Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Late December
Capt. Jared Simonetti
December 28, 2014
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
Tampa bay fishing Report – Late December
The inshore fishing over the past week has been steady with plenty of trout and snook action to keep most of anglers catching their entire trip. This week I ran a few half day charters and we caught 75+ fish on each half day fishing charter. The back country snook and trout bite has been the most consistent, and we have even been getting a few redfish in the mix.
Snook fishing continues to be outstanding lately with the warmer winter we have been having. White bait has still been around and is well worth getting, some days it has been easy other days I have been spending a couple hours to locate it and catch enough to fish with. Having plenty of white bait in order to chum has made the difference of having just a decent day and having a really outstanding day. Most of the snook we have been catching have been on the smaller side ranging anywhere from 18"-28". We have hooked a few that have been much larger, but they have taken us to school every time.
Trout fishing remains steady with plenty of slot- size fish around. A lot of the trout we have been catching out around the spoil island's and rocky out cropping's have been lower to under slot size fish, but there has been plenty of nice slot-size fish mixed in. While fishing in the back county for snook we have been catching quite a few trout, and these fish have been much larger and most are the same size as the snook we have been catching.
Tackle- Light spinning rod, 10-20lb braid, 15-20lb leader, 1-1/0 circle or j-hooks.
Fishing Method- Free-lining live white bait
Location- Spoil islands, Creeks, bayous, Rivers, and Canals
Tight lines,
Capt. Jared Simonetti
727-831-0111
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