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2016-04-11
3:15 PM
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Tarpon coming soon! - It's been an unusually up and down week, the winds been blowing almost every day this past week. We had to cancel a couple trips because of extreme winds. However last Monday we caught a huge trout on the flats that made the day. (A 28 Gator) The ga more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-03-29
9:37 AM
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Busy Spring Break - We have had a few busy weeks with Spring break with both tourist and locals fishing with us. We have caught a variety of fish all over the north county area. Nice Mackerel (largest 4 pounds)
Trout, Ladyfish, and couple of Reds. Shrimp has been the t more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-03-15
8:20 AM
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Trout and Reds in North County - The Trout bite has been fair to good for the last four or five days. As the water reaches 72 degrees we expect to see some mackerel on the flats. We have been catching a few reds however we have not been targeting Reds. Some white baits have been aro more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-03-07
7:16 AM
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Outside Honeymoon Island - The bite is slowly warming as the water is slowing warming. It's time to start getting ready for the mackerel bite. The near shore reefs should produce some good mackerel fishing. The Dunedine Reef is an excellent place to start fishing. Small white more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-03-03
6:50 AM
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Sheepshead are the Ticket - The trout bite has be slow this week. But to make up some good bites from our stripped friends the sheeephead have made up for the slow trout bite. Freelined half shrimp where used on a small hook.
As our water warms we will see a influx of mackerel more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-02-18
11:52 AM
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Warmer Water Coming Soon! - The water is starting to warm slightly. It has improved fishing in our area. We have been successful using 3 new penny Gulp Shrimp as well as live Shrimp tail hooked on a 1/8 oz. jig head. We caught a couple of Triple Tail on the Crab Pots. with an more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-02-10
6:51 AM
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Rough Weather - The wind & cold have keep us in all week so far. It has given us time to re-spool and organize our equipment. This is an excellent time to take your reels in for service. It's only a few months away from Tarpon and Shark season. Start looking at the more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-02-02
9:46 AM
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AJ's & Red Group. - Sunday we fished offshore for AJ's and Red Grouper. WE traveled to 160 foot in smooth seas. We caught our limit of AJ's within 20 minutes, then moved on the Red Grouper spots. The bite was slow, but we got then coming to the box. Several where real F more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-01-18
8:00 AM
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Beautiful Day - Saturday January 16 was a beautiful day on the water. The winds laid down as we headed out. The bite was slow as the tide came in. However as the water warmed from the sunshine the Trout bite picked up. We finished the day picking up a few Sheephead. more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
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2016-01-14
8:41 AM
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Cold Trip - With about 10 layers of clothing on I fished with two guys from Minnesota. They thought it was great. We caught lots of trout but few where of any sizes. Hopefully the water temps will settle down and be somewhat consistent. more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |
