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2019-09-24
1:14 PM
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October Reds showed up early - For some, October is known for Halloween,pumpkin patches, and falling leaves, but in the fishing world October means cooler water temps, shorter days, and pumpkin patches. However, our pumpkin patches consist of large schools of redfish throughout Ta more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |
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2019-09-09
7:03 PM
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Big Redfish on the Prowl - The variety of species that are caught inshore in the August / September time frame can be quite limited. In a nutshell, redfish dominate the scene, with a very occasional decent snook showing up now and then. With that said, the last few charters more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2019-08-19
2:42 PM
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Mangrove Snapper Madness _ Tampa Bay - Summertime Fishing in Tampa Bay
August is usually a very warm month to say the least in Tampa, and I am usually done with my charters by 12:00 or 1pm at the latest to avoid the beating rays of the sun. However, for the last eight days, we've seen ve more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |
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2019-08-08
1:36 PM
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Snook Cooling Off, Redfish still Eating -
The last two weeks of July signaled the departure of many snook from our local beaches. With spawning activity over, these fish have spread back out….some larger fish probably moving a little bit offshore while many other fish have taken up reside more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2019-07-24
9:35 AM
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Still catching fish in the heat of July - July Tampa Bay Inshore Charter Fishing Report
July has been a hot month for sure. I've been out a few times this month but not a whole lot due to the extreme heat. When I have been out I've done very well with the Mangrove Snapper; I'm catcing the more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |
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2019-07-19
11:45 AM
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Snook and Redfish - Redfish, snook and trout…all closed to harvest thru May, 2020. Great! A full year for fish to grow in a protected environment. Inshore fishing is a lot more about the sport and less about the harvest anyway, so business remains largely unaffected. W more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2019-06-26
3:27 PM
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Hot Temps in Tampa Bay and a lot of rain - Hot Temps in Tampa bay and a lot of Rain!
Wow, we've had our fair share of rain the past three weeks. May was extremely hot, the hottest on record, so the rain was at least a break from the heat.
Now we're up for the month of June for rain, but I'm more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |
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2019-06-09
8:15 AM
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Summer Time Tactics in Full Swing in Tampa Bay - It's summer time on Tampa Bay, and that means it's time to switch up my fishing tactics. I'll still be fishing for snook and reds, but the way we fish for them changes up a bit. One thing I'll be targeting more over the next few months are Mangrove S more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |
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2019-05-23
12:11 PM
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Snook, Trout, Jacks and more - Summer heat has shown up early, May is usually not in the low 90's this quick, but it's been hot the past couple of weeks. One good thing about the heat is the bait has shown up on the flats which is awesome, because I'm not throwing a heavy net on t more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |
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2019-05-14
11:18 AM
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Reds Big, Snook Fishing about to heat up - The beauty of fishing is that nothing is ever for sure. It's May, water temps are 80 degrees and snook are all over the beach. Right? That is the expectation this time of year however snook fishing over the last week has not been on fire. It appear more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
