Fishing Reports

Well here we are almost to the end of the month and we are starting to warm things up some. There was a few days there where it was cold. Just not right for central Florida to say the least. Just not right at all. Now with air temperatures climbing back into the 60's and hopefully reaching a prime of the upper 70's not too far out this will continue to bring the water temperature up along with it. At least here in Florida more than the rest of the upper states it is really turning out to be just drop dead beautiful outside. A day here or there with winds and a few clouds, but that sun, that beautiful sun and the bright light it brings with it for sight fishing is just awesome. It will not be much longer until we are in the warm summer months and the great fishing that Florida brings ...full report

With weather getting close to normal and water temperatures getting around 62 degrees fishing is starting to get good. Caught 2 Bass over 10lb on Shiners this week. Lake walk in Water produced a fish 11 lbs on Shiners. In the Butler Chain the fish are starting on the beds, Sinkos and plastic lizards and trick worms in watermelon red produced the best. Great Fishing! Capt Pete Matson A#1 Bass Guide Service www.a1bassguideservice.com 800-707-5463 ...full report

Sunday was amazing to say the least! After having to cancel Saturdays run due to 20+ mph winds I was anxious to get on the water Sunday. With no clients booked Sunday I took advantage of the down time and pleasant weather to locate a school of huge Black Drum. While waiting for high tide I started the day chasing Trout and found the water murky from Saturdays blow. One of the great aspects of Tampa Bay is there’s always clean water to be found. I focused on areas protected from west winds. With the water temperature up to 61 (still below normal) I expected a hot Trout bite but found the action ok at best. I was fishing shallow water looking for large Trout over 20” but only found 15-18” fish. The larger schools are still in deeper water 6’ plus. With the tide now high I started ...full report

January 2010 was arguably one of the coldest months on record. With the jet stream sagging well into Florida we had 10 consecutive days of overnight temperatures below freezing! Those freezing temperatures had a significant effect on the fishing and we will be coping with those effects in the weeks and months to come. This in NO WAY means that the fishing isn't any good! Water temperatures have already raised substantially both inshore and in the gulf, and after that long cold spell the fish are starting to feed. The Trout fishing has been nothing short of spectacular and the Redfish action continues to get better and better. With the worst of the cold behind us and temperatures on the rise the Snook fishing should continue to improve through February. Snook are becoming more active ...full report

Jim, David, Jesse and three others joined the Lady Pamela II for a shared fishing charter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With six different people on board, everybody wants to do something different, so that was our plan. We started with trolling gear in the water, catching King Mackerel and Bonito fish. Then we relocated with live bait looking for a Shark bite and ended up fighting a Warsaw Grouper. Our last pit stop was to a wreck with a live Bonito and a Barracuda ate. What a day. Tight Lines! Captain David Ide Lady Pamela II Sportfishing Charters Fort Lauderdale, Florida www.ladypamela2.com ladypamela2@bellsouth.net 954-761-8045 ...full report

Well those of you that live in our great state FLORIDA know that the weather has not been very Florida like for the past few days. I’m afraid that old man winter has started his stay. With the mornings being cold and not really warming up until later in the day its made that early morning bite hard to come by. The wind has changed from a warm tropical breeze from the south to a not so warm constant 10 to 15 from the north east. This type of wind will keep our tides lower than normal and some times make it so that there is no returning water at all. What I like to do on days like this. Is find area where we can put the boat in a small cove where the wind is blocked by the mangroves or a bend in a creek where the bottom is cover with rocks or kelp stalks. These two things are some of the ...full report

Started fishing at 6:45am. Quit at 3pm. 12 Boats in club tournament. It seemed all but 2 boats headed upstream. The results were as follows. 36 Bass caught, 1st place 10.8 for 3 Bass. They looked like footballs. 2nd place 10.1 for 5 Bass. Big Bass was 4 even. Lipless crankbaits (chrome/black) ripped through the grass seemed to be the lure of choice with best results. Anglers said you'd pick up 1 here & there. Winds were 20-30 mph, air temp 70, water temp 59-61. Personally did not see any beds yet. ...full report

Large schools of Redfish continue to patrol the backwater creek systems here in Jacksonville. Since the water temperature is cold, the packs of Redfish are usually hunkered down along oyster beds. It can be pretty easy fishing, or I should say "catching" once the schools are located. Last week during the last of the falling and first of the incoming tides I had outstanding trips of over 35 Redfish each day. We were able to sight cast to several Reds in shallow water using soft plastics and fished deeper holes and drop-offs on the higher water with quarter once jigs with mud minnows and shrimp. Wednesday I had the opportunity to fish with a longtime client and friend Kelly Stacy and two of his business partners. We fished two spots all day and went through 7 dozen mud minnows and ...full report