May 23, 2011
On a recent trip, 5/20, we ran about 5 miles north of the Withalacoochee River entrance at Yankeetown and fished the first 2 hours of the falling tide. Just south of the Waccassasa River, this area of the Gulf of Mexico is referred to as the Grass Flats, and is […]
Read More »April 30, 2011
A heads up from Slick Charters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission?has annouced two free saltwater fishing weekends in June. June 4-5 and June 18-19 Also Scallop Season has been extended about week on the front end and two weeks on the back end, from June 25 to September […]
Read More »April 12, 2011
In the flats and around the islands, there are plenty of trout,?red fish and?Spanish Mackerel. Use Cajun thunder corks and jig heads tipped w/ shrimp and you can’t go wrong with gulp’s either. There has been a couple of reports of cobia caught in the shallows as well. I?foresee in […]
Read More »April 11, 2011
The water has finally warmed up to around 75 degrees in the afternoon and around 69 degrees in the am. Bait pods are showing up and?there are plenty of Spanish Mackerel and some Kings at around 25 to 35 ft. At 50 ft around wrecks and strong structure there are […]
Read More »April 1, 2011
On April 2 2011 Cedar Key Marina II will have it’s grand opening. Under new management Cedar Key Marina II is the only full service marina in Cedar Key. There will be free lunch and drinks (soda’s and water) and deals on boat rentals, bait and boat storage. For information on […]
Read More »February 10, 2011
One of the best all around fish to catch in the Gulf of Mexico has to be the Sheepshead. Although we typically only see them in the Big Bend Region during the winter months, these pelagics show up every year in big numbers. Not only are they plentiful, they move […]
Read More »December 25, 2010
One of the hottest spots for winter fishing on the Citrus County Coast has been literally shut down. Typically this time of year the majority of trips we schedule are for the Progress Energy Hot Water Discharge Canal, just north of Crystal River, and for good reason…great fishing. Unfortunately, for […]
Read More »December 4, 2010
Recent cold fronts have the fish moving in off the Dixie, Levy & Citrus County coasts. By the time you read this report, a huge fish migration will have taken place in the Big Bend. Typically we see a slow migration of several different species of fish move inshore during […]
Read More »November 30, 2010
Went out to 95 ft, for the last weekend of snapper fishing, after the long 57 mile trip, they started bitting right away, then slacked off, moved around alittle. Ended up with 7 nice snapper and 7 nice grouper. we had better luck with menhaden and sardines, than live bait. […]
Read More »November 18, 2010
We had a charter of 4, on a half day trip, headed to 25-28 ft of water. It was kinda rough and “one didn’t fish”, but the other three had fun with plenty of keeper sea bass, grunts and 2 nice keeper grouper, with a few shorts that were released […]
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