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Location: Tampa Bay | Tarpon, snook best weekend bets
By MEL BERMAN
Posted July 02, 2009 by The Tampa Tribune
Now that warmer conditions prevail, many species get downright lethargic. But that is definitely not the case with tarpon and snook. They’re ready, willing and able to crush any well-presented bait that ventures into their line of travel. Many skippers report that catch-and-release snook fishing couldn’t be better.
“A lot of the folks here in Boca Grande are targeting all those tarpon in the pass and along the beaches, but I gotta tell you, the snook are going nuts,” said captain Scott Moore. Captain Van Hubbard concurs. “Snook fishing has been awesome. We have more linesiders than I’ve seen in about 20 years, and plenty of big trophy fish.”
Despite these typically warm summer conditions, Spanish mackerel have decided to hang around and still are chasing bait just offshore, by the Skyway and up in the bay at all the big bridges.
Captain Woody Gore had a great day catching plenty of snook around Weedon Island. A few were in the upper slot limit, but most were undersized. Of course, since snook season is closed through August, they all went safely back into the water. After the snook bite, Gore moved out into the bay to catch several nice mackerel, along with some flounder and trout.
Captain Gore reports that these are tough times for live bait. “Because of the warm waters, they’ve been dying in my bait well, and about the only thing I could do is frequently flush it out by spraying some seawater into them.”
Then there’s that huge algae bloom in the bay. While it seems to be moving around, it appears to be most concentrated in waters from the Howard Frankland Bridge northward.
Hear “The Captain Mel Show” Saturdays from 6-9 a.m. on 970 AM. Also, visit “Fishing Florida OnLine Magazine” at capmel.com.
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