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05/1/2006 |
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There isn’t a better time to go fishing than at this time of the
year. The spring |
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run of Spanish
and king mackerel is in full swing. Recently, we had a group of
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out on our boat
and caught perhaps as many as 30 kings during a 4 hour trip, to
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the truth…we
lost count. It was easy to catch our limit of kings. That’s the
way it is |
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here during the
kingfish visit to our coast. Last week we caught as many as 100
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Spanish mackeral, whats more, we were only 2 miles offshore. |
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The
mackerel will be searching out the bait schools that frequent
our coast. |
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The massive
bait schools look like a “rain shower” on the surface of the
water. You |
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will know the
kings are evident when you see a sudden scattering of bait as
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kingfish tear
through the school of bait and the hapless baitfish try to
escape the |
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onslaught.
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Once we locate the
baitfish it is a simple matter of working our baits, or lures
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near the school
and picking off the kings. Trolling is the most effective method
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taking a lot of
kings. Although, if you want to catch a Smoker king mackerel,
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you should try
using live bait for your quarry. The kings will be in our area
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next month, and
perhaps well into June. |
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Cobia have started moving in to our area. We are beginning to
notice them |
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around some of
the markers. They often can be found over wrecks and other big
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structures, including piers and bridges. Cobia are often
mistaken as sharks. Their |
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silhouette and
movements in the water appear similar to the shark; however they
lack |
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the large
dorsal fin of the shark. This fish is easily attracted to a chum
line and can be |
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seen at times
right under the boat. Beware however, never boat a “green”
Cobia. If |
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boated before
they are subdued by the fight on rod and reel, they can destroy
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property as
well as yourself. Cobia are excellent table fare. |
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Warmer water temperatures and longer days are providing us with
some |
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excellent snook
fishing. Snook are a sub-tropic fish and don’t like cool water.
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thrive in the
hot weather and warm water. Look for them to move into the
passes and |
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later this
month along the beaches. They will be preparing for their spawn
to take |
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place during
the full moon in June. Wade fishing for snook is an excellent
past-time, |
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and is perhaps
my favorite way to fish for them. This is the consummate of
inshore |
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fishing. There
is nothing quite like the line searing run of a hooked snook on
light- |
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tackle. |
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Speaking of “line searing runs” Tarpon might be the only other
inshore fish |
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that can
exhilarate a fisherman’s heart more then that of a person plying
for snook. |
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Tarpon will be
along the beaches for the next several months. How would you
like to |
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try your luck
against a fish that could tip the scales at close to 200 pounds!
How |
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about trying
that on light tackle? Let’s go, I’m ready, are you? |
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Good luck and good fishing, Capt.
Larry |
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Copyright 2007 CLB |
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Capt. Larry Blue is
USCG
licensed full time charter boat operator and guide, |
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departing from The Kingfish Dock,
at “Gators on the Pass”, in
Johns
Pass - |
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Treasure Island . He is a member
of; The Maritime Consortium, The Florida |
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League of Anglers and The
Florida
Outdoors Writers Assn. For charter |
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information call:
727-397-3773
or 727-871-1058
cell OR |
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Capt. Joe:
727-678-2959. |
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