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Oct 12 Fishing with Tai and Kyle
Had Tai and Kyle out for an early morning charter this past Sunday. We launched our kayaks into Lower Tampa Bay around 7:30 and started by working topwaters around mullet schools during the falling tide. We got into some decent action from trout and an assortment of...
Sept 29 Redfish action in St. Petersburg with Eugene
Got out with Eugene around 1:30 to look for some redfish near St. Petersburg yesterday in the kayaks. The trip was a little late notice and the weather was not the greatest but we decided to launch anyway. After a decent paddle to the area we would be fishing we...
Sept 24 Fishing with Chrissy
Chrissy met me before dawn to launch the kayaks into lower Tampa Bay to see if we could get on the redfish action. Armed with just artificials we paddled out shortly after sunrise and started looking. With a stiff east wind it made finding them a little difficult at...
Sept 20 Tailing redfish on the skiff with Josh
Got out with Josh again in Lower Tampa Bay from his Hewes to look for more of the schools of redfish tailing during the afternoon low tide. After netting bait we ran back inside to the intercoastal to start looking. After checking a couple areas we found a nice school...
Sept 15 More insane redfish action and some monsters!
Met Josh again in St. Pete to drop his skiff in around mid day to catch the low incoming tide. After a few hours of looking we didn't have much to show for. We had found a couple areas holding fish but they weren't interested. Like the other day we decided to run to a...
Sept 12 topwater redfish insanity!
Met my buddy Josh at a boat ramp in St. Pete early in the morning to get out looking for some redfish schools from his skiff. We had low falling water and our initial plan was to look for fish tailing and throw topwaters. We launched a little after sunrise and found a...
Sept 10 Full moon redfish
Got out in the evening near St. Petersburg around the mouth of Tampa Bay in the kayaks to look for some schools of redfish tailing during the last few hours of daylight and see if we could find the fish after the sun had gone down. Upon arriving to the area I...
Evening lowtides with Jeff and company, big snook and tailing redfish Sept 6 & 7
Had Jeff and a couple of his friends out on the evenings of the 6th and 7th to do some low tide fishing for tailing redfish. We launched around 5 both nights and paddled out looking for the same reliable schools of redfish that I have been targeting lately. Both...
Sept 5 low tide tailing redfish and snook action
Got Tee out in the kayaks for an afternoon kayak charter. We launched the kayaks at around 4 and paddled out to the area where I have been targeting a school of redfish. Upon arriving to the area it did not take long for me to spot the school and after a couple shots...
Sept 4 My first redfish on fly
Had to reschedule a trip this evening because of impending thunderstorms. The storms ended up clearing and gave us a short window at the end of the day to get out and look for fish. Had a buddy come with me and we headed out around 6. I recently received some fly...
Sept 2 Tailing redfish action with Jack at sunset
Had Jack out with me this evening to look for the schools of redfish tailing. We launched our kayaks into Tampa Bay a little after 4 pm and paddled out. Upon arriving to the flat where I anticipated the redfish to be we went over some basics, how to use the lures etc...
Aug 27 Big snook on the flats and redfish schools
Got out for an early morning trip with Sergi and went looking for some redfish schools that have recently moved into the Lower Tampa Bay area. We launched just before sunrise at 6:45 to beat the heat and the boat traffic. After a decent paddle we arrived to the area I...
August 18 Tailing redfish for Dave’s birthday!
Got out with Dave to do some evening redfishing for his birthday. We fished an area inside Tampa Bay that I had not fished as much recently but was confident we could be able to locate some schools of redfish tailing and pushing on the flat. We launched around 5 and...
Mid-August foul weather bass and snook fishing from land
We had a somewhat unusual weather pattern this month with lots of storms moving on shore during the morning as opposed to our usual pattern of storms forming inland and moving offshore in the late afternoon. Unable to kayak and still wanting to fish we set out on foot...
Lobstering in Marathon for Mini Season
Got a spur of the moment invite from a buddy to make the trip down to Marathon for lobster mini season... spur of the moment to the trip, can I clear my schedule on short notice... of course! We made the drive down the night before and got into Marathon with just...
July 26 – 27 Fishing with Nativity Youth Group. Sharks, redfish, trout and more!
I had the pleasure of fishing with Nativity Catholic Church's youth group over the weekend of the 26th while they stayed at the camp grounds in Fort Desoto Park. We fished two days, starting around noon each day. With over 15 kids there, we split into groups between...
July 25 BIG over slot redfish schools FIRED UP!
Hooked up the Mitzi Skiff and got out with Ryan to do a little scouting for up coming charters. Fished all around lower Tampa Bay looking for redfish and found several schools before we finally stumbled upon a massive wad of fish, all of which were way over slot and...
July 22 evening tailing redfish
I met Dave on the south shore of Tampa Bay in the later afternoon with hopes of getting on some tailing fish I had been targeting around sunset. We paddled out and were not disappointed as we found the school of fish after a little looking. We each caught several fish...
July 18 – 19 weekend redfish action
Had clients out Friday and Saturday to get on the redfish action in lower Tampa Bay. On Friday morning we started a little after sun rise and fished the last part of the out going tide through the incoming tide. We had to work hard for the bites we got, but we...
Fishing with photographer Sam Root July 10 & 11
After being able to successfully target these schools of tailing redfish lately it has attracted a lot of attention from local anglers including long time friend and photographer Sam Root. Sam has established himself as one of the premier photographers in not just the...
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