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posted on Mar 14, 2011
Redfish redfish and more redfish best describes Tampa Bay’s action. Captain Steven has the redfish 17-22” dialed in with most days yielding 20-40 redfish some days more!
Sundays action started in 4-6’ of 65 degree water chasing trout. DOA CAL 3” paddle tail jerk baits root beer w ...
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posted on Mar 6, 2011
Tampa Bay is ready to explode! Captain Steven’s heart is racing knowing what the next 90 day brings. The winds would make chasing and spotting drum a real task so we reschedule and Captain Steven headed to the
Tampa Tribune's Outdoors Expo and Boat Show. A great place to spend the d ...
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posted on Feb 27, 2011
Spring is in the air with warm sunny days pushing 80 and water temperatures reaching 70 on Tampa Bay. At Sunrise we were looking for Drum along with 10 other boats. After 45 minutes of looking we changed gears and ran to the Port Manatee area in search of Mackerel. The deep flats that had been ...
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posted on Feb 20, 2011
Amazing best describes today’s trip. The morning was like a painting as the sun was rising while the moon was setting. Captain Steven was first on the giant Drum Flats at 7 am and while sipping coffee the Drum appeared like magic not 100 feet away from where I had them yesterday.
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posted on Feb 19, 2011
Captain Steven’s anglers all want a shot at catching a 50 pound Drum on light tackle. Sight casting to hundreds of Drum tailing in 3’ feet of water is an amazing sight. The Tower on my Pathfinder is an ideal platform watching for the giant tails of the big push of water signaling the school.
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posted on Feb 19, 2011
There back! Giant Drum have arrived in lower Tampa Bay. This annual ritual will continue for the next 4 - 6 weeks. Giant drum 35-50 pounds can be found tailing in 2-3 feet of water, schools of 50 to 100 is common.
Friday morning we were the only boat on the flat and it didn’t tak ...
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posted on Feb 12, 2011
Let’s not forget it’s still winter as evidenced with this mornings 40 degrees temps combined with a stiff north wind. Remember dressing in layers is key as once the boat gets on plane the wind chill kicks in. I put curtains on my tower last winter and its days like this that you really apprecia ...
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posted on Feb 6, 2011
Rain gear was today’s fashion statement. The day started with light rain no wind and mild temps. I put the Pathfinder on auto-pilot and sat back drinking coffee and listening to the Reel Animals radio show. It was a very enjoyable ride to the Little Manatee river as I was under the protection o ...
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posted on Feb 5, 2011
Pea soup fog and a light drizzle greeted Captain Steven on today’s scouting trip. I originally planned on running across Tampa Bay to Bishops Harbor but the fog ended that so I stayed close to O’Neill’s Marina looking for new hot spots.
Casting a DOA Deadly Combo in 3’ of 65 degr ...
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posted on Feb 5, 2011
Captain Steven welcomed his anglers at O’Neill’s Marina and immediately knew it would be a fun day. We then made the 15 mile run across a very smooth Tampa Bay to the Little Manatee river. We were greeted with Dolphins and Manatees upon arrival.
Armed with 25 dozen live shrimp we ...
