| Name of Captain; | Capt Carlos Bastos |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | No |
| The date you went fishing; | 08-25-2024 |
| Your Name; | Frank Bellizio Florida |
| Your Fishing Report: If this is a tournament report do not state the fish’s length in this box. State the length and species in the box below | The last days of ARS season were at hand so Mike Spanhel, Terry Freeman, Mark Cammiskey and me joined Capt Carlos and his mate Jeromy and Gerald, a fisherman from Clarmont, for a 2 hour ride out to 100+ feet of water in search of ARS. We caught 6 keeper ARS’s and a bunch of lane and mangrove snapper.The snapper were fun but as you can see from the pictures there was plenty of Red and Gag grouper action. There certainly is no shortage of Red Grouper, we caught a large number of short and keeper size Red Grouper. The Gag caught by Gerald in the picture was 34 to 36 inches.
On the way back to port we came on one of the most unusal sights I have seen fishing in this area. At about 6 miles off the beach of Anclote Key we ran into about 1000 segulls working the water, as we approached we could see what appeared to be trout or ladyfish for about a half a mile square making the water boil. We saw another almost identical situation about 3 miles from the beach. The wind had picked up and the combination of white caps and the fish action was a once in a lifetime sight. It was a great way to finish out the ARS season fishing with FOC member friends. I have a grouper trip booked with Capt Carlos for Sept and from the looks of things it should be a great trip. |
| Type a question | Yes |
