Fall Fishing is going off!

After a tumultuous Summer, finally after 2 storms, our waters are free of red tide.  And right on schedule the, fall bait run is in full swing.  Fishing this time of the year rivals spring, and some say is much better.

Inshore, the redfish that have been scarce all summer are finally here in numbers.   Near offshore, there have been massive schools of bait fish that have large explosions in them from a mixture of Sharks, Mackerel and Tarpon just blowing up in the schools.

No finessing here, anything moving is eagerly eaten.

We have just had our second cold front, (1st real one) and the water temps were knocked down to 71.2 degrees, 10 degrees in a few days.  Its warming back up fast, so call and  Book your trip now!

Capt Paul.

 

Winter to Early Spring Pattern this week Feb 14th.

After a colder and windier than normal that saw many catches of Black Drum and Sheepshead, the fronts have finally slowed from a 5-7  day pattern to  7-11 day range.  In addition they are not as intense as they were.    This has lead to water  warming from the low 60’s to mid 70-‘s in just over a week.

That’s fairly typical for water get back to a more normal temp, stimulating bait-fish to return and the  fish to feed  ahead of the spring spawn.   Valentines Day is a good reference point for temp normalization in a cooler then normal winter. Note the chart below from SCCF’s Recon site shows on Jan 31, 58 Degree water! Now into the lower to mid 70’s in just 2 weeks.

The first Tarpon are being spotted  as they begin to work their  way down from a winter stop in the River and up from the 10,000 islands and the keys.  Sharks are not far behind.

Book now for Tarpon starting  in  April through June.  Snook Season reopens March 1st and smaller ones are starting to show up in the passes now.

 

 

 

 

 

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