Redfish starting to join the action...

Redfish are starting to school up on the right tides and seem to be hungry. Live and cut pinfish seem to be working well as decent size whitebait is a hard commodity to come by right now. The reds don't appear to be opposed to a top water Mirr-O-Lure in the morning, either. But, the dead grass we get in the summer makes hard baits difficult.
The tarpon bite is still going fairly strong. Live bait fishing remains an option with small live pinfish and larger threadfin topping the list of baits. Also, plemty of sightcasting artificials to be done for the chrome ones.
The snook fishing remains en fuego (on fire)!! Bridges and beaches holding some really big girls that are suckers for a large pinfish, grunt, mullet or ladyfish. The night time bite has also been off the hook!
Best of the rest...
Still plenty of spanish mackerel around. Find the bait, find the spannies! Trout fishing remains consistent in 3-6 feet of water over healthy grass. The mangrove snapper bite is absolutely off the hook everywhere in the bay. And, there is some inshore grouper to be had.

E-mail or call and ask about August specials on charters!

Tight Linez & Screamin' Dragz!

The summer heat is here...

Well, its finally on us. The dog days of summer. The trick to fishing now has been get out there early or fish late afternoon/early evening and paying attention to the tides.

We are starting to sight cast tarpon in the mornings with artificials and having some decent success. This will only get better with each passing day. There are still fish on the beaches, in the passes and around the bridges that are being caught with various live baits.

Snook and trout fishing continue to be consistent on arties and live bait. Night time is a great time to catch snook and beat the heat of summer.

Spanish mackerel continue to make a strong showing inside the bay and some out around the beaches. Small spoons and small live baits have been the ticket for these toothy critters. Great fishing for the kids!!

There are plenty of great dates still available for the summer so book your trip now!

Tight Linez & Screamin' Dragz!

Capt. Tommy Z.
Posted by Fishing Reports at 8:36 AM

Tarpon bite continues to be good!

We are still doing really well on tarpon in the Bay and on the beaches. On most trips we have been averaging 3-6 fish a trip. Most of these fish have been the smaller males in the 60-100 pound range with a few of the big girls, upwards of 150 pounds. Some really nice permit in the 30-40 pound range are being caught during these trips also. Not always the norm, but definitely an exciting surprise! We are really looking forward to the upcoming weeks when we can get out and sight cast tarpon with artificial baits. These are usually early morning trips so we can beat the heat and the daily afternoon storms. There are still some great dates available for tarpon so book your trip now!

The snook bite also continues to be on fire and should remain good well into the late summer. A lot of fish in the 34-40+ inch range are be caught. Especially on the beaches and in the passes.

On the flats we are catching snook, trout, small blacktip and bonnethead sharks and picking up some of the scattered redfish.

Please call or e-mail if you are interested in a particular species not mentioned in this report OR if you would like to book a charter.

Tight Linez and Screaming Dragz!!!

Tarpon bite still HOT!!

We are still doing really well on tarpon in the Bay and on the beaches. The fish are back from the spawn and ready to eat. On most trips we have been averaging 3-6 fish a trip. Most of these fish have been the smaller males in the 60-100 pound range with a few of the big girls, upwards of 150 pounds, still around and willing to eat. We are really looking forward to this upcoming month to get out and sight cast tarpon with artificial baits. There are still some great dates available for tarpon so book your trip now!

The snook bite also continues to be on fire and should remain good well into the late summer. A lot of fish in the 34-40+ inch range are be caught. Especially on the beaches and in the passes.

There are still some shallow water grouper to be picked up along with a good snapper bite.

On the flats we are catching snook, trout, small blacktip and bonnethead sharks and picking up some of the scattered redfish. The redfishing should pick up around the middle of August when the fish start to group back up.

Please call or e-mail if you are interested in a particular species not mentioned in this report OR if you would like to book a charter.

Tight Linez and Screaming Dragz!!!