March 1, 2012
It’s going to be interesting to see how Spring comes in this year. As you all know, the winter has been very mild. Speckled Trout are on the flats with Gulf water temps in the 60’s. I still find the bigger Trout near a creek ditch or pothole. But remember, […]
Read More »January 6, 2012
Last Friday we made our way out to the “Bird Rack”, just off the Levy County and Citrus County Coasts, for some Spotted Sea Trout action. After about 30 minutes of casting a variety of baits around without any luck, we decided to try the warmer waters of the Hot Water Discharge […]
Read More »December 24, 2011
Big Bend friends, Humble apologies is all I have for not submitting a report in such a long time. I was recently scolded by a customer who told me they checked in from time to time to read what I posted. Yes I’ve been busy, but plain old sorryness is […]
Read More »November 14, 2011
From the Suwannee to Waccasassa and all around the oyster bars, corrigan’s reef, deadmans channel, gomez and in the back creek mouths, there are plenty of redfish to be caught, the trout are also there, still around the grass flats and hard bottom areas. There also have been good numbers of […]
Read More »October 22, 2011
Schools of Redfish have been spotted in numerous locations off the Dixie, Levy and Citrus County coasts. September and October are the best months to go for that Trophy Redfish in Florida’s Big Bend region. Huge schools of “breed stock” Redfish run inshore up the creeks and rivers near Steinhatchee, Horseshoe, […]
Read More »September 21, 2011
You can find nice speckled trout all over the flats, near almost any grassy bottom and along cuts and islands using Cajun Thunder corks, live shrimp or Gulp (root-beer color). If you use a live pinfish you’ll catch larger trout, maybe not as many, but more quality. I have heard to reports […]
Read More »September 17, 2011
Greetings from Steinhatchee. It’s still summer here, folks are out trying to get one or two more bags of Scallop meat for the freezer before the extended season closes Sunday the 25th of September. This hot weather makes scalloping very refreshing and a great way to top off a box […]
Read More »September 6, 2011
Here in Central Florida we catch fish 12 months our of the year, although the late summer months remain to be the toughest to do so. As water temps soar into the 90’s, the window of opportunity keeps getting shorter. This equates to getting up very early to catch a […]
Read More »August 11, 2011
There are Lots of Redfish in by Deadman’s Channel near the bars and grassy bottom area’s and good size trout have been caught in same area and out by Crest Mott and near Snake Key in the finger channels. And there are also have been some big black drum caught […]
Read More »June 28, 2011
Hey Florida Gulf Coast Fans, Scallop season is here! A week early, thanks to the State. By all accounts the supply is very good. The Game and Fish survey done a few weeks ago said the scallop fishery was healthy. Recreational scallopers had no trouble gathering limits of the shellfish […]
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