March 10m 2010 Fishing Report
Capt. Henry Hauch
March 11, 2010
Port Canaveral - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing Report 03-10-10
A very calm start to the day ended with a splash/wet ride home with the increasing wind and waves. Two guest were with me today, and we were doing a loop, hitting all the main spots. First was a run to
8A, with the primary goal of picking up some AJ bait. Not much activity there, except smaller SeaBass and plenty of Red Snapper. Little Tuny were on the reef, and we made a few pass's along the reef and
was able to hookup a few on spinning rods, for a good battle.
We moved out to the 21 fthms. reef and nothing but Red Snapper and Lizardfish were caught in a couple of drifts across. We stopped at the 20 mile bouy to see if any fish were holding on it, and a couple pass's by and baits cast resulted in no returns.
Heading out fo AJ's we went south-east along the 27 fthm. ridge, with not a lot marking. The first activity was seen at wreck, but unfortuionatly 2 boats were already working it, and appeared to be in a "turf-war", manuvering dangerously close to one another in an attempt to push the other off the spot. We did not feel like adding any more testosterone to the water, and with the other stops we had in mind showing boats on the radar at them, and sea's getting
choppy, we headed to Pelican Flats to finish the day bottom fishing.
The bite was not as active as recent trips, though getting there after lunch time, we likely missed the more active part of the day. Triggers and Sea Bass as well as Yellowtail Snapper went in the icebox. Yes, more Red Snapper were caught and released, often hitting the bait before reaching our targeted fish on the bottom.
With the Red Snapper and Grouper being off limits, AJ's are the lone big fish that can be retained, and they are being fished hard as a result. The poorly managed decision to pile these closures up on each other will only produce bad results, both for anglers and the fishery itself. When the government and enviormental groups work togeather to write rules, the results typically show the combined lack of forthought that we have come to expect out of them.
Capt. Henry
ACME Ventures Fishing
"Wile E Coyote"
www.ACME-Ventures-Fishing.com
321-794-7955
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