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Tampa Bay Fishing Report
Capt. TJ Stewart
August 30, 2007
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
Night bite!
Lately we have been fishing at many different times. We have been doing a bit of daytime fishing, evening fishing and nighttime fishing. The best time to fish depends on what kind of fish you want to catch and how big you want it to be. We have had a few days where we could almost call it catching because the bite was so good. Most of the fishing that we have been doing is the regular 7 am to roughly 12 noon fishing. At this time, we have had a lot of luck. We have also had some luck with some different fish at night as you can see in the picture.
Over the past two weeks, a lot more Red fish have shown up. We have been catching them while fishing for other types of fish. In my opinion, all of the rain that we have had over the past few weeks has made these fish bite better. It’s something about that fresh water mixed in with the salt water that makes these fish move around. Many times when fish move into new areas they feed much better. In these new areas, there is not as much pressure on the fish so one can usually find different ways of catching them. Everyday is different… you never know what you’re going to see! That’s what makes fishing so much fun.
The few Tarpon that we did manage to hook up on last week was when we were doing some nighttime Snook fishing. Man, do you want to talk about something a little crazy? Well, let’s talk about fishing for big Snook at night instead of hooking a Snook; you hook a 100lb plus Tarpon thinking that you’ve hooked the biggest Snook of your lifetime. Not that you’re disappointed about hooking a Tarpon, but they are two different animals! As well as hooking the Tarpon, we also managed to catch some Goliath Grouper as you can see in the picture. The Goliath Grouper is another fish that you might hook when you are fishing for Snook. As far as the Snook fishing goes, most of the fish we have been catching has been during the day. Snook fishing has still been the most action in the bay. The bite hasn’t let up much if any at all meaning that many fish are still around. With the opening of Snook season next week, the new slot limit will be 28-33 inches. That is a good thing since we have been catching that size fish already.
We’ve been trying something a bit different! We’ve been catching Snapper in the bay. If you want to talk about a good eating fish, then the Snapper is one of the best. This bite has brought some great action. All of the fish that we have been catching has been anywhere from 12 inches to over 20 plus inches and 4-5 lbs. This is a great Snapper because the fish only has to be 10 inches to keep. The good thing with all the fish we have been catching is that we have been throwing most of the one’s that are 12 inches back.
The fishing has been awesome! You will just have to come see it for yourself! October is just around the corner so you better plan those trips now. Please visit www.castawaychartersinc.com for pictures.
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