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TAMPA GULF COAST FISHING REPORT
by Captain Alex Perrone
of Dancin' Girl
UPDATED: Feb, 2010
Captains Quarters Resort, with FREE boat report
Looking for fish in cold weather
I hope we have passed the worst of the cold weather. The reports show that we are having the coldest winter in 40 years, with record setting low temperatures. We did have a small fish kill and I did see fish floating, thankfully in small numbers including mostly lady fish, mullet and a few small snook.
My guests had a tough week or two fishing in cool windy waters. Art and John are staying in unit C with their wives and are accomplished musky fishermen from Michigan. They called me from the water when catching very few fish, frustrated hoping for advice. Ten minutes later I was on their Captain’s Quarters boat. We fished for no more than 5 minutes per random spot, which was a surprise to Art and John. The first spot was near Honeymoon Island, where we were working the waters from the no motor "preserve" to the I.C.W. spoil islands. From there we started working towards the mainland, less than a 1/4 mile from shore. Thirty minutes after they picked me up from the dock we found what we were looking for. On my first and next three casts I caught 3 trout. Sadly, my time was short because Janet’s honey-do-list is longer than the fish we are catching. Later my guests including Stan The Man from Indiana, in unit D, are catching in excess of 50 fish per short trip. Stan threw everything in his tackle box once he found a productive grass flat. A light weight red feathered jig seemed to be a favorite bait on one trip. Art and John stuck with my favorite Gulp 3 inch shrimp bait, but rigged stinger style! They used a very small red treble and mono and it was pulled through the bait with a wire. This stealthy setup caught me by surprise as they fished all day long without losing many baits or fish. I have never tried this rigging on gulp bait, but I will now. The good news is the cold weather has had very little lasting effect on the fish or fishing.
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Fishing charters are for guest only and guest can team up to save on cost.
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Thanks
Capt. Alex (727) 409-2806
The Captain's Quarters Vacation Rental
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