Yankeetown, Crystal River & Levy County Fishing Report

December 23, 2008

Salt Water Fishing Report for Crystal River, Yankeetown, Cedar key and Levy County- 12/23/08 Fished the “Progress Energy” Hot water Discharge Canal last week. Had several reports of good numbers of large Spotted Sea Trout, as well as Snook and Cobia being caught there, so I thought I’d give it […]

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In the Big Bend its “Winter Mode”!

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 […]

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Bring Some Leftover Turkey and Fish

December 1, 2008

I’m still eating leftover Turkey, in fact I took a thigh with me in the boat Friday, cold fried turkey is almost as good as cold fried chicken. Winter has come early this year. Fish are orienting them selves to deeper, warmer water. Mainly rivers and creeks. Sunny afternoons will […]

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It’s a Dirty Job, but Somebody’s got to do it!

November 18, 2008

Go Gators!!! FL 56 – other?6 I’ve been quite busy over the past week. Had five fishing trips in the past 8 days. “Dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it”! Three out of the five were saltwater trips, fishing the grass flats off the Levy/Citrus County Coast for Spotted Sea […]

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Another Tough Weather Week!

November 17, 2008

Another tough weather week! Cool water and high winds made fishing challenging. However, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Pot hole fishing was the way to go, at least in the morning. We managed to catch some really nice Trout this week. Three 6 lbs or better! […]

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Skinny Water…Fat Fish

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 […]

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It’s cool and breezy but the opportunities are there

November 5, 2008

Hey Voters I hope you took time to do your civic duty today, before you went fishing. Today’s weather is overcast, breezy, cool 66 degrees at lunch time. More than just breezy, it’s out of the North. It’s been this way for a week. It is pot hole fishing conditions, negative […]

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Big Bend Fishing Forecast (no hog futures here)

October 29, 2008

Fishing “Futures” Typically, I don’t make predictions. Most of my fishing partners would agree it’s bad “juju”. On this occasion, I will make an exception (with conditions). In my opinion, if these cold fronts we are now experiencing continue, and we get a cooler than average winter, as predicted by the wether […]

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Speckled Trout and Reds are Biting Good!

October 23, 2008

Hey Fall Fisherman, Now that we are wearing jackets and sweatshirts in?the mornings and the water temps have dropped, you know the Speckled Trout and Reds are biting good. We have had days with high north winds and slick days, each with it’s own challenges. Saltwater Assassin baits, Berkely Gulps, […]

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