I am finally catching up on my fishing report for July after taking
some time off for family the first week of July and then having surgery a
week ago for which I have a two week recovery time off the water. I am
really getting cabin fever, but know that I letting my body heal is
critical. My son, Capt. Ben has kept busy filling in for me, fishing
daily and having some very good summer action. With lots of snook,
redfish, grouper and sharks all cooperating keeping rods bent and
anglers smiling.
Snook have been very active since the full moon last week with some
trips releasing as many as 35 in a half day. On an evening trip earlier
in the week a young angler released the snook of a lifetime, weighing
in at over 20 lbs before release!
Shark fishing is reliable as always this time of year with bull,
blacktip and lemon sharks cruising the shallow back bays looking for an
easy meal. The sharks are running from 4.5 foot scrappers to monsters
ranging to 8 feet in length and 275 lbs.
There are plenty of big tarpon in the gulf just off the beaches.
They have been gathering in good numbers around dense concentrations of
bait fish. For success, it is critical to get out early in the dark and
fish the “magic hour” before the sun gets above the tree line. Late
evening can also be productive, but afternoon thunder storms have put a
damper on many an evening lately. Before I was laid up, I hit the
tarpon several mornings in a row hooking up on several each trip. We
were throwing DOA Baitbuster lures. Other guides have been hooking up
on the same as well as live crabs, ladyfish, thread herring and live
mullet.
I will be back on the water by the middle of next week and hope to
have more to report by the weekend. Check back in to find out what’s
biting
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