6.21 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Kevin
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 06-04-2021
Your Name; Mark Cummiskey
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Red Snapper 27 inches, red grouper 26 inches

6.1.21 Fishing equipment

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I received a phone call today from Richard Baker who is not a member of the club.  He told me that he is a long-time fly fisherman and had recently had a health issue occur and would not be able to fish anymore.  I am not sure if his equipment is for sale or giveaway or what kind of equipment he has but I told him there might be someone in the club that is interested so I would post it on our website.  If you have any interest give him a call or email him.  With Tarpon running I thought someone might be interested.  Frank B

Your Name Richard Barker
Your E-mail Address R.BARKER34@YAHOO.COM
Phone Number (727) 4571379
Your Message We spoke by phone today about fly fishing equipment if anyone is interested give me a call.
Prefered Contact? E-mail

5.26 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Freddie Penrow
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 05-26-2021
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 The aj caught by Bonnie Allen was caught on the same day she caught that nice red grouper the picture was forgotten, but i fished with Freddie , Bonnie and Ginger Cooley we headed out at 7 am from gulf harbors and we got out about 15 miles it was so rough we changed our game plan and stayed at 20 miles looking for hogs with no luck some sea bass but that was it at 11 o clock it appeared to be laying down so Freddie headed out to give the red grouper a try it was a long rough wet ride we finally arrived got our limit on sand perch and threadfin in two hrs and headed in we all had fun despite the conditions and Ginger caught her first keeper red grouper . Thanks to Freddie and  Bonnie

5.27 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Freddie Penrow
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 05-27-2021
Your Name; Bonnie Allen
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 Went out around 45 nm.  Drifted over some cheese holes and rocky areas.  Caught a various species of snapper and some nice grouper.  Bait of the day was sand perch(squirrel fish).  Cut the tail off and sent them back down…  Other bait of choice was squid wings and threadfins. I was able to land this monster 30.25″ Red Grouper (see pic).



After limiting out, decided it was to early to go home, so headed to try the luck out on some hog fish.  Using shrimp, we caught a handful, but couldn’t find any keepers.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Red Grouper 30.25″ (Bonus Fish)

Hog fish 13″

5.28 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Dave Taylor
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 05-28-2021
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 The seas were calm with hardly no wave action when when Capt. Dave Taylor, Butch K and I headed out hunting hogfish and gag grouper from Hudson.  It was a day of catching for sure.  We fished in water 45′ to 50′ on two different spots.  The grunts where tough to get through all day.  We were using shrimp, squid wing and sardines but shrimp was the preferred bait.  We all caught keeper hogfish and I managed to boat a short red grouper.  It finally started to get hot around noon and we had caught so headed in.  I know we boated well over 100 grunt which was fun at first but it got a little old trying to sneak the bait to the bottom for hogfish. lol  Thanks Capt. Dave and Butch for another good day of fun fishing with friends.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Frank Bellizio 16″ Hogfish
Dave Taylor 15.5″ Hogfish
Butch Kaelin 15.5″ Hogfish

5.27 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Patrick
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 05-27-2021
Your Name; John Crimm
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 Fishing in Tampa Bay around some docks with live bait
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Refish 27 inches and a trout 23.5

5.27 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Terry Reelitz
Where were you fishing? OTHER
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 05-27-2021
Your Name; Terry Reelitz
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 Went to Fred Howard for an early morning walk, brought a couple dozen live shrimp and some small inshore pinfish

Caught one nice Redfish right off the bat, water was just starting to move into incoming tide.

Got that beaut on a live shrimp under the bridge, 1/0 circle hook and small split shot

When movement increased the Mangrove Snappers arrived, caught a couple dozen all 12-15″‘s – got those on live shrimp udder the bridge  (frozen would of worked as well)

When water finally got rolling Trout finally staged out front of bridge on the side eddies, all 15-19, except one big fattie!!!

Most caught 1/0 circle hook, live shrimp and a very small split shot – floating with current.

The Big Daddy inhaled a medium size pinfish hooked in the nose, no weight and floating with current. I lost probably 2-3 more of same size…

Home by 10:00 AM
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box.

 Terry Reelitz 25-1/2″ Redfish

Terry Reelitz 21-1/2″ Trout

5.26 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Capt. Mike Spanhel
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 05-26-2021
Your Name; Terry Reelitz
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 Capt. Mike Spanhel invited Frank Bellizio, Stu Johnson and Terry Reelitz for a planned day of ‘Hog Hunting’ salt water style.

A spectacular Super Full Moon lit  the way to boat dock accompanied by a stronger than forecasted winds – I know that is a surprise!

The incoming tide was ripping pretty well, as was expected, the Tidal Coefficient was well over 100 because of the Full Moon.

Started the day in +40’ of water and the bite was on quickly with above average Grunts, the second spot held Grunts and the Hog bite started.

Frozen shrimp and squid was the bait of the day, sardines were dunked through out the day but did not entice any bites.  Several short Red Grouper were caught along with a Gag, these all caught on frozen shrimp as well.

Through out the day, about 15 Hogs were caught with 6 being legal, the largest was +16”’ – a rather good outing.

Tide went slack about 1:00 PM, so the crew decided to head in, clean the boat and fish and call it a day.

Thanks Capt. Mike – a good time was had by all!
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Mike Spanhel 14 inch Hogfish

Stu Johnson 15 3/4 inch Hogfish

Stu Johnson 16 inch Gag Grouper

Frank Bellizio 16 1/4 inch Hogfish

Terry Reelitz 15 inch Hogfish
 

 

5.25 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Jm Thirkill
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 05-25-2021
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 On Tues, Team Uffa and Mike K were invited  by Jim Thirkill on an offshore trip in search of Gag Grouper and Hogfish. For bait, we were using live shrimp, Pinfish, and Threadfin Herring. We encountered a brisk breeze on the way out to our first spot in 30 feet of water. Action was steady with Gag Grouper, however they were small averaging around 16 in. Jim finally decided to move to 50 feet where we started getting Hogfish bites and action from larger Gags, none of which were keeper size. Rick and Jean Uffa caught 3 nice sized Hogfish. The biggest was 16 1/4 in, which Rick caught. Most of the spots we went to were spots Jim had caught numerous keeper Gags at earlier in the year. It was pretty evident that the Gags are moving out to deeper water. all- in- all it was another great day fishing.
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 Mike Kaplan Gag Grouper 23 1/2 in
Jim Thirkill Gag Grouper 19 1/2 in

4.30.21 Missed Inshore Report

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Sorry, this report was missed initially when posting reports.

Submission Date
Apr 30, 2021
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Name of Captain;
Jack Hexter
Where were you fishing?
INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;
No
The date you went fishing;
Apr 30, 2021
Your Name;
Jack Hexter
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
With Ca[pt Michael catching a lot of cobia recently, Chet and I decided to try to get in on the action. The day before, Capt Michael caught 24 of these fish. We left the dock loaded for bear at about 7:45 and idled out the Cotee. Mike reported catching them on the flats North of the Cotee, so that’s where we headed. We fished these flats for several hours but did not a ray or a cobia so we went further West to our secret spot. Dropped a chum bag and fished there for an hour or so. While there, I caught a 22.5: Spanish, and Chet caught a smooth-skinned puffer. We also caught ladyfish, seabass, squirrelfish, and a bunch of others but no cobia. We motored back into the flats inside the stilt houses and motored around for another hour before pulling the plug. Seas were flat, sky’s sunny and a nice day lacking the target specie