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2009-07-04
8:09 PM
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Happy 4th - Happy 4th of July anglers. Calm seas welcomed Captain Steven on his 5 mile run to the Skyway Bridge from O'Neill's marina. Running the channel in the dark at 530 is is surreal. My 3D GPS shows the route but not any boats or anything on the water. Lar more...
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2009-07-03
6:16 PM
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Trout and many more - Rain, rain and more rain was the theme this week causing multiple cancelations. With a promising weather forecast Friday morning arrived with SW winds and no rain. Now this is Florida weather as it should be. The Skyway Bridge was holding bait just a more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-07-02
4:49 PM
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Sea Trout 101 - Trout 101
Spotted Sea Trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) is a favorite target for Tampa Bay anglers. Today let's look at the basics of Sea Trout 101. Sea trout are voracious feeders and once found typically won't pass up well placed bait. At 14-16 being more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-28
7:33 PM
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Trout and waxing tips - Sunday winds had abated making for more comfortable and easier time gather bait at 6 am. With the live well full of big white baits we ran over to the flats adjacent to Ft. Desoto. Spotted sea trout averaging 15 eagerly took white baits and pounced more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-25
2:52 PM
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Snook in the late afternoon - more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-24
12:37 PM
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Howling Winds - With winds from the NW gusting to over 25 mph tonight's charter had to be rescheduled. It's always disappointing to cancel but safety is first and foremost. Downtime for Captains allows catch up on all the basics. Spring was very busy at On The Mark more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-22
5:13 PM
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Seeing snook - Seeing is believing and being a Professional Charter Captain it's critical I do everything to protect my eyes from the suns harmful rays. That and being able to locate fish on the flats is paramount. Being on the water puts us at risk from the suns more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-20
6:29 PM
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Snook Blitz - Saturday was amazing, the snook bite was of the charts explosive. The day started at the Skyway Bridge at 6 am where the white bait is so thick you can walk on it. One toss of a 10' cast net and we were set, actually we had too many types of bait so more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-18
6:56 PM
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Snook in the Mangroves - Today was the second of a 2 day charter with Mike and Maureen. This morning they accompanied me to the Skyway Bridge for bait. We were greeted with a Chamber of Commerce morning with a beautiful sunrise and calm seas. Upon arrival to the south Skyway more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
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2009-06-15
7:34 PM
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Take the time to locate new spots - Snook under the stars has been ok at best the last several days. The wide open bite from just over a week ago has subsided. Snook on the beach has produced better with solid snook 25-30. At On The Mark Charters we pride ourselves on being in tune an more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |
