4.7 Offshore

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Name of Captain; Mike Kaplan
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 04-07-2021
Your Name; Mike  Brumley
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 “Made some mistakes on report submitted earlier.  Mislabled some pics, please consider to replace the old report with this one if allowed”  Left Nick’s Park at 6 am.  Captain Kaplan invited Rick U, Mark C and myself to go out for Red Grouper using the amazing Rhodan anchor system.  The ride out was moderate.  We were fishing 50 miles out by 830.  All drops were good at least in the beggining.  Mark C using a knocker rig with 6 oz weight, 7/O hook with half a threadfin herring had 2 keepers in the box before the rest of us had one.  Took us most of the day to get our limit on cut threadfin and squid wings/squid.  The fish were not interested in live bait or much into cut bait from grunts.  We all ended up throwing back 20 in potential keepers hoping to size up.  The tactic worked.  Of note Mike Kaplan got a 24.75 Red Grouper, Mark C got a 16 in Red Snapper and a 14 in Mangrove Snapper, and Rick U won the pool with an almost 27 in Red Grouper.  I tried jigging and did ok but not much luck unless I tipped with squid.  Had to go to the chicken rig and caught about 7 vermillion snapper and half a dozen lanes along with my 2 keeper grouper.  Great safe day and home by 5pm.  Thanks Mike!
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Mike Kaplan – 24.75 inch Red Grouper
Mark C- 16 inch Red Snapper

4.2.21 Inshore

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Name of Captain; Bob Sauban
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 04-02-2021
Your Name; Bob  Sauban
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 Caught in the canal and using shrimp as bait at high tide Friday evening.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Snook 30-1/2”

3.31 Offshore

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Name of Captain; Jim Thirkill
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
Date you went fishing; 03-31-2021
Your Name; Jim Thirkill
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 for red grouper in 90-100″ water off Clearwater, crew was Mike B, Rick U, and Mark C.

We went out with frozen threadfin and squid as bait, which worked well.  The however, when a small octopus was caught the game changed.  We cut it up for bait and the action was non-stop.  We headed home shortly thereafter with limits of 22-27″ grouper along with misc. snapper.

I like to keep octopus to take home to eat.  That may have ended!

 

3.31 Offshore

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Name of Captain; Captain Dave Taylor
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 03-31-2021
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 Captain Dave Taylor invited Dave Gullickson, Butch Kaelin and Terry Reelitz for a day on the water.

March was a tough son of a gun for weather but went out like the preverbal lamb – it was a great day on the water.

Headed out of Port Hudson at day break, winds were calm as well as the seas. We were loaded up with frozen shrimp, sardines and high hopes of slaying some Hogs and maybe a King or two.
Low tide was early and a brisk incoming tide started about our 1st stop.

We hit about 4 of Captain’s spots – the day produced abundant healthy Grunts, only a couple Hogs, one being a beautiful keeper, a couple over active Spanish Macks and one over acjhiever King that was a nice surprise.

Butch was the Hogfish king for the day as well Puffer King.

About 1:00 PM tide started to slow and it did get a little warm out there as the wind subsided – so we headed in on calm seas and a great ride with plenty of bs’ing time.

Thanks Captain for an day on the water and 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. Butch Kaelin Hogfish 16-1/2 inches

3.31 Inshore

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Name of Captain; jerry hanes
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 03-31-2021
Your Name; jerry hanes
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 nine sheepshead
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. nine sheepshead Var. length

3.22.21 Inshore

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Name of Captain; Bob Ray
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 03-22-2021
Your Name; Bob Ray
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 Took two of my son’s on a trip to Lanark FL. Caught 3 red’s 20 to 26.5 inches and only one trout. Camped and told stories of their past misgivings.  Both red’s and trout were on New Penny  Gulp with various methods of retrival. Just a great trip with the boy’s!
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Red Fish 26.5 inches

3.29.21 Inshore

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Name of Captain; M Travica
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 03-29-2021
Your Name; Mike Travica
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 with grandson and son in law just south of sandbar.  Windier than expected so drift was fast.  Water temp 75 to 78.  Variety of trout, ladyfish but no mac’s.  Water dirty.  All caught fish and had fun.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. 18″ trout – Mike T

3.27 Inshore

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Name of Captain; High octane charters
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 03-27-2021
Your Name; Denis Surette
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 Craig Myers and I took a charter out of crystal river Saturday afternoon for 3hrs of fishing . This was the First time fishing this far up north. The tide was coming in so there was water covering the rocks. We used plastic all day with good results.
Caught a lot of nice size trout  over 18” .
A few large mackerel over 20”
A 26”snook, 24” redfish and a nice size  jack. Very few trash fish.
There were a lot of other guides coming in at the same time as us. Everyone seemed happy with the fishing caught that day. The water got warmer these last few days an it woke up the bite.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Craig Myers 18 1/2 trout
Denis s redfish 20 1/2 “

3.27 Inshore

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Name of Captain; Mark Cummiskey
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
Date you went fishing; 03-27-2021
Your Name; Mark Cummiskey
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. 27 3/4″ gag grouper
25 1/2″ gag grouper

3.26 Inshore

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Name of Captain; phillip ackley
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
Date you went fishing; 03-26-2021
Your Name; phillip ackley
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 Launched the kayak at Anclote Gulf park at about 7A.M. hoping to get into a cobia.  It was calm and I was able to get out about a mile from the pier.  Started catching trout on white paddle tails with a 1/8 oz white jig head.  Puffers started eating up the paddle tails so i switched to shrimp and caught a few pinfish.  Put a pin on a hook with a float and in a short time had a shark on but only had small reels and light line, break off.  A short time later I had a spinner shark hit that same line and after he breeched the surface I had another break off.  It was a fun day catching lots of fish, wind picked up about 1 P.M. so I called it a day.