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10/17/2006 |
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King mackerel fishing is
nothing short of great during November. The schools |
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of king mackerel are
migrating south from the northern Gulf. They stop off in our
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to fill their bellies with
the abundant baitfish that can be found around the mouth of
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Tampa Bay . The best
fishing will be around 8 to 15 miles offshore. Find a school of
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bait and work your lures
or bait nearby and you should be rewarded with a good
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catch. |
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When a
kingfish strikes at a slow trolled live bait near the surface of
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water, they often will go
airborne in their effort. There is nothing more exhilarating
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than seeing a kingfish
flying out of the water with your baited hook in its mouth. The
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line sizzles off the reel
as the king will try to shake away from the impaled metal. With
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a little luck and a lot of
finesse you could possibly land your prize. |
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King mackerel
are considered by some to be one of the fastest fish in the
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saltwater sea. Their
initial run can almost equal that of the even faster Wahoo.
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the Wahoo can outlast the
king they are no less the speedy combatant. As table fare
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the kingfish may not make
the menu at the Ritz like the Wahoo, but they are quite
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tasty when prepared
properly. My favorite is grilled and seasoned with herbs and
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spices such as course
black pepper and salt then brushed with virgin olive oil. The
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trick to making king
mackerel the hit at the picnic is to under cook it. I know that
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sounds odd, but trust me
on this. |
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Spanish
mackerel have been the hot topic in this fishing report for the
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part of the past 8 months.
This has been perhaps the best year for Spanish mackerel
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for more than 20 odd
years. There is no reason that the Spanish mackerel won’t stay
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right up until nearly
Christmas as long as the water temperatures don’t plummet.
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Bottom fishing
for grouper so far this year has been a big fat bust. But with
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the migration of kingfish
come a similar migration of grouper. While the grouper don’t
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make the epic trek that
kings do, they still move from deep water towards shallow
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during this time. We hope
for a return of the kind of fishing we have grown used to
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and that the grouper can
recover from last years horrendous Red Tide. There have
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been reports from the
areas off Tarpon Springs recently that the grouper are moving
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inshore. We should see a
similar increase of catches here too. |
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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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