Posts Tagged ‘Withalacoochee River’

GLOBAL WARMING?

Friday, October 30th, 2009 by Captain Nick of Slick Charters No Comments »

 This Yankee Town, Florida Fishing Report is  from Yankeetown Florida Fishing Guide 

GLOBAL WARMING?

slick-charters-saltwater-glamour-shotIt is almost November and the water temps in the Gulf of Mexico off of Inglis are still in the 80’s.

The Redfish bite has been good around the Withalacoochee River entrance recently, but as usual the tide and time of day is everything.

Best bet is to fish on the morning when the high tide peeks before noon, and preferably near or on the new or full moon. The more extreme the tide the better.

I recommend using the Florida Sportsman Fishing Planner to keep track of these tides. It’s a great publication that gives you a full year of tide charts, bite times, etc.

The Spotted Sea Trout are also biting, and although we are getting smaller numbers, the fish are bigger.

Fish for Trout on the falling or out going tides. Recently we have had luck with them about a mile north of the “Trout Stake”, just off the Levy County Coast. Trout on the Grass Flats in November…unbelievable!

Record high temps have also kept the Grouper offshore. I expect to see them moving in as soon as the temps get back to normal.

Speaking of temps, what happened to Fall/Autumn? Doesn’t it usually cool off by now? Must be Global Warming!

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Captain Nick

A Three Hour Tour

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 by Captain Nick of Slick Charters No Comments »

A Good Half Day

slick-charters-saltwater-glamour-shotOn a recent trip to the Grass Flats off the Levy and Citrus County Coasts, we caught several “Gator Trout” along with the usual “by catch”, as well as 5 slot sized Redfish.

Got kind of a late start, left the dock at 10:30 a.m., but caught the last of a good flood tide. Headed north from the Withalocochee River entrance about 5 miles, and started drifting for Trout in the Lowes Bay Area.

Only fished from about 11 a.m. until 2, but for that short period of time, the bite was definitely on. To top it off, most of the Reds were pushing the top of the slot, and the smallest Trout caught was 18 inches long.

Had to get back to Ocala by 4, so we called it a day. Not bad for a three hour tour.

Yankee Town, Florida and Crystal River Florida  Fishing Reports
Are from Yankeetown Florida Fishing Guide Captain Nick of Slick Charters

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Keep Your Eye On The Ball

Friday, June 5th, 2009 by Captain Nick of Slick Charters Comments Off

A Yankee Town, Florida and Crystal River Florida  Fishing Report
From Gulf Coast Fishing Guide Captain Nick

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Keep Your Eye On The Ball

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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It’s All Good

Friday, May 15th, 2009 by Captain Nick of Slick Charters Comments Off

A Yankee Town, Florida and Crystal River Florida  Fishing Report
From Gulf Coast Fishing Guide Captain Nick

slick-charters-saltwater-glamour-shotIT’S ALL GOOD

Warmer than usual temperatures for this time of year have the Pelagics, as well as other species, moving in close off the Levy/Citrus County coasts.

Good numbers of Gag Grouper, Cobia, and Spanish Mackerel have recently been taken, as well as Trout and Redfish.
 
Last week, we limited out on both Gags and Cobia about 18 miles west of Yankeetown/Crystal River. Two of the 6 Cobia caught were over 30 lbs, and the Grouper ranged from 5 to 15 pounds.  All were caught on Pinfish.
 
I haven’t actually fished the Flats recently, but a reliable source tells me that Trout and Mackerel are all over the Grass just north of the Withalacoochee River, aka The Trout Stake Area.

Far as I can tell, It’s all good.

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