Fishing Reports by Capt. John O'Hanlon

Bite is getting Hot! - Snook have shown up on the beaches. Sharks have shown no mercy try to eat our catches. The Tarpon should be on the beaches soon in north county. more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Windy Week! - This past week the winds have been howling with gust up to 25 MPH. It has made fishing sometimes uncomfortable. However even with the winds we caught several very nice Gator trout. As we approach the full moon later in the week we should expect the b more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Tarpon coming soon! - It's been an unusually up and down week, the winds been blowing almost every day this past week. We had to cancel a couple trips because of extreme winds. However last Monday we caught a huge trout on the flats that made the day. (A 28 Gator) The ga more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Busy Spring Break - We have had a few busy weeks with Spring break with both tourist and locals fishing with us. We have caught a variety of fish all over the north county area. Nice Mackerel (largest 4 pounds) Trout, Ladyfish, and couple of Reds. Shrimp has been the t more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Trout and Reds in North County - The Trout bite has been fair to good for the last four or five days. As the water reaches 72 degrees we expect to see some mackerel on the flats. We have been catching a few reds however we have not been targeting Reds. Some white baits have been aro more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Outside Honeymoon Island - The bite is slowly warming as the water is slowing warming. It's time to start getting ready for the mackerel bite. The near shore reefs should produce some good mackerel fishing. The Dunedine Reef is an excellent place to start fishing. Small white more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Sheepshead are the Ticket - The trout bite has be slow this week. But to make up some good bites from our stripped friends the sheeephead have made up for the slow trout bite. Freelined half shrimp where used on a small hook. As our water warms we will see a influx of mackerel more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Warmer Water Coming Soon! - The water is starting to warm slightly. It has improved fishing in our area. We have been successful using 3 new penny Gulp Shrimp as well as live Shrimp tail hooked on a 1/8 oz. jig head. We caught a couple of Triple Tail on the Crab Pots. with an more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Rough Weather - The wind & cold have keep us in all week so far. It has given us time to re-spool and organize our equipment. This is an excellent time to take your reels in for service. It's only a few months away from Tarpon and Shark season. Start looking at the more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

AJ's & Red Group. - Sunday we fished offshore for AJ's and Red Grouper. WE traveled to 160 foot in smooth seas. We caught our limit of AJ's within 20 minutes, then moved on the Red Grouper spots. The bite was slow, but we got then coming to the box. Several where real F more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater