June 17, 2013
Wow! Fishing really turned on last week as the waters cleared from the stormy conditions we experienced the previous week.
The snook fishing has been especially strong with some of the largest
fish of the year being caught and released. We also found some large
redfish in the mix running up to 30 inches or more.
Although I did not fish for them, I did see plenty of tarpon in the
area. They were throughout the inshore bays and appeared to be ranging
from 20 lb. juveniles to large fish over 100 lbs. It is not too late to
get out and take a shot at these great fish.
Last Wednesday, Capt. Ben and I took a morning off and headed out
together for a rare day of fishing together. We easily loaded the boat
with live sardines and headed inland to search for the big snook that we
knew were lurking in some of our favorite spots. The fish did not
disappoint us! In four hours of fishing, we released over 35 snook with
four of the fish measuring out at the mid 30 inch mark and one caught
by Ben measuring 42 inches and weighing in at 25 lbs!
Most all of the snook including the largest ones were caught while
sight fishing in less than two feet of water. We also released
seatrout, goliath grouper and redfish to 30 inches. Here are some
photos from our morning…
Another trip out last week was with Ryan and Kevin Petnuch. These
youngsters now in their teens have been fishing with me for many years
as they started coming on the boat with their dad when they were as
young as four.
At their request, we started the day with some action fishing. The
boys released quite a few nice snook along with a big redfish and
numerous fighting jack crevalle. Late in the morning we moved on to do
battle with a couple of large sharks and then ended the trip at another
snook spot where they hooked into a couple of large fish which managed
to throw the hooks.
All in all it was a great morning with all kinds
of great action and some real nice fish released.
- Capt. Todd Geroy