains recently kept the fishing out of the Dog Days conditions we often see in late July.    During the hottest time of year, it is my belief  that the more rain, the better the fishing in the Tampa Bay area.  The correlation between rainfall and more active feeding [...]

Let it rain. All the talk the past few years is of water shortages and drought for the region.  The months of June, July, August and September make up a lot of the total rainfall for the entire year.   But what implications does the rain have on fishing?  It is my contention that the more [...]

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 [...]

April has been “a little of everything” month around the Tampa Bay area.  After being couped up for months, people are enjoying warmer air and water temperatures and heading out to the water.   Redfish, trout, pompano, flounder, mackerel, jacks, ladyfish, king mackerel, black drum, silver trout and sheepshead are immediately available for the kayak anglers.   [...]

2010 started out in miserable fashion, a winter unlike any seen by Floridians in many decades.   Superchilled waters had little chance of any considerable heating with daytime highs never getting anywhere near normal.   To the Florida angler, this translated to “not much to do” when it comes to their chosen hobby.   Faced with poor “feeding” [...]

January has gotten off to a tough start for all anglers, guides and outdoors enthusiasts.   Opportunities to get out have been few and far between.   Record low temperatures for nearly two weeks led to fish kills, the cold stunning of fish and a lot of poaching.   Snook were hit particularly hard by this weather.   A [...]

Kayak fishing the Tampa Bay area for the month of November was a “boom or bust” situation.   It can be that way any time of the year, but normally the month of November has some of the more predictable fishing of the year.   Regardless, we’re very fortunate in this area: fish populations are in good [...]

The good, the bad and the ugly described the conditions the past two weeks. Record heat gave way to record low temperatures. The benefit was a significant jump in the feeding activity of redfish and snook prior to the front’s arrival; the bad was the blustery conditions that 15 plus knot winds bring that lasted [...]