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Redfish on Fire
With tarpon season along the beaches winding down I’ve been focusing more of my efforts on redfish. I’ve been finding redfish in groups of 5 to several 100, especially during the lower evening tides created by the new and full moon. These fish have been feeding very...
Mating with TommyZ for tarpon
From the months of April-August when I’m not in the kayaks I spend my time on the water almost exclusively pursuing tarpon, much of which is done from a power boat. I spend the majority of my tarpon excursions mating for Capt. TommyZ of action-charters and this summer...
Redfish for Selena and Jay!
Today I had the pleasure of taking Selena and Jay from Minnesota out in the kayaks on the flats of Tampa Bay. We are experiencing strong outgoing tides during the evening in correlation to the new moon so I opted to launch at 3 pm and fish the evening outgoing tide....
George got his biggest snook ever!
For the last week we’ve been experiencing a strong east wind in the morning upwards of 12 knots, which has made for difficult paddling conditions. Instead of letting the wind keep us off the water, I’ve altered my tactics and spent much of my time fishing the other...
Tarpon by boat in May!
Every year starting as early as March and ending as late as November, giant tarpon begin invading Tampa Bay during their annual migration along the gulf coast. These fish can vary in size anywhere from 50 to 150 pounds, with some fish being even bigger! Targeting...
Got Kapers on the Big Black Drum Action!
Got Kapers out today bright and early to get in on some of the big black drum action from kayaks in Tampa Bay. I told him it would be tough for a weekend with all the boat traffic on the first really nice weekend of the year and he understood so off we went. Temps...
More Tailing Black Drum Action in Tampa Bay!
Got Mike out bright and early to get on the black drum action this morning. We launched just as the sun was rising and were on fish within a half an hour. Fish were tailing in only a few feet of water so we opted to wade to them to be more stealthy. In about two hours...
Black Drum Fishing in Tampa Bay!
Launched my kayak this morning around 8 am into Tampa Bay. With an early spring upon us, I had a hunch that with the changing season so would the annual migration of black drum into Tampa Bay arrive. After a brief paddle I began finding schools of several hundred...
Redfishing in Charlotte Harbor
Fished Charlotte Harbor today with good friend Cameron Schurlknight aboard a Hewes 17 Tailfisher… it’s always nice to get a change of pace away from the kayaks, but always reminds me why I prefer fishing from a kayak as well. At any rate, we launched into the Harbor...
1st Place HardCore Kayak Angler’s Club Tournament Finish!
This past Saturday, February 5th, myself and tournament partner Cameron Schurlknight competed in the Hard Core Kayak Angler’s Club (www.hckaclub.com) Tournament Series Event #1 which took place on the south shore of Tampa Bay. The rules are simple, two man teams...
Fall & Winter Overview Report
Sorry for the lack of recent updates guys, I’ve been very busy of late and have been neglecting my site, but that’s going to change! So, instead of giving you individual reports from each day I’ve been out so far this past fall and winter, I’m going to give you a...
Trout Bite on Fire!
Got Mike and Nate out today to do some low tide pothole fishing. We put in at 9:30 and paddled out to my spot. Using Mirrolure golden bream ‘lil john’ baits rigged on Slayer Inc jigheads we managed to catch 50+ trout up to 24″ (5lbs) as well as a handful of redfish....
Kayak Kingfishing!
Headed down south to fish with my long time fishing buddy and tournament fishing partner Cameron Schurlknight in his home waters of Venice yesterday. We launched our kayaks several hours after sunrise into the Gulf of Mexico and paddled out to catch bait. Our bait of...
Kayaking for Snook
Put the kayak in this morning inside of Tampa Bay hoping to target some transitioning snook. I chose to target snook this morning because of the good moving outgoing tide which I prefer for snooking fishing. Bait was plentiful, especially finger mullet which is...
lowtide pot holes in Tampa Bay with Clyde, Drew and Shane!
Got Clyde, his son Drew and nephew Shane out in the kayaks yesterday to do some low tide fishing in Tampa Bay. The day started early when Clyde and Drew doubled up on two perfect slot sized redfish out of a school of roughly 40-50 other tailing reds… first two casts...
Oct 8 Tailing Redfish in Tampa Bay!
With winter time upon us we will begin to see very low tides, some times even negative (below mean low water), that provide excellent sight fishing opportunities for the kayak angler in Tampa Bay. Mike and myself launched our kayaks into the waters of Tampa Bay around...
Fall Kayak Fishing in Tampa Bay
With our first season’s cold fronts and summer officially behind us, kayak fishing remains hot and steady here in Tampa Bay. Negative low tides in the morning will produce great opportunities for kayak anglers in Tampa Bay to access and fish areas otherwise impossible...
February 28, Kayak Fishing in Placida, Fl
Did a little pre fishing down south in Placida, Fl for the upcoming IFA Kayak Series stop out of Punta Gorda. The tournament is a combination of one redfish and one trout’s combined total inches. There are some pretty good prizes up for grab including a new Hobie...
February 23, Schooled Up Redfish
Got Mike out yesterday to check an area that I had not been to since a year ago last spring. I knew it was a little early in the season for the redfish schools I was looking for to be in this area, but I had a feeling they might be early. We launched our kayaks around...
February 21, Flats Permit Surprise!
This past Sunday, February 21, I was out on the flats in my kayak on lower Tampa Bay when out of the corner of my eye I noticed two sickles standing out of the water. Having fished offshore by boat before in this area for permit, I recognized these sickles almost...
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