8.21.23 INSHORE

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain;	captain Scott
Where were you fishing?	INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	No
The date you went fishing;	08-21-2023
Your Name;	team uffa
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	Jean & I went on vacation up to Gloustra Mass for 3 weeks. We meet this Captain Scott and he took us out about 15 times  for strippers and blue fish.. The nice part was we only had to go 4 miles from where he kept his boat. We were fishing about 70 yards  from the  rocky shore line and we were in 35′ of water. Amazing how deep the waters were. We caught our mackerel about 1/2 mile from shore and we were in 125′ of water. Jean & I never caught soo many big fish. On the average we caught 10-13 a day. between 25″- 45″. The slot was 28-31. It was tough catching a slotted stripper as you can see by the pics. The bait of choice was 11-14″ mackerel and when they hit it, you had to give them around 10 seconds before you could set the hook and in the mean time line is screaming off your reel, you just want  to set the hook as it’s screaming off, but you couldn’t, if you did you would miss the fish. We can’t wait to get back up there next year to catch them again. TEAM UFFA
Type a question	Yes

9.15.23 INSHORE

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Where were you fishing?	INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	Yes
The date you went fishing;	09-15-2023
Your Name;	Bob Bernstein
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	Tom S & I went looking for trout. We started at Low tide looking in deep spots in front of GH. We headed south trying the flats caught a couple small ones lurking in the grass. we headed to deeper water. My light rod was not enough for the hit I got. This fish took my bait and headed for Key West. I thumbed my spool wiggled my rod but couldn’t turn the fish. My burgundy braded line whistled off my spool. We also had a good time with 2 big angry jumping ladyfish 19″. Tom had some fun with a Gafftopsail catfish. A little hot but a good day.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box.	Bob Trout 14.25 in.
Type a question	Yes

9.13.23 OFFSHORE

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain;	Mike Kaplan
Where were you fishing?	OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	Yes
The date you went fishing;	09-13-2023
Your Name;	Mike Kaplan
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	Left Nick’s Park Wed. With Mike B, Rick U and friend Joe, looking for Gag Grouper. We were using live pins and Threadfin Herring. Shortly after arriving at our first spot, everyone started getting hits and Mike B landed a nice 25in Gag. We moved to 5 or 6 other spots but didnt catch anymore keeper Gags. By 1 we headed back to the dock.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box.	Mike Brumley Gag Grouper 25 “
Type a question	No

9.11.23. INSHORE

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain;	John Grieder
Where were you fishing?	INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	Yes
The date you went fishing;	09-11-2023
Your Name;	John Grieder
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	A slight omission.   After sending the fishing report and including a pic of the nice trout Frank caught our last time out, I realized I forgot to also include a pic of the one I got.  So although he’s a bit smaller, I thought I’d put him in the running.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box.	Trout 12″
Type a question	Yes

9.11.23 INSHORE

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain;	John Grieder
Where were you fishing?	INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	Yes
The date you went fishing;	09-11-2023
Your Name;	John Grieder
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	Another fun day on the water!   Frank Bellizio and I left the dock around 11:30 and went to several haunts teasing the local inhabitants with live shrimp, plastic curly tails and topwater lures. Found a lengthy weed-line and stayed a while before moving along.  The water was bathtub-like flat (temp probably was, too) and so we leisurely traveled with ease from spot to spot. We each caught a menagerie of species but Frank got the day’s winner with this nice 16″ trout!
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box.	Trout 16″
Type a question	Yes

9.6.23 OFFSHORE

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain; Jim Thirkill Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes The date you went fishing; 09-06-2023 Your Name; Mike Kaplan 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 Mike K,Mike Brumley, Mark C were invited to go Gag Grouper fishing by Jim T today. We fished several spots in 50 feet of water, using live Pinfish and frozen Threadfins. Fishing was generally slow. We did manage to land 3 keepers. The biggest was 27 1/4”. We all got rocked up several times by large groupers which managed to get off. Most of the Gag bites were on live Pinfish. The bite quit after 1 and Capt Thirkill decided to call it a day. If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Mike Kaplan Gag Grouper 27 1/4” Jim Thirkill Gag Grouper 24 “ Type a question No

8.28.23 INFORMATION

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain;	Frank Bellizio
Where were you fishing?	INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	No
The date you went fishing;	08-28-2023
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	I saw this posted on Social Media today and thought that our members should be aware.  Check out the picture and article regarding sharks near shore in this area. https://brightgram.com/tampa-fl/2789064/watch-drone-pilot-captures-massive-amount-of-sharks-swimming-near-beachgoers-at-caladesi-island/

8.25.23 INSHORE

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain; John Grieder Where were you fishing? INSHORE Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No The date you went fishing; 08-25-2023 Your Name; John Grieder 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 Finally, finally got out on the water for the first time with my wife Lori 7 1/2 months after her shoulder replacement surgery and subsequent stress fracture. Just wanted to go for a ride to see how she could handle being on the boat again.  But she did say ‘just take one rod each and let’s get rid of some frozen shrimp while we’re at it’  Fine by me! I had been out previously this week with Frank Bellizio and we had a great time drift fishing.  Frank showed me how a drift anchor works (very well, indeed!) and it’s always great to learn new things from an old pro. So Lori and I had a nice ride but we did eventually stop to fish a little.  As usual, she was out-fishing me but I did manage to catch this nice trout!

8.22.23 INSHORE

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain; Frank Bellizio Where were you fishing? INSHORE Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No The date you went fishing; 08-22-2023 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 It was hot and sweltery but all the more reason to be on the water fishing.  John Grieder and I departed Belle Harbour Marina at about 11 am to catch the incoming tide for some inshore fishing.  We tried a few shallow water spots on the way to Marker 7 infront of the power plant at Tarpon Springs with no luck.  We set up and did 4 long drifts with the wind out of the north and an incoming tide in about 6ft to 10ft of water.  We caught a good mix of spotted seatrout and ladyfish.  We didn’t keep count but it is safe to say we each caught 10 trout and 5 lady fish.  We moved up and down and in and out of the water on the east side of Anclote Key with not much luck so it was hot and we wound it up and headed in at around 3 pm.  It was a really pretty good day of fishing.  We used top water, live shrimp and gulp plastic baits. Type a question Yes

8.14.23 OFFSHORE

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain; Lin safford Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No The date you went fishing; 08-14-2023 Your Name; Joe Stand 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 Still in RI we got another doable day to run off shore so we left the dock at 4: 30 and headed south west out of Point Judith 37 miles in a pretty big good heave put the 9 lines out and started trolling we got our first  knock down 30 minutes later a big fish hit the ballyhoo on a bird that was on theoutrigger we put Bonnie got the rod got it out of the holder and in Bonnie’s belt and harness this fish took 50% of the line off a 50 Penn international before he stopped turned and headed towards s the boat when that happens it’s game over no one can recover the line slack line fast enough and he got off  but I knew we found them and we did in less than 2 hrs we put four 60 lb yellow fin in the boat and had to quit we won’t have enough room in the coolers and had to buy a third 120 qt cooler we have no room for our luggage. So my wife and I are flying home with luggage and bonnie and Freddie are driving home. It was a awesome 3 weeks of fishing we did very well fishing one more 1/2 day inshore tomorrow and we’re done. Type a question No