June 25, 2012
Rainy days have a way of making me sorry, not that I need much help. But watching a few recorded fishing shows makes me want to talk about fishing when the weather is bad. So here I am watching Debby sit out there in the Gulf and dump large amounts […]
Read More »June 19, 2012
Our last several Largemouth Bass trips have been fairly productive. Although we have not seen large numbers of fish, the one’s we’ve caught have been really nice. Lots of 5 lb.ers and very few under the legal limit, 14 inches. Recently the invasive plants, mainly Hydrilla and Coontail Moss, have […]
Read More »June 15, 2012
The red snapper are biting good in 85 to 96 feet of water on thread-fin herring, sardines, and live pin fish. We had the best luck keeping our baits about 10ft off the bottom. The red grouper are on fire in 60 to 75 feet, but they are also in 40 […]
Read More »June 5, 2012
The only thing better than fishing on Monday, is fishing on Tuesday of course. Here in Steinhatchee we’ve had at least one tournament every Saturday since March. The community benefits from them, so don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, but you do look forward to seemingly having the place […]
Read More »May 31, 2012
Here’s a heads up about the 3rd Annual Jacksonville Fishing Rodeo June 7th thru June 10th 2012. Taking place at Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville, Florida. http://www.jacksonvillerodeo.com/rodeo/ note: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jax-Rodeo-Cancelled-Until-2015.html?soid=1102617253698&aid=ozcmWqoRJhs
Read More »May 30, 2012
Help out our friends at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by taking their scallop survey. ( Survey over ) Quote: After some extended seasons FWC scientists determined that the bay scallop population in the harvest area remained stable. The FWC is now considering extending the recreational harvest season by […]
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 […]
Read More »May 28, 2012
We are mostly targeting red grouper, seabass, king fish, and the world famous grunts (Cedar Key Snapper). The red grouper are biting great in 50 to 75 ft of water, but can also be caught in 35 to 45 ft of water, just not as many keeper size. Of course […]
Read More »May 27, 2012
The trout are in thick and the best reports are south of snake key in the finger channels in 5 to 10 ft of water. Drifting and using a Cajun thunder popping cork and about 4 ft of leader line, #3 to #5 hook and baited with live shrimp, small […]
Read More »May 21, 2012
Hey Steinhatchee & OutdoorUpdate.com fans, we are still enjoying a shallow bite for Speckled Trout, mostly on cutbait. Persistant use of light weight jigheads like the Saltwater Asssassin 1/16 oz with a 5 inch pink or Electric Chicken Assassin tail will work. If you like casting plugs you have to […]
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