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One of the
exciting things about fishing is you never know
what you are going to catch. There is not enough
room on one page to list all the species, but the
fish listed below are some of what we generally
target.
Other
seasons to consider: Scallop season is
open from July 1st through September 10th. Bag
limit is 2 gallons whole or 1 pint meat per person
(no more than 10 gallons whole or ½ gallon meat
per vessel. Scallop trips are done with mask and
snorkel.
Spiny
Lobster season is open from August 6th
through May 31st (exception: Sport Season – last
consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July each
year). Lobster trips are done with mask and snorkel
and down in the Keys. |
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Snook is
my favorite fish to catch. We usually fish
for snook from March through November (even
though season is closed in the summer).
Typically catching bigger fish in the summer
months. |
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Redfish. These
are the bulldogs of the flats. Not as exciting
as snook, but fight much harder. We typically
catch redfish all year, but the bigger schools
tend to be around in August and September. |
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Spotted Sea
Trout are here year around.
We catch a good number of trout in the
same areas as snook and redfish. Winter
fishing provides the bigger trout (up
to 30”). Typically we sight fish them
in the winter. |
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Cobia are
typically a migratory fish. They will hang
around in the warmer water of the power
plants during the winter and hit the flats,
channel markers, and beaches from Spring
through fall. |
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We typically only
catch Flounder in the winter
while sight fishing for Redfish and Trout. |
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Grouper tend
move into the bay during the winter months,
but they are generally here all year. We
catch many juveniles around docks and on
deeper grass flats all year. |
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Spanish Mackerel invade
Tampa Bay from the spring all the way through
the fall. If the water temperature stays
warm, we will catch the in the winter months
as well. |
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Tarpon, Tarpon,
Tarpon. March through August
never comes quick enough. It is an
absolute rush to hook into one of these
magnificent creatures. They fight hard
with long runs and spectacular jumps. |
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