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April 2006
APRIL 15
WIND FROM THE NORTH AT A STEADY 35MPH, IT MUST BE THE WEEK END. STARTED THE WEEK WITH EIGHTY DEGREES AND ENOUGH WIND TO KEEP YOU COOL AND THEN THIS, WELL THE SUN IS SHINING.
STARTED WITH A GOOD DOLPHIN REPORT, FISH IN THE TWENTY POUND CLASS, NOT EVERY WHERE BUT A DEFINET SHOW. THIS WIND SHOULD BRING THEM IN BUT IT WILL BE MONDAY AND WE WILL ALL BE BACK TO WORK. DO YOU THINK MOTHER NATURE PLANS IT THAT WAY? ALL LOOKS GOOD FOR THE DOLPHIN IN WEEKS TO COME, THIS WEEK WE SAW TWO FISH OVER TWENTY POUNDS FROM NINTY FEET, KINGS IN THE FORTY POUND CLASS, COBIA, SNAPPER, AND GROUPER THEN THE WIND. WELL WE KNOW THE FISH ARE THERE, WHEN THE WIND LAYS DOWN WE WILL TO. INTRESTING WAS THE BAITS, LURES, BALLY HOO, AND SARDINES THE LIST IS LONG AND THAT TELLS YOU THEY ARE EATING. NOW GETTING THE TIME TO SERVE THEM IS THE TRICK. BUT IT IS FLORIDA AND I HAVE ALL YEAR TO DO IT. THE ONLY FISH I DID NOT HEAR ABOUT WAS SAIL FISH, NOT SURE WHY BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR WEATHER BUT ANGLERS SHOWED GOOD JUDGEMENT AND LEFT THEM TIED TO THE DOCK. BOTTOM FISHING CONTINUES TO BE EXCELLENT ANDWITH BLOW CHURNING IT UP IT WILL JUST GET BETTER.
WITH BLOWING, WATER SPASHING UP ON THE BRIDGES, IT IS BIG SNOOK TIME. THE CURRENTS AND THE WIND IS SO STRONG I BELIEVE THE SMALL FISH CAN NOT HOLD POSITION AND MOVE TO WATERS THEY CAN COPE WITH. NOW THE BIG SNOOK HAVE NO COMPETITION FOR LOCATION AND THEY MOVE INTO THE CHANNELS AND TAKE CONTROL. DEEP RUNNING PLUGS, WID CHEATERS, BIG FLAIR HAWKS WILL CATCH BIG FISH. BRING YOUR CAMERAS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE WELL OVER THE SLOT. CAPT. GREGG GENTILE PUT IN WORDS WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND, "WHEN YOU TAKE THE FISH OUT OF THE WATER FOR THAT PHOTO HOLD YOUR BREATH AND WHEN YOU NEED TO BREATH SO DOES THAT FISH" HAVE YOUR CAMERA READY. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THESE FISH; ANGLERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE COME HERE TO CATCH THE BIG SNOOK, RELEASE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. RED FISH TOPPED THE LIST IN THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK, LOTS OF SLOT SIZE TAKEN FROM MANY LOCATIONS ON BOTH LIVE AND ARTIFICIAL BAITS, LOW LIGHT WAS THE TIME. BIG TROUT, LOTS OF MULLET A GOOD NUMBER OF TARPON IN BLIND CREEK (STILL NO IDEA WHAT THEY EAT) AND THE POMPANO DO NOT KNOW IT IS APRIL. THE FISH DONT MIND THE WIND, BUT THE ANGLERS?
AS LONG AS THE TEMPS STAY AS THEY ARE THESE BLUES WILL NEVER GO HOME. EARLY FOR THE BLUES AND HUNGRY THEY ARE, CUT BAIT, SPOONS, IF IT FLASHS THEY ARE ON IT BUT THE BITE IS OVER BY 9:AM. WHITING IN GOOD NUMBERS, SHORT SNOOK AND BIG JACKS WILL BE THERE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. NOT MUCH ON POMPS BUT IF ONE OF THESE JACKS GETS ON YOU WILL BE TESTING THE WARRANTY ON YOUR EQUIPMENT. TILL NEXT WEEK, WHERE IS THE CAMERA??????????????
April 25, 2006 FISHING
WELL THE WIND STOPED BLOWING THE SUN IS OUT AND IT IS FLORIDA. INSIDE AND OUT SIDE FISHING HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. WITH WINTER FISH MOVING OUT AND SUMMER FISH MOVING IN, THERE IS PLENTY OF FISH.
SURF TIME IS NOW WITH NINE POUND BLUE FISH AND POMPANO FOR THE EARLY ANGLER. THE BLUES ARE EATING CUT BAITS AND SPOONS, FISH UP CLOSE IF YOU GET THERE BEFORE SUN UP. POMPANO ON SAND FLEAS AND THE BEST PART IS THEY ARE AT YOUR TOES, LOTS OF FLEAS ON THE EDGE, WHY WOULD THEY NOT BE THERE. YOU MIGHT TAKE SOME FLEAS HOME AND BLANCH THEM FOR LATER USE. THE BITE TIME FOR THE BLUES IS NARROW GET THERE EARLY. BIG BRIGHT SUN WARTMS THE EDGE FAST AND THE WHITING WILL MOVE IN AND WITH THEM COME THE SNOOK. IF I WERE LOOKING TO TAKE HOME SOME FISH THE WHITING ARE THE BEST AND A LITTLE PIECE OF SHRIMP CAST TO THE TROUGH WILL GET PLENTY, DO NOT FORGET THE ICE. SNOOK ARE THERE ALSO LOOKING FOR THE WHITING, SO PUT ONE OF THEM ON A HOOK OR CAST SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL WHITING IN THE SAME ZONE. SLIDE YOU LURE ACROSS THE BOTTOM, CASTING PARALLEL TO THE EDGE IN THE TROUGH AND YOU ARE IN THE ZONE. THE DOA BAIT BUSTER, CRYSTAL MINNOWS, REFLECTO SPOONS, LETS SAY IF IT FLASHS AND DASHS THROW IT. A FEW TARPON HAVE BEEN SEEN BUT THE BIG JACKS HAVE MOVED IN AND THEY ARE TESTING YOUR NERVES. YES, THEY HAVE TAKEN A FEW UNATTEND RODS TO THE DEEP.
MOVING IN SHORE THE BRIGHT SUN AND WARM TEMPS HAVE BROUGHT THE TRIPLE TAIL TO THE CHANNEL MARKERS. FISH FROM SEVEN TO TEN POUNDS HAVE MADE THE CATCH LIST. DRIFT TO THE MARKERS AND YOU WILL SEE THEM, SHRIMP ON A JIG HEAD THEY CAN NOT TURN DOWN. PLEASE TAKE ONE AND PUT THE REST BACK, AFTER YOU HAVE CLEANED ONE THAN YOU MAY THINK ABOUT TAKING TWO THE NEXT TIME OUT. I HAVE SEEN BARCUDA SHY AWAY FROM THEM, THATS HOW TOUGH THESE GUYS ARE, EXCELLENT TABLE FARE BUT YOU WILL NEED TWO KNIVES OR A CHAIN SAW TO CLEAN THEM. STILL PLENTY OF BIG TROUT IN THE SHALLOWS FOR THE EARLY MORNING ANGLERS USING TOP WATER LURES. PICTURE QUALITY GREAT, TABLE QUALITY ZERO. PLENTY OF SLOT SIZE TO TAKE HOME WITH GOOD CATCHS REPORTED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. FEW REDS HANGING OUT AT MIDWAY ROAD, WALTON, COUNTY LINE AND Indian River SIDE PARK, LOW LIGHT IS THE TIME. SNOOK ANY BRIDGE, LOTS OF SLOT SIZE IN THE FLATS. STILL SOME POMPANO OFF THE BRIDGE AT THE EAST END OF THE JENSEN CAUSWAY, MACS AND BLUES RUNNING WITH THEM, FISH BEFORE SUN UP TO CATCH THEM ALL. GOOD BITE OF DRUM AND SHEEP HEAD FROM THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A GOOD BITE FROM ALL BRIDGES WITH A GOOD MIX OF SAND PERCH AND SNAPPER. FEW TARPON HAVE BEEN ROLLING, NOT ENOUGH TO TARGET BUT THE TEMPS ARE GOING UP FAST.
OFF SHORE THE DOLPHIN BITE HAS BEEN ON WITH FISH FROM 15 TO 25 POUNDS NORMAL. YES WE HAVE A FEW BIGGER BUT A TWENTY POUND DOLPHIN IS A NICE CATCH. BALLY HOO, LIVE BAITS AND ARTIFICALS ARE ALL GETTING ATTENTION. THE KINGS STARTED IN THIRTY FIVE FEET AND OUT FROM THERE, SKA TOURNAMENT WAS WON WITH 2 FISH OVER FIFTY POUNDS FROM THE THIRTY FOOT ZONE. SAILS ARE JUMPING BUT THE COBIA ARE OUT OF CONTROL. DRIFTING OR ANCHORED ON ANY REEF YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT OTHER ROD RIGGED AND READY, THEY WILL COME RIGHT TO THE BOAT. BOTTOM FISH HAVE BEEN 8 AND 9 POUND MUTTON BUT A GOOD MIX OF GROUPER AND EVERY OTHER KIND OF SNAPPER. SIXTY TO EIGHTY FEET IS ALL YOU NEED AND YOU WILL TAKE HOME SOME FISH.
NINTY DEGREES, BIG BRIGHT SUN, I LOVE THIS PLACE .TILL NEXT WEEK
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