Sarasota
West Central
Written by Capt. Bob Smith
July 1st, 2008 Sarasota Florida Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith
Sarasota Florida Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith
This past week was good on the bay! Whale Key shoal and Helicopter shoal just outside of Buttonwood Harbor has produced plenty of nice size spotted sea trout to 24" and bluefish to up three pounds. Bluefish, jacks and ladyfish blew up on the large schools of very small baitfish, causing the water to boil and the numerous birds to attack from above.
Jake Jordan's Fishing Adventures
Keys Written by Capt. Jake Jordan
Last Florida Keys Tarpon Report
June 20, - 27, 2008
Greetings from Tarpon World:
My 98 year old Mom and I are heading home to North Carolina tomorrow morning, My truck is packed, and the skiff is cleaned and has the cover tied down to the trailer ready for travel. This was a good Tarpon season weather wise although we has lots of wind and clouds I fished 66 out of 75 days which were booked. Seems that we did pretty good as most of my clients have already begun booking dates for next years Tarpon Season.
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Amelia Island
Northeast Written by Capt. Dave Sipler
7-1-08 - HUGE CHANGE!
Had Dan Kelly and his two sons out for a day of pulling on big fish. So I hoped.
But like a 6th sense, I just had a funny feeling this morning. It was cooler, which is always welcomed. But just felt different than, last Thursday. If you aren't sweating hard at 8am in the heat, it's just not a typical late June day on the water. Greenies at the rocks, were the usual hunt and peck, to catch them.
Sarasota Bay & Nearby Areas
West Central
Written by Capt. Terry Frankford
Fishing Report 07/01/2008 – Capt. Terry Frankford
Angler's aboard the Reelin and Chillin have been catching, trout, redfish, mangrove snapper, pompano, permit, and bluefish, to name a few more popular species.
When I have the time to cover many of my favorite locations, sooner or later one or more of these will produce. This proved true with four angler's out on a full day trip. We would hit a spot, fish for a few minutes, if we had action we would stay - if not we would move on. All angler's managed a respectable catch, Andria started off with a nice trout around eighteen inches caught just at the north end of Quick Pt. where the flats met with the channel.
Miami Area
Southeast
Written by Capt. Jim Barlett
July 1st, 2008 Southeast Florida Fishing Report
The month of June was about as up & down as we have seen in a while. Air temperatures, winds, clouds, rain, created a day by day scenario on the fishing. One day you’re a hero and the next day you’re working hard to keep from being a zero. This report will give a brief overlay of the type of trips we had this past month and their outcome.
West Coast Long-Range
West Central Written by Viking Fleet
July 1st, 2008
Capt. Rich reported completely INSANE fishing on Thursday’s 16 Hour Special American Red Snapper Extended Day trip. All anglers aboard met their limit of American Reds, and released loads of them up to 15 pounds.
They also managed to catch a handful of amberjacks up to 30lbs, lane, mangrove and yellow tail snapper as well as assorted gag and red grouper. Capt. Rich had decided to take the chance by making a long trip and it was worth it!
Naples, Ft. Myers, and Bonita Beach
Southwest
Written by Capt. Dave Hanson
07-01-08
Fishing Report
Fishbuster Charters’ Captain Dave Hanson reported, “Tuesday morning, I fished 14 miles west of New Pass with Mike and Noreen Weber and Bill and Gail Carlson. We had lots of action and variety all morning, using live shrimp. Catches included three keeper hogfish, two at 13 inches and one at 14 inches, Spanish mackerel to 24 inches (we kept two and released three), ten whitebone porgies, of which we kept three, fifteen keeper mangrove snapper, and grunts. We released gag grouper shorts to 18 inches, red grouper to 19 inches, triggerfish, and a 15 inch mutton snapper.
Cocoa Beach & Merritt Island
East Central
Written by Capt. Ron Presley
July 1st, 2008
Banana River Producing a Variety of Fish
It’s been nice to have a few mornings without the wind blowing so hard. All spring has been characterized by high winds that tend to make the fishing tough. Well, this week was much better and made for enjoyable days on the water.
Rip Tide plastic baits have produce well this week on a variety of fish. Trout, jacks, and bluefish all ate them well. My overall favorite remains the 3 inch Rip Tide Mullet, but the Flats Chub and the Curtailer have also produced fish.
Indian River Lagoon Coast
East Central Written by Capt. Tom Van Horn
July 1st, 2008 Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
Compliments of Mosquito Creek Outdoors
The summer doldrums held fast this past week on the east central coast of Florida with hot calm days providing for some assumes sight fishing conditions. Although the fishing conditions were magnificent, the catching wasn't great. We did manage some assume fish, but it feels like a bit of cold water (Labrador Current) may be starting to push in. The bait this week was in very close to the beach making it tough to catch, and the inshore kingfish were few and far between. "
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Top Destination Written by Capt. George Landrum
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING, Cabo Fish Report July 1st, 2008
WEATHER We are now back into summer mode. Our daytime highs have been in the mid to high 90’s and the nighttime lows have been a warm 80 degrees. Thank goodness the humidity has not gotten high yet, wait another two week for that. We had clear skies this week, for the most part, and the winds we were dealing with all day long every day last week were only blowing later in the afternoon this week.
Middle Keys
Keys
Written by Capt. Dave Navarro
Fishing report for 7-2-08 from D. M. Navarro @ The World Class Angler in Marathon.
Another holiday weekend is upon us. This is the big one for the summer and we can expect quite a few visitors down not only for the festivities but also for the fishing. It is fantastic weather for them as well as you. If you have been fishing lately, you know what I mean.
The dolphin offshore have been plentiful. The hottest areas have been around 12 miles from the reef. This has been good for days and days with plenty of large school dolphin in the 5 to 9 pound range. There have been scattering of big fish as well. Wahoo have been running fairly well along the 300-foot range for those with fast trolled lures.
Lower Keys Fishing Report
Keys
Written by Captain Andrew Tipler
July 1st, 2008
Lower Keys Fishing Report
Winds were up this past week and it made for happy fish. The seas were a little lumpy but there were plenty of places to hide from the wind and have a good day. Our little part of the word offers fantastic fishing possibilities no matter the winds. There are good choices no matter the direction and intensity of the wind.
We spent two days in the gulf hiding from strong SE winds. We found big sharks more than eager to eat our bonito sides. Shark fishing is a blast when you use the appropriate tackle. I like to keep a few spinning outfits loaded with braid. I keep one thirty pound outfit with a short leader and a small piece of bait at the ready for smaller sharks.
Apalachicola Inshore and Offshore
Northwest Written by Sandra Allen
July 1st 2008
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July, expect hot and steamy weather with an occasional afternoon thunderstorm as the weather heats up this month. Drench yourselves in sunscreen drink plenty of fluids and get out to explore our unique and beautiful area. Go fishing, bird watching, exploring the coast or try your hand at scalloping in St. Joe Bay or Lanark Village area waters in the Apalachicola Bay. There are loads of things to do and see in our beautiful area. While here why not go- sight seeing in the Apalachicola Bay or River with one of our native guides.
Port St Lucie & Fort Pierce
East Central Written by Capt. Charlie Conner
July 1st, 2008
July Fishing Forecast
July brings hot weather, afternoon rains and Fourth of July parties. Oh....and lots of great fishing out there,too! Mornings on the river will bring action at first light on top water lures for snook or trout on the flats. They will seek deeper water as the sun rises. I will be fishing along the mangroves for snook with jigs, twitch baits and spoons where the water will be 2-3 feet deep. Trout will move to deeper flats in 2-6 feet of water and will most likely hit pinfish, pigfish or live shrimp.
Bonita Springs to Pine Island Sound
Southwest Written by Capt. John "GiddyUp" Bunch
July 1st 2008
By 11AM, it is smokin' hot in SW FL. We have been getting creamed with early AM and PM thunder storms. No extra charge for lightening!
Anyway, fishing has been pretty good with a few tarpon still hanging around.
Snook: Lots of snook on the beach and lots of snook on the way to the beach. Finding bait remains a HUGE DEAL for many guides. It is tough to explain. Remember catch and release through the summer.
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