September 5, 2008
Snook season opened Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 30. Don’t forget the required stamp and the latest slot limit, 28-33 inches. Also, scallop season closes next weekend, Sept. 10, so again, Better get-em while you can! To be perfectly honest, we haven’t fished the Gulf of Mexico since last Friday […]
Read More »September 3, 2008
We have 7 days of scallop season left and the water is clearing up. By the weekend I bet the visibility will be good. It’s still summertime fishing, however, Trout are biting. Keep in? mind this time of year is about change, and I don’t mean politics. I mean conditions […]
Read More »September 3, 2008
I got this email last night from Captain Nick Bozman of Slick Charters. Remember TS Fay came through & flooded us a week and a few days ago. Steve Jones Hey Steve; Got a Big Bass Alert Caught and released this “Hog” on the third cast ,Monday 09/01/08, O.K. River. PS; […]
Read More »August 31, 2008
Freshwater report/ OK./Silver River Thank you T.S. Fay; Since T.S. Fay made landfall last week, the O.K. river has been overflowing its banks for the first time in many months.Bass fishing in general had been slow for the past several weeks or so , or at least it had been […]
Read More »August 30, 2008
Saltwater/Yankeetown (Nearshore) “Fish of the Day” On a recent trip, Rich and Bridgette Whitney, of Tampa, caught a variety of fish while fishing the grass flats and spoil islands off of Yankeetown..Species caught included Trout, Small Grouper, and Redfish, along with the typical by-catch. Bridgette ended up the trip catching […]
Read More »August 27, 2008
Hey Y’all, I am not one to make up a good fishing report. The last few days have been tough fishing, for all species. We found short fish(trout), one keeper red, a couple bluefish. A slow catching day, however, nice weather and calm seas made it a wondeful day to […]
Read More »August 26, 2008
Oklawaha/Freshwater Thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, water levels on the Silver and Oklawaha Rivers have risen dramatically. On Monday, we did a re-con trip and found the dock at the Ocala Boat Basin about a foot under water. The Silver River entrance was virtually blocked by downed trees. We did […]
Read More »August 22, 2008
Ray Wayside Park also known as Ocala Boat Basin on East Hwy 40, Silver Springs. Captain Nick says the river needed tropical storm Fay. He’ll keep us posted.
Read More »August 22, 2008
He’s got the boat! He Says He Can Cure Your Fishin Jones! Gulf Coast inshore/nearhore fishing guide Captain Nick Bozman of Slick Charters reports he hasn’t been fishing this week, he just drove up to the boat ramp. He reported what we all know, thats it’s raining all over North […]
Read More »August 19, 2008
Scallops continue to be the most dependable resource this summer. Water clarity will become a factor, post rainy days and T.S. Fay. Early morning trips for Speckled Trout and Redfish continue to be very productive using Saltwater Assassin jigs 5″ pink and electric chicken colors. Topwater baits such as mirrorlure […]
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