October is now upon us and with the fresh arrival of fall, we begin seeing lowering water temps and a wave of bait making its way across the flats and down the beaches. This time of year, we start seeing redfish school up inshore and the nearshore bite turning back on with kingfish and mackerel… Continue Reading
Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and Orlando Last Month’s ActionWe enjoyed an extended summer with the best fishing and weather September has given in many years. Live bait filled the beach with sharks, tarpon and snook all very willing and ready to eat them. King mackerel & cobia were very abundant with blackfin tuna,… Continue Reading
Pumpkin Patch October marks the turn of Fall and the start of the Holiday season. As grocery stores and empty corner lots are stocking pumpkin’s – so are the shallows around Tampa Bay. It’s Redfish time! Despite our recent Red Tide events this Summer, I am happy to report that we have been finding good… Continue Reading
October is now upon us and with the fresh arrival of fall, we begin seeing lowering water temps and a wave of bait making its way across the flats and down the beaches. This time of year, we start seeing redfish school up inshore and the nearshore bite turning back on with kingfish and mackerel… Continue Reading
Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and Orlando Last Month’s ActionWe enjoyed an extended summer with the best fishing and weather September has given in many years. Live bait filled the beach with sharks, tarpon and snook all very willing and ready to eat them. King mackerel & cobia were very abundant with blackfin tuna,… Continue Reading
Last Month’s Action: Nearshore we had decent shark fishing and tarpon fishing. Out on the reef we had solid days of live bait trolling for king mackerel and almost every trip we would catch the occasional cobia, mahi or blackfin tuna. The mangrove snapper bite was inconsistent. Overall, we had an easy Summertime grind that yielded some great catches and put smiles on customers faces. Continue Reading
As we push through the dog days of Summer and lean on the hinge-pin of Fall, I am happy to report that Tampa Bay is firing on all cylinders. Despite recent Red Tide events within the interior reaches of the bay, right now the only “Red” we’re seeing along the South Shore are … Red… Continue Reading
Thankfully, so far this hurricane season Florida has been spared. However, with Ida sliding by Florida’s west coast it did bring surf, bands of rain, and wind, which may have blown some Red Tide blooms back into our region. There have been some reports since Ida that the coastline is registering blooms and the blooms… Continue Reading
I am a little conflicted about how to write this month’s report… I am disgusted and utterly heart broken about the recent state of our waters due to the Red Tide-Piney Point Pollution cover-up, as essentially irreversible damage has and still is impacting our ecosystem and livelihoods. I ran barely a handful of trips throughout… Continue Reading
Nature Coast Fishing Report by Jacinda Rose It’s been a wet month here on Florida’s beautiful Nature Coast! If we could just get a slight reprieve from the storms, perhaps we could get more fishing in! Personally, I would brave a normal rain shower, as I’ve caught some of my best fish in rainy conditions.… Continue Reading
Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and Orlando Last Month’s ActionJuly was most certainly a grind for most of the month. Live bait/ slow trolling is the only game in town during the heat of the summer. The king fish cooperated for the most part but most days it was just a fish here and… 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
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