Tampa Clearwater Fishing Charter Report Nov.
Capt. Jared Simonetti
November 21, 2015
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
November started out for me in Venice, Louisiana fishing for Giant redfish for a week were we caught hundreds of them using topwaters, popping corks, and flies! Once I got back I didn't have too many trips, but that didn't mean I didn't fish! I was able to get out a few times near shore to look for mackerel, Kingfish, and Triple tail, and over the past week I ran some inshore trips for snook, trout, and redfish the bite has been steady, and should improve with the coming cold fronts.
Venice, La is a place every fisherman should visit! It is know as Tuna town USA, but it is also know for the world class red fishing and it didn't disappoint for the second year in a row! We arrived on 1st and fished until 7th. We towed my 23' dorado along with a buddies 23' Cayon bay boat which took use about 13 hrs to get to the end of road, and Venice Marina which would be home for the next week. We stayed in the cabins at the Marina which are okay, and the cost is $150 a night. The first two days the water was dirty making it hard to locate the big schools of shad we were looking for, but on the third day the winds died and water cleared up making for some Epic fishing. We caught 110 bull redfish between the three of use on my boat, and by the forth day we took the hooks off the topwaters and just let them eat!! I was also able to get a few on poppers flies which was outstanding, as well getting some sick photos and videos. One of the days we ran out to the oil rigs where we caught amber jack, American red snapper and a few lane snapper using vertical jigs, and live mullet. By the end of the trip I we caught over 700 Giant Redfish and I could hardly reel another one in!! I'm already looking for to next years trip, and I recommend for every serious fisherman or hunter to make at least one visit to Sportsman's Paradise.
Snook Fishing has been decent but not outstanding, it seems like the fish cant decide where they want to be with the current weather we are having. Some of the fish are going into the rivers, creeks, and bayous, but some fish have still been hanging on the outside flats still. Live sardines fished either under a cork or free-lined a both working depending on the situation. I expect within the next week most of the fish to move into there wintering areas with the next set of cold fronts.
Redfish bite has remained good and most of the fish have been upper to over slot size fish. Live sardines rigged under a cork have been the bait of choice, and will remain the main forge until they gone. Shrimp fished on the bottom will also produce, along with soft plastic jigs.
Trout fishing has been steadily improving over the past month or so, and it should only get better as winter approaches. Trout are starting to make there way to the shallows, as well as showing up in the creeks, rivers, and canals. Soft pastic jigs and live sardine will both work. Live sardine are the better choice currently, but the jig bite will improve as the water temps drop. Most of the trout have been 14-18".
Nearshore the kingfish, mackerel, and triple tail have all been readily available. I got out a few times in the past week off clearwater/Dunedin area and I found all three species on every trip. Kingfish bite was okay, but not outstanding even though I was able to get a nice 30lb fish slow trolling live a threadfin around the bait pods. The mackerel bite was good, and I caught plenty of them slow trolling live threadfins as well. Triple tail have been on the crab buoys and floating debrey. I haven't seen many legal fish lately, but I did get another report from a buddy that there has been some large ones to the south. Doa shrimp and small bucktail jigs seem to work every time.
Tight lines,
Capt. Jared Simonetti
727-831-0111
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www.CaptJared.com
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