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Fishing Report: Warmer temperatures getting anglers out
Published 3/10/2010 at 9:00 a.m. 6 comments
To quote one of the offshore captains, "It sure was nice to be able to run some trips instead of sitting on the deck and watching the wind blow."
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Fishing Report: Inconsistent weather still playing havoc with fishing
Published 3/3/2010 at 12:30 p.m. 0 comments
March is supposed to be a month in which we transition from winter fishing to our warmer water fish. Live bait becomes more available and the fish will actually eat those baits. Also in this transition month, tarpon are known ...
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Fishing Report: Warming trend nudges the action closer to normal
Published 2/24/2010 at 12:00 p.m. 0 comments
At 6 a.m. Tuesday the temperature was already in the 60s and it just kept getting better and better all day long.
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Fishing Report: We've got a Georgia winter on our hands
Published 2/17/2010 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments
Before moving to Florida I spent 16 years in Georgia, and I’m telling you we are having a Georgia winter. This stretch of cold weather has to end sometime and all of the guides I spoke with vote for now.
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Fishing Report: All in all, action hasn't been half bad
Published 2/10/2010 at 5:48 p.m. 0 comments
All things considered, the fishing has been fairly good this week. With most days being windy and tending toward the cool side it would seem that the fish would be hard to find and harder to catch, but most all ...
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Fishing Report: As cold weather breaks, fishing improving inshore and offshore
Published 2/3/2010 at 3:06 p.m. 0 comments
Despite something less than "Chamber of Commerce" weather, fishing continues to improve with good reports both offshore and inshore.
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Fishing Report: Bite gets better as water warms
Published 1/28/2010 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Fishing continues to improve as the warmer weather continues. The water temperatures in the back waters are staying in the 60’s for the most part and in the upper-50’s range in the gulf.
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Fishing Report: Cold weather continues to affect the action
Published 1/14/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
The news is not good. Apparently we are experiencing one of the worst cold weather fish kills in many years. Everywhere from Tampa to the Keys -- sport fish, bait fish, and even trash fish were succumbing to the frigid ...
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Fishing Report: Grouper bite is as good as it's been in years
Published 12/17/2009 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
The grouper fishing is the best that is has been in recent years. Limits of both gag and red grouper are being caught, and I actually had so many outstanding reports e-mailed to me this week that I had to ...
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Fishing Report: Offshore offers best bite
Published 12/10/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
The offshore fishing continues to offer the most opportunities for local anglers.
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PHOTOS Fishing Report: Head offshore if you're fishing to fill your dinner plate
Published 12/3/2009 at 6:00 a.m. 1 comment
First of all, I want to offer my hearty congratulations to all of those snook who made it safely through last Monday. These survivors are now free to exercise our local anglers without the anxiety of possibly being invited back ...
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Fishing Report: The fishing's really good, but a cold front is coming
Published 11/26/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
The fishing has been excellent this past week. The waters have been calm, the weather warm, and there is bait all along the beaches. Bonito, Spanish mackerel, sharks and tarpon are all enjoying this easy meal. Keewaydin Island appears to ...
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Fishing Report: Grouper highlights this week’s action
Published 11/19/2009 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
The best fishing seems to be offshore. The red grouper bag limit has been raised to two fish per person this year, and many captains are catching their limits in a morning’s fishing, and then still having time to check ...
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PHOTO: Fishing Report: Wind and bad weather does not dampen fishing
Published 11/12/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
There were extreme low tides last week, brisk winds over the weekend, and a cold front is predicted to move through this week, and yet, the fishing has remained quite good through it all. Snook continue to feed. Redfish might ...
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Fishing Report: Cobia is this week's special
Published 11/5/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
There is an entire menu of fish being caught right now, but this week’s special has to be cobia. Everyone with whom I talked mentioned cobia at some point in the conversation.
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