Friday, February 29, 2008
Tampa Tribune Outdoor Expo and Boat Show
TODAY Friday February 29th is FREE. Tomorrow it is $8.00 if your interested this will be a good time with some great speakers. Here is the link with more information. http://promos.tbo.com/triboutdoorexpo_2008/index.htm
Monday, February 25, 2008
The Tampa Tribune Outdoors Expo and Boat Show
Coming up this weekend is the Tampa Tribune Outdoors Expo and Boat Show. This is an annual event that has a lot of demonstrations and topics of interest for the Tampa fisherman. It's located at the Florida State Fairgrounds and will run all weekend long. The Cost is $15.00 and you can catch some good boat deals and some good products that you just can't find anywhere else.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
GROUPER IN THE GULF
Monday, February 11, 2008
Gulf Fishing Over the Weekend
Some weekends are for fishing, some are for Trailer Maintenance. Mine however was for Maintenance BUT, that didn't stop Capt. Doug and the IRISHWAKE from heading out to one of his good stops with a few buddies. Some keeper gags and Snapper but a lot of fishing action. Read all the report and see the Pics of the Beautiful Tiger Shark they hooked at the following link.
http://www.gregandbeth.com/blog/index.php?action=view&id=820
http://www.gregandbeth.com/blog/index.php?action=view&id=820
Friday, February 08, 2008
NEW GULF REEF FISHING RULES
Check out the new GULF REEF Fishing Rules. MUST have a Venting Tool, (not a knife or ice pick), Must use Circle Hooks, and a DeHooking tool. http://myfwc.com/whatsnew/08/statewide/News_08_X_SnapperRegs.htm
Red Snapper Season STILL opens April 21st for State Waters But for Gulf Federal waters adjacent to State Waters the Season is closed until June 1st. read more about it at the link above.
Red Snapper Season STILL opens April 21st for State Waters But for Gulf Federal waters adjacent to State Waters the Season is closed until June 1st. read more about it at the link above.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Gasparilla Pirate Invasion
I know its not fishing but, every year we don our garb and invade Tampa. If you have never seen this from the water it is a must see. Make sure you have all your safety equipment and the captain doesn't drink. You will be boarded and inspected. The number of boats is crazy. The skill it takes to maneuver in the mix is a true test. But the view of the invasion is great and the partying on the water is fantastic. Despite all the rowdiness and close boating there has never been a serious accident during the invasion. (CROSS OUR FINGERS). I will have pictures and post a few shortly.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Redfish and Snook Weedon Island
Received an update on the state of Weedon Island fishing this past weekend. Redfish and Snook were all over the flats there and were taking just about any gulp bait thrown at them. A 35inch Redfish and a 29inch Snook were the highlights and Both are still out there swimming around. The keeper redfish were plenty. All in all about 30+ fish caught between two guys wading the flats.
Friday, January 18, 2008
CHECK OUT THE WEEKLY PICS
Monday, January 14, 2008
OffShore Grouper

We hit the water at 6:30am, Bay Pines Boat ramp and Capt. Doug. in the "IRISH WAKE" was taking me and another buddy offshore for a little day of Grouper. he had been telling us that he had some nice holes and would put us on em. After we launched we headed out John's Pass and about an Hour and a Half later we were on fish. The First Fish caught was a my fish a keeper gag. Then it was everyone elses turn and we caught one after another right away. The next time around for me landed a 30" 12.5lb Black that gave a good fight. We caught a ton of short blacks and reds then we started hitting a few Mango's. We let out a little anchor line and I hit a fish on my Mango 40lb rod that put me in a stand still. I fought him for a while and thank god my drag was set right. Once I got him up it was a 9lb Red Grouper. We ended up with 4 Keeper gags and the big red, a few mangos and a scamp. A real nice little catch for a quick day trip.
Check out the rest of the photos in the WEEKLY pic page. over the next few days.
Friday, January 11, 2008
COLD Weather Killing off SNOOK
Last weeks cold weather Snap had a large affect on our fishing community including some of our favorite targets, SNOOK. If you find that there is a significant number of Snook dead near or at your favorite fishing hole please contact the FWC 1-800-636-0511, or Submit a Fish Kill Report. and inform them of the numbers. This will give them a good idea which locations were affected the hardest. Poaching also becomes easier when finding fish stunned by the cold spell.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Snook Fishing in Double Branch

We hit the water by about 5:30pm our favorite haunt double branch. The water was alive with action and everything we through in the water had some followerers. It seemed the Jacks were the main thing hitting us and so we headed straight to the mouth. Once there on the first pass We hooked a monster snook that pulled the kayak around a little and finally we got him in. There wasn't much more snook action the rest of the night but the Jacks sure hit us hard and this Camera Phone pick is a Little jittery but shows that these were some good sized feeders up in the shallows.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
RedSnook (Catch and Relase) Snook Tournament
REDSNOOK Catch and Release Fishing tournament with Roland Martin.
This Friday October 5th. Find all the information here. Redsnook Tournament.
This Friday October 5th. Find all the information here. Redsnook Tournament.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Redfish and More
Headed out early on a Windy Sunday morning towards the South Skyway area. We were going to go east towards Joe Island but the wind kept us on the protected west side of the bridge. Even though the wind was whipping we managed to find some great grass on a strong outgoing tide. The sun had just started giving a little light and we started with some top waters but quickly switched to Nuclear Chicken and Natural Gulp shrimp.
The bite was good we were hitting a lot of smaller trout and some to keeper size 18+. Then we hit a grouper nursery wow the little gags were smacking our baits in half. BUT 8 inch grouper need to go grow up a little and we were looking for Big Redfish. After spotting a few large disturbances I casted into a strong down current and jigged slowly back up current. About the second bounce on the bottom and WAM, the redfish I was looking for hit. After landing the 22" (nice slot size) fish we kept working the area and found our other to make the limit. We kept fishing and searching the area. A Small Snook and some puffers rounded out the inshore slam and we headed back in before the Winds pushed us to the gulf. PLUS we had to get back in time to watch the Bucs take care of Carolina. Tight Lines......and GO BUCS!
The bite was good we were hitting a lot of smaller trout and some to keeper size 18+. Then we hit a grouper nursery wow the little gags were smacking our baits in half. BUT 8 inch grouper need to go grow up a little and we were looking for Big Redfish. After spotting a few large disturbances I casted into a strong down current and jigged slowly back up current. About the second bounce on the bottom and WAM, the redfish I was looking for hit. After landing the 22" (nice slot size) fish we kept working the area and found our other to make the limit. We kept fishing and searching the area. A Small Snook and some puffers rounded out the inshore slam and we headed back in before the Winds pushed us to the gulf. PLUS we had to get back in time to watch the Bucs take care of Carolina. Tight Lines......and GO BUCS!
Monday, September 17, 2007
OFFSHORE MANGROVES
We hit the water by about 6:30pm we headed out of Bay Pines ramp and hit the tripod marker out of John's Pass for some good sized Pin Fish. After about 15 minutes we had a baitwell full and we headed out to our first stop in about 44 ft. of water about 20 miles offshore. The bite was ok and we pulled in a few large Mangos. But the short Red grouper were relentless and we decided to move out to our primary spot. another 25 miles out and about 120ft and the bottom really had hardly any structure but we were marking fish. So we thought lets give it a try. It was on then non-stop from the time we anchored until we left about 3:30am. Hardly no moon and calm seas gave us a good bite that produced 1 keeper Red Grouper and between the 4 of us 31 Keeper Mangos. We made it back around the time the sun was coming up and then it was time to hit the bed until the first college football games came on. All in all a good night of Snapper fishing.
Trout At Dunedin
We hit the water by about 6:00am and headed right under the bridges to the smaller spoil islands on either side of the islands are nice grass flats that seem to be holding trout and lots of em. We used a lot of topwater for the early strike. We caught probably 15-20 trout in about a 2 hour period all under sized but fun to land. After the sun was up and it started warming a little we moved to gulp shrimp to keep them interested. For the most part all fish were around 12-15 inches and it doesn't seem the larger fish have moved in yet.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Scalloping in Steinhatchie
Spent Friday and Saturday on the water off Steinhatchie Scalloping. Last year was great so this year we rented a House and Had 12 people with us. We took two boats and had a TON of fun. The scallops are all in the same general area so if you find the boats you'll find the scallops. We headed out of the river and at the last marker turned straight North and made a run about 7 miles until we found the boats. Lots and Lots of boats. We limited out per boat 10 gallons each. in about 2 hours. Cleaning em was a different story but about an hour and a half later and we had more then we could eat thats for sure. We came out with between 12-14lbs of meat. Its a great time and like an easter egg hunt for adults. The season only lasts until Sept 10th so get to em while you can. and have fun. Watch for the manatees and Remora. They'll both follow you around.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Around the Bay
It seems the Mangrove Snapper bite has picked up quite a bit along the ships channels in the bay. Find rock pilings or other structure along the deeper drop offs and you should hook up with some good mangroves. Snook are in the outer passes running in the current. Tarpon are at Gandy and Howard Franklin and should pick up with the new moon strong currents, a good blue crab or lady fish near the top can always hook something to fight. Might be a shark so be prepared. I personally won't be able to enjoy the fishing over here I am heading to San Diego for a week and will be fishing a little here and there in between work. But I am taking my poles and camera so look for a California Fishing Report when I return. Won't do much good here but anxious to see what the fishing is like on the other coast.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunshine Skyway
With the onset of the summertime Weather Patterns. we are seeing calmer water and the fishing turn to Summer targets. Tarpon are moving across the outer beaches and within Egmont pass. Grouper and Sharks seem to eb a good bet at the skyway and it seems many of the other species are active across the bay. Look for more reports of Bridge Tarpon being caught and released. The Offshore reefs are holding a lot of action and with the flat waters it should make for a pleasant if not HOT trip out on the water on most weekends. Keep an eye on the thunderstorms and take the proper precautions.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Gandy Tarpon
Tampa Fishing Report: On the water by about 5:45pm headed out of gandy ramp looking for bait we found the bait on a marker near the bridge and filled the livewell with about 30+ Threadfin. Got in place and Anchored under a light and started fishing with the Threadfin. Had a few strong hits nothing exciting and caught a few monster sail cats. Couldn't get a lady fish to hit until the sun hit the horizon then we couldn't get them to stop. We saw a few tarpon rolling and figured it would be on any minute. The Tide and New Moon were at prefect points. BUT we had no luck hooking up. we pulled anchor around 10:00pm and decided to call it since it was Thursday we still had to go to work in the morning.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Apollo Beach Trout
Tampa Fishing Report, On the water by 7:00am we headed out of Apollo beach one of our good friends flats boat and he knew where to take us. South towards Cockroach bay and the grass flats that seemed to be alive once we got on them. Hooked up a couple Gulp Shrimp and started working the grass. Almost right away we hit some good trout and after a couple 15 and 16 inchers we really seemed to be in the middle of em. About 20 fish later and we called it a day. Trout seemed to be the primary fish that were out and about but a small Bonnet head 3 1/2 footer and a couple lady fish also made their presence known. Thursday Night is a Tarpon night and we should have some good pics. My other Buddy Fishing Gandy Bridge said the reds are hitting from the bridge and the Tarpon are rolling early morning in pods looking for schools of bait.
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