Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and OrlandoLast Month’s ActionJune was on point up until the last 3 days of the month & the wheels fell right off it. Few kings, tarpon, sharks, and goliath grouper to be caught closer in but the lack of live bait had the fishing along the beach overall slow.… Continue Reading
Summer Brings Kids Camp & A Struggling Fishery – Well, it’s been a long, hot month and a lot of things have changed within Tampa Bay since our last report. Traditionally, the month of June for me is busy with Summer kids camp for 4 hours in the morning and then a good run of… Continue Reading
Dinosaur fish for dinner? Tripletail, affectionately referred to as “dinosaurs” (read more on that by Captain Ryan Harrington) are one delicious fish. With a sweet, flaky taste, similar to Mutton Snapper, Tripletail offers a great opportunity for a nuanced preparation, one that pairs well with interesting side dishes. Garlic Lemon Butter Tripletail with Parmesan Pine… Continue Reading
It’s no secret that the month of June and the first few weeks of July have been wet ones! Here on the Nature Coast, we’ve settled into our typical summer pattern of afternoon thunderstorms, high temperatures, and heavy winds. We recently had a close call with our first hurricane of the season to grace us… Continue Reading
The fishing before Elsa was on the up and up with the big female Snook bite taking off, landing multiple fish over 35” on just about every trip going into July. The Tarpon have showed up in droves with tons of reports of multiple fish and sometimes double-digit days throughout Tampa Bay, Egmont Key, and… Continue Reading
Summer Brings Kids Camp & A Struggling Fishery – Well, it’s been a long, hot month and a lot of things have changed within Tampa Bay since our last report. Traditionally, the month of June for me is busy with Summer kids camp for 4 hours in the morning and then a good run of… Continue Reading
Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and OrlandoLast Month’s ActionJune was on point up until the last 3 days of the month & the wheels fell right off it. Few kings, tarpon, sharks, and goliath grouper to be caught closer in but the lack of live bait had the fishing along the beach overall slow.… Continue Reading
Last Month’s ActionCan’t complain about May one bit when it comes to the fishing. We did have a week stretch of very rough seas with East wind that didn’t allow us to do anything so that would be my one complaint. Nearshore the action was good for a wide variety of sharks species, including a… Continue Reading
Well, much to my chagrin Redfish, Snook, and Trout are now open for harvest in the Tampa Bay area. Not to start this report out on a sour note, but I would have liked to see these species continue to repopulate unpressured for harvest for a few more years. As a full-time guide being on… Continue Reading
Ok, May is gone, so should be those intrusive little cold fronts, and hopefully the winds will die down soon. Before we know it, we can settle into our typical summer afternoon thunderstorms. At least we know those are coming and can plan a day accordingly, but these winds lately have been absolutely ridiculous, especially… Continue Reading
Tampa Bay is Hot! Water temperatures inshore has shifted our focus to deeper water. Bay fishing has produced the best action and kept the rods bent even during the hottest parts of the day. Tarpon have finally showed up in numbers and we have started off the season landing some really nice fish. Gag Grouper,… Continue Reading
The 28th Annual Old Salt Spring King of the Beach is in the rearview mirror, now. Here’s everything you need to know…. Just The Facts…. 609 Teams fished the tournament The weather was supposed to be a little chippy, then it was supposed to lay down and finally it was normal King of the Beach… Continue Reading
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