Little Manatee Holding Fish!
Capt. Sean Hagen
November 23, 2008
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
During recent trips up the Little Manatee River,
we managed to catch everything ,but the kitchen
sink.
A combination of Water temperatures in the
sixties and variations in pressure, can mean
a slow day of fishing. But the days inbetween,
when one or both of these factors change for the
good , can mean a feeding frenzy!
Inbetween fronts the bite has been off the hook
in the Little Manatee River. When the water
has been moving the fish have been chewing.
The Mangrove snapper bite(especially around new
and full moon phases) has been nothing short of
freakin' awesome around the Ol' Trussle bridge.
Also, nice trout are starting to show up around
Devil's Elbow and the old "Broken Bridge". Both
the trout and Mangrove have been have hitting
live sardines, but trust me when I say you cant
go wrong with shrimp.
The flounder are in the river as well, and have
been taking live sardines dragged on a sand or
shell bottom. Fish the oyster bars and creek
mouths for best results.
Its that time of year again and the jack are
terrorizing the river in big schools.These fish
are ranging in size from 2 to 20lbs. Look for the
bottom getting knocked out of the river and
bait fish flying in the air. Chances are that you
will be on a big school of Jack Crevalle. When
this happens throw anything in your tackle box on
the end of your line, cast out and hold on!
The Alligator Gar have been paying us a vist
every other trip or so, but the real news is
the snook and red fish. Unfortunately we havent
been boating many monsters like we usually do
this time of year(at least not yet). However, we
have been experiencing solid numbers up in the
double digits for both snook and redfish.
Well I better get the boat ready for in the
A.M., till next time have a safe and quality day
on the water,
capt. Sean
Target Species:
snook,reds ,trout ,snapper,flounder,jack,gar
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