Another beautiful fun day in the books! The hogfish bite is insane right now! We caught our limit of 20 today in 1 spot on a half day! Epic fishing! Book your trips!
Category Archives: Offshore Tampa/St. Pete Fish Reports
Gulf Of Mexico Kingfishing
Another fun morning in the books for Christian and gauge from Illinois. Christian had a fish spread request, and we were glad to make it happen! Catching many of kingfish this morning! Book your trips!
Gulf Of Mexico Hogfish and Kingfish Trip
A bit bumpy this morning on our run out to dust some hogfish! Had Colton and family out for a first time hogfish trip for the boys from Ohio! We had a blast! Ended up catching 11 hogfish, a kingfish and a bunch of by catch along the way! All quality fish today! Book your trips!
Gulf Of Mexico Kingfishing
Fun day today with nearly perfect conditions! Had Kendal out this morning for some kingfish action. Little 9tear old Conner on the boat today. We had non stop action all morning for him. Biggest king this morning was 20lb. Then had TJ and Friend’s out in the afternoon with a very solid bite also. Pics to come. Bites on fire. Back at it tmrw. Book your trips!
Tampa Bay Inshore Kingfishing
Fun day with the crew from the U.K. They were all stoked up on the hot Kingfish bite! Everyone catching multiple fish! And enjoying the sabiki rig as well! Book your trips!
Tampa Bay Inshore Kingfish and Cobia
Got to get out and do some scouting for some upcoming trips! Multiple Kingfish and got my buddy on a nice 25lb Cobia! Book your trips!
Gulf Of Mexico Kingfishing
Some of please turn the fan off!! Had a fun time today catching Kingfish with the crew from Jersey. We had a fun busy day with little down time! Biggest today was 25lb. Bite is awesome right now! Book your trips!
Gulf Of Mexico Hogfish and Goliath Grouper Fishing
Great day today with my good client Brent and buddies from Missouri! We stayed the day getting a bunch of hogfish and then moved on to get some bucket list jewfish for the guys! Book your trips!
Gulf of Mexico Hogfish and Kingfish Action
Fun beautiful day offshore hog fishing with my good client Brent! We caught some good ones today and had some nice kingfish mixed in! Inshore and offshore the bite is on fire. Book your trips!
Offshore Fishing Report 6/3/16
Hey Folks,
The long awaited Gag Grouper / American Red Snapper Fishing Season has Finally Arrived!!
Couple notes and points before I get into my Offshore St Petersburg, FL / Tampa Bay Fishing Report..
Like last year, American Red Snapper Season has Two Separate Seasons for Fishing outside state waters, and remember, there are no Re Snapper inside State waters anywhere Near St Petersburg Florida..
First The recreational season
– Begins June 1st and ends June 9th.
Secondly, Charter Captain Season
– Begins June 1st and Ends July 19th
– ONLY FOR Charter Captains with a Valid Federal Permit!
For Both, the minimum Length is 16″ and Each Angler is permitted to keep 2 American Red Snapper. The Size Limit on Gag Grouper is 24″ and Each Anger is also allowed to keep 2. The Season on Gag Grouper is June 1st to December 31st for both recreational Fishing and Charter Captains.
As for the Offshore Tampa, FL Fishing Report…
The 1st 3 Days of the season the bite for Red Snapper (ARS) has been Sluggish West of the 40 Fathom (240ft) Break. The fish have been chewing, however the Moon Cycle has made Currents a little Stronger and the fish lethargic. On my offshore trips we have been Targeting the ARS around the Morning Solunar then peeling off to Hunt Gags when finished. The key to success has been Getting Lines on the fish and doing so While the fish are chewing early in the AM Around or before first light. Even though Gags and ARS live together on Most of our spots, Take the Time to Get the ARS in the box. Water Clarity West of the 40 Break has been spectacular. Fluorocarbon Leaders, Lighter weight (Which also poses a problem when fishing the currents) have been helpful. We have been fishing Dead Bait Exclusively for ARS.
Gag Grouper has been easy to target. Same rules as years past. Dead Bait to start, Live Bait to seal the deal. I like using a 100+ Pound Leader to keep from changing out knicked leaders all day. Scamp in this area have been easy targets. Dead or Live Sardine will get the job done.
One thing to note is Shark Activity has been an issue on some areas. Nothing worse then having a 8ft Lemon Shark pull up behind a 25 pound ARS just to rip it in two. Bring Plenty of Cold water to stay hydrated as the weather has been HOT and the Winds have been almost non existent the last three days. Eating a banana will keep any dehydration cramps away.
Heres Some Pictures from this Week, Remember.. Me and Capt Gene post all our Trip Pictures Daily on Facebook and Instagram.
/ Capt John
Island Lure Fishing Charters St. Pete Beach, FL
727-565-0202
And Now some Photos:
