Let's start this with something a little different! This time of year is a good time for Shark fishing because the water temperature is up and the tide is big. The water temperature and tides are a big factor in Shark fishing because when the water gets really warm the Sharks move into the bay. The tide is one of the biggest factors because when you put chum in the water, you want the tide to spread the chum out in the bay and bring the big one that you are looking for in! The faster the tide the better. We did manage to do a little Shark fishing last week with some luck. We managed to catch a few really nice fish. We had two fish that were about 5 feet long. One was a spinier that jumped about 4-5 times out of the water. This was one of the first Sharks that we hooked that day. We did manage to get the other Shark in the boat. It was a Black tip. There is a lot of Shark in the Tampa bay right now so if you're looking to catch that big Shark let's go.
Let's move on to the Red fish. Red fishing has been good too. Some days have been a little harder than others, having to move around to a few different areas. We always find a few fish that want to bite. This is a good time of the year for the Red fish. Like I have said over the past few weeks, these fish are in the bushes on high tides and then once it falls out they fall to the edges of the grass flats. Tide is important with the when you are chumming. It will bring these fish in to you and get them to bite better. When you are chumming you need to have a lot of bait so when you bring them in you can keep them around. The Red fish of the week is a fish 33 inches long that put up a great fight on light tackle.
Now to the Tarpon! Most of this fishing has still been up in the rivers with smaller fish. There are some fish bigger fish up in the bay but we just have not had much luck getting them to bite. The smaller fish in the river have been a lot of fun with the light tackle. Most of the fish have been ranging 10-40 lbs with a few bigger ones hooked. They are hard to land on light tackle. As you can see in the pictures it's been some fun fishing.
Finally, let's talk about the Snook. You just have to find the right school that wants to eat. I have found a few fish and they have been hard to catch. Having a lot of bait is good so that you can chum the fish up and see if they want to bite. Most of the time I will pull into the spot, put out some chummers, and see if the fish will bite before even putting bait in the water. This way I know if they want to feed. We caught some great Snook fish last week. We had a few days with some big numbers of fish and has you can see nice fish of the week. Come visit www.castawaychartersinc.com for pictures!
