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2022-03-25
12:29 PM
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Redfish and Snook Action Steadily Improving - Although sea trout fishing has not been as exceptional as it usually is in St Joseph's Sound, the redfish and snook bite has begun to pick up noticeably. Redfish action over the last week has been excellent with 6 to 12 fish being caught on recent ch more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Clearwater |
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2022-02-18
4:17 PM
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It's Still Winter - Fishing in Northern Pinellas County has been nothing short of strange this year. The big seatout of winter have still failed to show up in their normal numbers. Some days, 4-5 fish will be caught and then the next day these trout are absent. In a more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2021-12-23
11:42 AM
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Trout Heating up Soon - As of mid-December, water temperatures were still in the low seventies…pretty much unheard of for this time of year. These abnormally high temperatures affected several fisheries. Large seatrout, a primary target in early winter for those fishing S more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2021-11-15
4:17 PM
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Fall Fishing Bonanza - November can be an exciting month for inshore and near shore fisherman off the Northern Pinellas County Coast. During warming trends, redfish, and even snook can be reliably caught. Granted, the snook average significantly smaller than those found o more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2021-10-13
3:32 PM
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Cooler Waters Equal Improving fishing - It's official. October 12th is the day that redfish, snook and trout are open. For those wanting to get dinner before the 12th, and for those who like to eat mangrove snapper, it has been a banner year. Trips to near shore reefs are almost always p more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2021-08-08
11:15 AM
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Red Tide Going Away? - After the arrival of red tide in Mid-June off of Northern Pinellas County, fishing has been hit and miss. Red tide's first push into the area seemed to drive the redfish out and do significant damage to local baitfish populations, especially the gra more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2021-03-10
6:39 PM
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Everything is Biting - March is simply a great time to fish off of West Central Florida. Big seatrout are still abundant in St. Joseph's Sound and with whitebait available now, the fishing can be absolutely crazy. As March progresses and water temps and tide heights both more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2020-10-30
4:07 PM
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Fall Fishing Heats Up -
The fall bite is beginning to materialize and will only get better. The first kingfish of the year showed up about two weeks ago and, mixed in with these were jumbo mackerel and large bonita. Some anglers may feel that fishing for grouper and sna more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2020-09-14
4:57 PM
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It's hot but there are fish to be caught - August and early September would definitely be considered the dog days of our local fishing. With that said, the beauty of living in Florida is that there is always something to catch. Inshore, redfish dominate the scene. Even high eighty degree more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2020-08-03
6:40 PM
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The Heat of Summer is Upon Us - The crazy snook bite in Northern Pinellas County is starting to wind down. Large fish are still being caught but not nearly in the numbers of a few weeks ago. With that said, double digit snook days were happening right up until August…but smaller more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
