The big schools of redfish have just about all busted up now around the St. Pete area but I've still had decent catches straight cranking spoons and jigs around rafting mullet activity. This week I scored several reds in the 25" to 28" class using this method.

I've also located a few areas where the gator trout have been laying up in the shallows. Green pumpkin tube baits and flukes Texas rigged will score early and late in the day.

For my full report make sure you visit my website at www.captaincarichardson.com

Keep'em Bent!

Fish Species: Redfish
Bait Used: Strike King Glass Minnows
Tackle Used: Daiwa 3000 Advantage on 7'6
Method Used: rolling a jig through mullet
Water Depth: 3 feet
Water Temperature: 72 degrees
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Speed: 10 knots
SKL Glass Minnow redfish caught near Tierra Verde by Capt. C.A.
SKL Glass Minnow redfish caught near Tierra Verde by Capt. C.A.


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About The Author: Captain C.A. Richardson

Company: Flats Class Charters

Area Reporting: St. Pete/Clearwater/Tampa Bay

Bio: Born in Charleston, SC in 1965… C.A.'s family relocated to St. Petersburg in 1967 where he honed his angling skills on the beaches, piers, and inshore flats of Tampa Bay. In 2001, he started his popular "Flats Class" fishing school to compliment his Flats Class Charter business. The school traveled around the state educating anglers through C.A.'s unique power-point presentation and by featuring many local inshore pros. Years later in 2007, Flats Class TV debuted, with the help of Forrest Fox Productions, and was an instant hit with anglers eager to learn from the pros! He has gained the reputation over the years as "the inshore guide" to hire when it comes to artificial techniques on the west coast of Florida and still spends over 200 days a year on the water with his clients & filming Flats Class TV.

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