December 8, 2008
Looks like the “pro’s” at the N.W.S. might have gotten it right. Record low temp’s in both October and November have started pushing fish further inshore all over the Big Bend region. Grouper populations, as well as other pelagics spend the summer months offshore, then migrate to nearshore waters as […]
Read More »November 11, 2008
Skinny Water…Fat Fish I finally had the opportunity to get out to the Grass Flats off the Levy County Coast this week for some Trout fishing. ypically this part of the Big Bend is well known for great Trout action, and Thursday, 11/6, was no exception. We departed the […]
Read More »October 22, 2008
Chomping for the Gulf of Mexico! I’m chomping at the bit to get back to the Grass Flats and Spoil Islands off of Yankeetown (Citrus/Levy counties coast). Recently, between having freshwater trips to do, or the wind blowing 15-20 knots, I have been kept from any saltwater fishing since the […]
Read More »October 13, 2008
Crystal River, Yankeetown Fishing Report From Captain Nick? Friday, Oct. 10, we fished the A.M. incoming tide about 20 miles off the Citrus County Coast for Grouper and Cobia. ? We? didn’t have much luck with the Grouper, but did manage to catch a few Cobia, along with plenty of […]
Read More »September 28, 2008
We fished the southern end of the Big Bend Region Friday and Saturday of this week. THE MIX Friday we took the airboat and fished the “skinny water’ around Lowes Bay and the Withalacoochee Reefs area off the Levy County coast. Started out about 9 a.m. and immediately spotted a […]
Read More »September 19, 2008
Yankeetown & Crystal River info pages. Finally found the time to get out on the Gulf this week,Thursday, 9/18, if only for a couple of hours. Along with Dan and Doug, two close friends, we struck out for the Spoil Islands just south of the Florida Barge Canal Channel. We arrived […]
Read More »September 11, 2008
High winds have kept us from any saltwater trips recently. I have received a report or two from a few “die hard anglers”. For the most part, the fishing was slow. A Redfish here and there. On the other hand, several huge Black Drum,, between 30 and 80 lbs., were […]
Read More »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 »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 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 […]
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