May 28, 2011
It is only the 27th of May, but summer is here. Most days the wind has kept the heat tolerable, along with a good bite. Speckled Trout have set up house on the deeper flats, 6-12feet deep. The shallow flats will still produce Trout in the morning till about 9 […]
Read More »May 25, 2011
South East of Snake Key, Deadmans channel, and all flats in 3 to 6 ft of water are producing plenty of trout, reds, sharks, some cobia and the tarpon are there as well. Bait of choice is a chartreuse 3/8 jig, tipped with shrimp or new penny gulp, and of […]
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 »March 21, 2011
Hey OutdoorUpdate.com fans, Spring 2011 has showed up in a most glorious fashion! The blooming trees and bushes are as beautiful as we’ve seen in years. The fishing has been equally great and lower than usual winds for March has contributed to nice conditions, allowing folks to get to the Steinhatchee […]
Read More »February 11, 2011
Well what do I say? This is the second winter in a row that fishing has been a real challenge. We’ve had a great time with small Redfish, a occasional keeper, and some outstanding Trout catching. The problem has been the weather, cold, wind and rain. Speckled Trout is closed […]
Read More »January 14, 2011
Hey folks, Are you surviving the cold? We have been able to get out a couple times a week since Thanksgiving. But this weather has made it a challenge. The cold temperature is one thing, but put 10-15 knots of wind behind it and it is raw. Our Trout fishing […]
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 23, 2010
If you are a regular on outdoorupdate.com you know I have not posted a report in a while. Yes, I have been busy and I had some outboard issues that kept me distracted for a couple of months. We finally broke down and contributed to local economic stimulus, albeit, kicking […]
Read More »October 15, 2010
My apologies for the way over due salt water fishing report. Honestly, over the last few months we’ve had few salt water fishing inquiries, likely due to the spill, and or the economy. Fortunately, the fishing in our area was not effected by either. We made a short re-con trip […]
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