October 14, 2013
Fishing off the Levy/Citrus County coasts has been good over the past few weeks, although most of the fish are on the move as fall begins and water temps drop. Recently the larger ‘Gator Trout” aka big speckled trout have moved from the extremely deep flats to the more shallow and […]
Read More »July 31, 2013
Fishing off the Levy/Citrus County Coast remains fair for this time of year. Lots of Sea Trout in the flats, although the majority have been small. During the summer months most of the larger specs caught are in the deeper waters. We typically fish in 7 to 10 feet of […]
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April 29, 2013
Fishing on Florida’s Nature Coast is alive and well. Last Thursday all the planets aligned. The tide, time, temperature and weather conditions were all perfect for an offshore trip. I and two of my fishing partners, Doug and Pat, struck out about 8 a.m. from the Yankeetown Public Ramp. We […]
Read More »January 23, 2013
Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is alive and well. Our recent warm spell has the Speckled Trout and Redfish moving from the skinny water (creeks and guts) out onto the shallow flats. Depending on the weather, this may or may not be a temporary situation. January and February is your […]
Read More »December 13, 2012
The Red Fish bite has slowed over the past few weeks on the Gulf. Recently the best bite has been early in the a.m., and in extremely shallow water. That is typical for this time of year. As water temps drop, the window of opportunity narrows. Many of the pelagic […]
Read More »October 30, 2012
The Grouper fishing season on the Gulf of Mexico will officially close on October 31, and is scheduled to re-open on July 1, 2013. Grouper regulations, closed seasons, catch limits, etc., have changed so often over the past couple of years that it is hard to keep up with them. […]
Read More »October 10, 2012
Inshore fishing off the Levy and Citrus County Coasts has improved over the last few weeks. Record numbers of good sized Speckled Trout have been caught around the Trout Stake, just north of the Withlacoochee River. The Redfish bite has also improved. The best time to fish for the Reds […]
Read More »August 1, 2012
Near record high temperatures throughout the Big Bend region have really effected the fishing. Water temps are already up to 90 degrees. On our most recent trips the best bite for the Trout and Redfish has been very early in the morning, typical for late summer. For best result, plan […]
Read More »July 9, 2012
Tropical Storm Debby dropped over a foot of rain throughout the Big Bend Region. Although we really needed the rain, it dramatically affected the nearshore bite off the Citrus and Levy County Coasts. On our most recent trip, we fished the grass flats for an hour or so without a […]
Read More »May 30, 2012
Hi OutdoorUpdate.com readers, recently we’ve been fishing the flats and near shore oyster bars around the Levy County and Citrus County Coast with excellent results. Recently we headed about 5 miles north of the Withlacoochee River entrance to fish the grass flats for Speckled Trout. Caught several small Specs, but nothing […]
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