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 »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 »April 11, 2011
The water has finally warmed up to around 75 degrees in the afternoon and around 69 degrees in the am. Bait pods are showing up and?there are plenty of Spanish Mackerel and some Kings at around 25 to 35 ft. At 50 ft around wrecks and strong structure there are […]
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 »October 22, 2010
On an half day trip we fished from the edge of Sea Horse reef to out as far as 50 ft in depth. Out past marker 1 on the southeast side of sea horse, in 12-15 ft dept, the mackerel are as thick as thieves. We just used a chum […]
Read More »July 12, 2010
On Thursday and Friday of last week, July 8th and 9th, we fished both the outer markers of the Barge Canal, about 10 miles off the Citrus County Coast, and the Grass Flats near Levy County with similar results each trip. Plenty of fish to be caught, but not necessarily […]
Read More »June 16, 2010
Three days this week we either tied or broke the all time record highs here in Ocala, Florida. Temps are soaring and the fish continue to bite both in the fresh and salt water. The saltwater bite is definitely better during the early morning hours. We’ve had no problem limiting […]
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