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Tampa Bay, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater & St. Petersburg

Capt. Clay Eavenson
December 11, 2007
Tarpon Springs - Saltwater Fishing Report

Smorgasbord - Tarpon Springs/New Port Richey

Ron

was in town for a surprise visit to see his father on his father's

75th birthday. Ed and Jim, Ron's brother-in-laws were in town for

the event as well and they all couldn't resist the temptation of our

wonderful fishery. So, they took one day out of their family visit

to chase some fish with me today.

 

On the agenda was to get on

some of the redfish that I've been tracking for well over a month

now. We had one of those really low winter low tides and again I

needed high water to reach these fish. So, I asked if they could

hold off on their trip in New Port Richey until around 11:30am and

they were game.

 



After

catching some pinfish on the flats I headed to the ramp to go pick

up my crew. We then headed out the river and went North to some

potholes and oyster bars that had been treating my previous clients

so well. Things looked great when we first got there. Mullet

everywhere and the tide was ripping in. The only problem though was

that the redfish hadn't received the memo that this is where they

should be. After poking around for a while looking for them we

headed south of the Cotee river to another stretch of shoreline that

had been producing. It took a little while to find some fish but and

when we did, there weren't many of them. We did however manage 6 or

so hookups and landed four or five nice redfish.

 



By

this time the bite has slowed and the tide was now ripping out. We

couldn't stay at the redfish spot much longer and I asked Ron if he

would rather keep searching for more reds or head for a spot where

we had been getting a mixed bag of everything. He said that they

would love to just keep a rod bent steadily. So off we went to one

of Pasco's prettiest flats on the backside of a barrier island.

 

On the very first cast at

this spot Ron hooked up on a nice trout and from there on out the

bite remained pretty consistent. What a mixed bag of fish it was.

Trout, ladyfish, spanish mackerel, baby grouper, jacks, and bluefish

all came over the side of the boat.

 

Then the sun started setting

and we watched it sink into the Gulf as we headed in. Not the kind

of day I was anticipating but it wasn't a bad one. We did get a few

reds and much, much, more.

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Tampa Bay Area Fishing Guide, Capt. Clay Eavenson, specializes in Light Tackle, Inshore, Fishing Charters for Snook, Redfish, Trout, Tarpon, and More! He guides on the inshore waters of Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, and everywhere in between. Every time that you go on a Tampa Bay area fishing charter with Capt. Clay as your fishing guide, you will be provided with the use of the best boats, top shelf fishing gear, and the opportunity to have a trip of a lifetime.

Contact Info:

Capt. Clay Fishing Charters
7935 Grasmere Dr.
Land O Lakes, FL 34637
Phone: 813-300-2147
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