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Tim got on the tailing redfish, dock light snook and got an inshore slam! July 7
Had Tim out for an afternoon kayak charter in Tampa Bay looking for the tailing redfish but also wanting to find some dock light snook. I chose a location that would offer us the potential to find tailing redfish but also the opportunity to find snook under dock...
Insane tailing redfish schools fired up! July 6
After spending a long 4th of July weekend in Crystal River scalloping we got back Sunday afternoon with enough time to get out on the water and do some scouting for up coming charters. With a low incoming tide just before sunset I felt pretty confident we would be...
July 2 Evening trip with Amanda more over slot redfish action
After dropping off my morning trip and a lunch break, I got Amanda out with me again in the kayaks in Tampa Bay to get back on the redfish I had found earlier in the day. We pulled up to the spot and put baits out, cut threadfin and pinfish, and we were hooked up...
July 2 Redfish and bonnethead sharks with Jason and Josh in Tampa Bay
Got out yesterday morning with cousins Jason from Texas and Josh from New York for an inshore trip in lower Tampa Bay. We launched around 9 am during the last of the outgoing tide to a slick calm morning. After a decent paddle we started looking for the schools of...
Todd and Evan from Alabama got on the crazy redfish schools 6/29
Had Todd and Evan from Alabama out on a Sunday morning charters in the kayaks on Tampa Bay over the weekend. We launched at sunrise and paddled out looking for redfish. The morning started a little slow, we located a school of redfish tailing first thing in the...
Tarpon fishing the new moon in June, mating for Capt Jim Lemke
Got out on the boat a couple times this past week and also mated for Capt. Jim Lemke (lighttackleadventures.com) on some of his trips. We had a great week of tarpon fishing, fishing the crab flushes during the new moon in Tampa Bay. Using mostly pass crabs and blue...
Gator trout and tailing redfish madness, evening fishing in Tampa Bay 6/24
Got out with Dave to do some scouting in an area I had not fished in a while. Expecting to find more schools of redfish tailing during the afternoon low tides we launched the kayaks into Tampa Bay a little after 5 and fished the end of the outgoing. Wading some...
More tailing redfish bite on fire! 6/23/14
Got Father Carlos and company out yesterday afternoon to get on the tailing redfish madness. As expected the bite was again hot with huge schools of fish pushing wakes and tailing in extremely shallow water, making the perfect opportunity to sight fish one of...
BIG schools of over slot tailing redfish gone crazy in Tampa Bay!
Just in time for tarpon season to slow down, the redfish action on the flats at low tide is on fire in Tampa Bay! Huge schools of over slot fish invade the flats and can be found aggressively tailing at low water in the evening, making the perfect opportunity for...
Tampa Bay tarpon season winding down, low tide kayak fishing heating up
Every year starting in April we see an annual migration of tarpon move into the Tampa Bay area. The fishing can be hit or miss but really picks up as we move into May. From May until July the fishing near the beaches and passes can be extremely productive. Typically,...
Dave and Marilyn got on the Tampa Bay redfish 5/18
Got out with Dave and Marilyn to do some inshore fishing from the kayaks on lower Tampa Bay. There was a slight breeze out of the east and we knew the bite would be a little slow going but off we went. After a decent paddle we set up and started wading an area with...
Feature on the cover of Florida Sportsman Magazine!
A picture of me with a big Sarasota bay trout was recently featured as the cover image for Florida Sportsman Magazine. Shout out to my buddies Cameron Schurlknight and Tayler Brothers for making it happen! Pick up your copy now before they're...
Terry got on the Pompano May 5
Had Terry from Louisiana and his two sons out on May 5 (cinco de mayo) in Fort Desoto Park. They were staying in the camp grounds and wanted to familiarize themselves with the area. The tides weren't very good the day we went, but we still had some action catching...
Summer is here! Tarpon and Kingfish from the boat. Early May Report
It's May, and summer is officially here! I've been fishing from the boat lately for tarpon as they start to show up in greater numbers. While the action has been hit or miss, we have seen noticeable improvement in the last several weeks. Kingfish are still around, and...
Huge trout, big snook and inshore slam kayak action in Tampa Bay! 4/13/2014
Tonight I fished with some regular clients in the kayaks on Lower Tampa Bay. We launched in the afternoon around 3 and headed out to look for the usual suspects -snook, redfish and trout. The guys picked up some nice sized trout working the flats on our way out....
Chris got out for the night time redfish and snook kayak fishing action 4/10
Chris was in town from Virginia and wanted to get out to do some kayak fishing in Tampa Bay while he was here. We had an approaching full moon and great tides to do some evening and night time fishing from the kayaks. We launched our kayaks into Tampa Bay near St....
Brandon got on the redfish today on artificials! 4/6/14
Some nasty weather is moving in the next few days and this looked to be the last trip I could get in for the next few days. This morning Brandon accompanied me out on Lower Tampa Bay for some redfish action in the kayaks. We started the morning early launching at 7...
Matt and Miranda got on the redfish action! 4/5/14
Had Matt and his daughter Miranda out this morning in the kayaks on lower Tampa Bay. We got started around 8 am and headed out to some deeper grass flats and channels to fish for a variety of different species. We landed pompano, jack cravelle, lady fish, spanish...
Springtime redfish action on fire!
For the last months my clients have enjoyed a great deal of success targeting large schools of big, over slot sized redfish on the grassflats in and around Tampa Bay. Spring and fall are the best times of years to find these massive schools of big spawning fish, and...
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