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10/1/2006 |
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When the daytime
temperatures are still hovering in the mid and upper 80’s |
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it’s hard to believe fall
is upon us. There will be subtle changes coming in the near
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future. Cooler night time
temperatures, gentle east winds and lots of baitfish offshore
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will usher in a crush of
king mackerel later this month for our fall run. By the end of
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October we will be filling
our coolers and testing our fishing tackle with the strong
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push of kingfish. October
15th usually begins the unofficial season for these
fish. |
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Make sure you are prepared
well in advance as they are capable of line searing runs
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that will test your tackle
as well as your ability as an angler. |
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Spanish mackerel can still
be found off the beach and in the backwater flats. |
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This summer has been the
best season in memory for this fish. The surprise of many
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fishermen plying for trout
on the flats is the incidental catch and speedy flight that the
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mackerel make. If fishing
offshore the mackerel can be easily found by looking for
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the diving seabirds. The
birds are taking advantage of the herding of the baitfish to |
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the surface by the
mackerel below. This can be an easy target for an alert angler
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scanning the horizon for
the activity. |
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Grouper fishing has been a challenge this year for many. It
should pickup |
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some as the days grow
shorter and the water temperatures drop slightly. The grouper
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were hard hit by the Red
Tide last year. There was a repeat of the Tide this year but
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certainly not nearly as
bad compared to the one last season. As the conditions of the
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Tide have subsided, the
fish will move back in to claim their usual haunts. By the
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beginning of November we
may be able to find them in as shallow as 15 or 18 feet of
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water off the coast. There
are even a couple places that can claim a few inside the
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bay near; Clearwater,
Johns Pass and Pass-Grille, as well as many spots inside
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Tampa Bay . These places
are well guarded secrets of the fishermen that know the
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whereabouts of these honey
holes. |
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Backwater redfish and trout have been going strong. Most fishing
will be |
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during the movement of the
tide. The first part of the outgoing has always been my
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favorite. But, you can
never ignore the holes created during the lowest part of the
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tide. During this time the
fish are stuck in pools of water and can be almost easy prey.
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A word of caution though,
be ever so quiet on your approach as the fish may be in
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there but will scoot along
pretty quick if you make a misstep or too much noise on
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your attempt to get close. |
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Snook fishing
has really taken off and should get even better in the next few
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weeks. There seems to be
an obvious scarcity of the bigger fish that we normally see
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at this time of year.
However, we are finding a few large fish under dock lights at
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night mixed in with some
that could make the catch slot. It is comforting to see an
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increasing number of small
snook in and around the pass. Perhaps with this trend next
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season will be something
to look forward to. |
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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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