February 27, 2011

Hello Everyone.  Spotted Sea Trout remains my main target fish throughout February.  The shallow grass flats from Clearwater north to Tarpon Springs have been abundant with Speckled Trout this month.  My favorite artificial bait has been the Mister Twister Exude Dart or Gulp’s three inch shrimp on 1/8^th. oz. Mission jigs. Although trout love live shrimp, you can out fish someone using shrimp with one of these jigs. You can cover more water and…

Hello everyone. May 2010 was a great month for fishing in the Tampa Bay area! Tarpon, Redfish, Spotted Trout, Spanish Mackerel and Grouper were biting well through-out the month. Mackerel and Grouper were nice by-catches while fishing for Tarpon around the bridges of the bay. A large Cobia was also caught this month by my good friend, Art, while visiting from…

Hello Everyone. This January was the coldest I can ever remember. We had ten straight days where the high’s never reached 55 degrees. I had ice in my backyard three day’s in a row. Not bad weather for North Dakota, but not Clearwater Florida. Water temperatures in the low 50’s killed and stressed many species including Mullet, Snook, Catfish, Jack Cravelle and…