The Tackle Boxes Fishing Report

October 20, 2009

10-20-09 The strongest cold front of the fall season probably brought big changes to the fresh and salt water fishing landscape in North Florida . We say “probably” since the wind that accompanied the chill was sufficiently strong to keep most would-be anglers at home—greatly reducing the weekend reports that […]

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Summertime In October

October 14, 2009

An Indian Summer Well I’ve heard it called Indian summer. Summertime weather in October. What ever it is, it’s hot. After the little cool down we had two weeks ago, water temps are back up in the low 80’s. We should be experiencing a strong shallow water bite by now. […]

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A Three Hour Tour

October 6, 2009

A Good Half Day On a recent trip to the Grass Flats off the Levy and Citrus County Coasts, we caught several “Gator Trout” along with the usual “by catch”, as well as 5 slot sized Redfish. Got kind of a late start, left the dock at 10:30 a.m., but […]

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Get Ready – The Reds Are Starting to Bunch Up

September 29, 2009

A Steinhatchee Fishing Report From Pepper Fish Key Charters Big Bend fishing fans, the Reds have bunched a little, and what that means?is that when you can get yourself in front of one of these schools, they’ll bite and bite hard. I think it’s their competitive nature when bunched up. […]

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Fish of A Lifetime

September 28, 2009

FISH OF A LIFETIME Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocala Fishing Guide Captain Nick On vacation in Ocala/Marion County from Colorado, Chris and Danielle Kelly scheduled a Bass fishing trip Thursday, September 24, that will not soon be forgotten. About 3 p.m. we departed the dock at Ocala Boat Basin/Ray Wayside […]

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The Change Has Started

September 21, 2009

Change Is In The Air Hey Everybody, Scallop season ended on the 10th and we are already into full swing with our fall fishing schedule. ?Trout continue to bite sporadically, deep and in shallow flats. I’m fishing cut bait under corks to produce the best trout catches. Gulp under cork […]

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THE TIME IS NOW

September 9, 2009

THE TIME IS NOW Just about a year ago, I experienced one of those Bass fishing trips of a lifetime. Thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, the Dam that controls the Ocklawaha River water level had been opened to relieve flooded waterfront properties to our south, which in turn really freed […]

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Coming Soon to The Flats Near You

September 9, 2009

Coming Soon a September Improvement Recently, lots of Reds have been caught in a variety of near shore locations up and down the Nature Coast/Big Bend Region. From Eleven Prong, just south of Wacassasa Bay, to the Homosassa River entrance, reports of good numbers of Reds keep coming in with […]

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Offshore of Yankeetown Fishing Report With Good Friends

What the mission was for!

August 27, 2009

What Are Friends For? To Go Fishing With! Hey Everyone, Mother Nature has been very nice to us offshore anglers lately, and she has allowed me to roam to some of my deep water haunts. This trip was with some good friends of mine and their family. Russ did a […]

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Its the Time of Year to Make Lemonade Out Of Lemons

August 24, 2009

LEMONADE? Yes lemonade, although we are in the middle of what is called the “Dog Days of Summer”, there are still fish to be caught around the Levy/Citrus County coasts. As a matter of fact, if you’re looking for numbers, and aren’t picky about the species, it’s an especially great […]

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