Big tides fish and live bait
Capt. Jim Hobales
July 25, 2008
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
July 17- 19
This week I pre-fished the west coast from Charlotte Harbor to Clearwater looking for Redfish for the Redfish Tour event in Sarasota on Saturday. I check all the spots I have caught fish at over the years and enjoyed a couple days with the fishing rod in my hands. We caught plenty of fish over the 4 days and thought we might have an opportunity to shine, the trip went well although we finished 34th out of 88. Tournament day was interesting with a unbelievable Snook bite at first light, it was really hard to move on from them but we needed Redfish.
072408
I fished with buddies Paul and Dave at Flamingo today and we had an incredible day! I netted about thirty - 6 inch mullet and put them to use, I normally fish lures but couldn't pass up an opportunity like we had. The Mullet got hit hard and often, the first one was eaten by a 100 lb Lemon Shark to get us started after a couple pictures we let it go. The next 2 hours were just filled with Snook and Tarpon bites, We had about 12 Snook over 30 inches with the biggest one right at 15 lbs. The Tarpon were all in the 30 to 40 lb range and seemed to come free at some point in the fight. They also caught Jacks,Trout, Ladyfish and a few more Sharks, Paul and Dave told me they wanted something that pulled hard and they got it. It was a memorable trip!
Flamingo Fishing Forecast:
Its hot, but fishing is good. get out real early or after dark.
Target Species:
Tarpon, Snook ,Bonefish ,Permit
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