| Name of Captain; | Stu Johnson |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | No |
| The date you went fishing; | 06-07-2024 |
| Your Name; | Frank Bellizio |
| 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 | Stu Johnson, Paul Johnson, Jack Hexter and me spent last week in the Keys fishing, We fished 3 times during the 5 day period and one thing all 5 days had in common was it was really hot. All 5 days were in the mid to upper 90’s. We were staying on Summerland Key and on Sunday after lauching Stu’s boat we headed out to the reef. We fished for about 5 hours and caught a few small yellow tail snapper. I hooked into something that was really big. I faught the fish for about 15 minutes and the fish had my mid weight pole bent in half to the extent that the plastic rings in the eyes popped out. I never got to see the fish as it straightend the #4 0 hook out and got off. The next day we spent trolling for Miah Miah and managed to boat 7 fish. The wind was coming up quickly and we decided to call it a day early. I am glad we did as the ride back was really rough with 3 to 4 ft seas. After a day of rest we went out on a charter out of Key West. We spent the morning trolling for Miah Miah and boated 7 fish. We then moved to the reef and spent the afternoon catching yellow tail snapper. I did manage to hook up with a really good size red grouper, between 28 and 30 inches. Stu hooked up on a shark that ended up being around 6ft long. All and all it was a good day of fishing. After a day off Jack and I drove back to NPR. Stu and Paul remainded in the keys to chase more fish. Thanks Stu for putting us on some great fishing. |
| Type a question | Yes |
