“It said here and please put these on my web site”. I guess this means fishing is good.
This Customer of Hookedup Charters Is All Smiles with this Cedar Key, Florida Cobia
Captain John Just Had To Hold it.
It is a very nice Cobia.
This is a pretty picture!
Some good size Cedar Key, Florida grouper and a fine Cobia.
The water temp was 63 degrees at the ramp, dropped to 62 degrees out in 45-58 ft of water but it warmed up to 63 degrees in afternoon.
The gag grouper, sea bass and Florida snapper (grunts) are biting good in 50 to 60 ft of water. It’s been hard to find any keeper red grouper in these depths. I believe there still out deeper, but there is plenty of shorts to catch and release. Haven’t seen any kings or cobia yet. nor is there a lot of bait pods, as soon as water temp. hits 68 to 72 degrees, things will change, maybe 1 or 2 weeks away.
We did catch some quality gags though, 12-15 lb’s. we did use some frozen mullet & thread fins and cigar minnows but the bait of choice was live pinfish & porgies.
This Fishing Report Is From Cedar Key Fishing Guide Captain John of Hookedup Charters
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Cedar Key Fishing Report for 7-31, 8-1, 8-2 Saturday, The weather was a little hairy in the am, but it ended up turning out nice.
We started fishin in 45 ft, the grouper were biting good, but there were a lot of shorts, and mostly red grouper.
We then tried 55 ft, got few keepers there, but there sure are a ton of 19 inch red grouper out there. moved out to 70 ft and got the same results, talked to a few more guides and they had the same story.
Sunday, weather was perfect, I had a “sreach for new spots charter“, so we never went any deeper than 55 ft, caught a few keeper reds and 1 gag, but still another day of non stop short grouper, saw alot of bait pods, turtles, good bottom, also tried 38 ft on the way back in, you could barely get your line to the bottom before the red grouper were on your hook, all short but very fat and heavy.
I heard from another guide, who went to 80+ ft and did well with gags, reds and a few red snapper. So you can all the fun you want in close, but most of the keepers right now with these temperatures are out deeper.
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This Off Shore Cedar Key, Florida Fishing Report is From Cedar Key Grouper Guide Captain John
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Well, NOAA’s report said 10 kt winds and 2 ft seas, and it was 15 to 18 kt winds and 3-5 ft seas, so the trip was made short.
We fished the king fish hole area due to weather, we only fished till 2 pm, using sardines, cut mullet and live pinfish, we caught about 30 shorts and 5 keeper gag groupers, 1 king fish and a lot of sea bass and grunts, not bad for 20 ft of water @ 80 degs temp.
So if you dont have a boat to go offshore or the weather wont let you go, try the kingfish hole area, trolling plugs, bottom fishing and keep a free line out back w/ a whole sardine, thredfin or live bait, while bottom fishing and wait for your king or cobia to take it.
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A Yankee Town, Florida and Crystal River Florida Fishing Report
From Gulf Coast Fishing Guide Captain Nick
We fished the Spoil Islands off the Levy County Coast Monday, June 1, just north of the Withalacoochee River.
Found plenty of Spotted Sea Trout, although most of them were less than 15 inches in length, the legal limit.
Moved offshore a bit and found a small piece of structure that ,according to my “crystal ball ” ,( fish finder) ,was holding fish.
Anchored up and right off start catching 18 to 24 inch Trout, several nice size Pink Mouth Grunts, and Gag Grouper just shy of the 22 inch minimum.
Even had a couple of Cobia come up to the boat, but couldn’t convince them to bite a shrimp.
Needless to say, I added another waypoint on the GPS and will be returning to it soon.
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