Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg & Clearwater Inshore Fishing Report
By Capt. John Rivers
It is officially Spring in the Tampa Bay area. Snook are all over the place and they are feeding well. Live bait is the best choice, but if you like tossing artificials, no worries, you'll catch your fair share as well. Schools of redfish are also showing up on the flats in a few areas. These fish are very boat shy, so be quiet and patient and you'll hook a few. Once again, live or cut bait has been the best way to hook these skittish bronze beauties.
Some of the redfish schools have been beat up pretty bad by locals and guides, so again, be patient and you'll hook a few. They are mostly oversized fish, which means your drag is gonna scream. The sheepshead bite is still going strong in Tampa Bay, and the rock piles, jetties and bridges have been producing some nice catches. Live shrimp, fiddler and mud crabs have been the baits of choice.
I'm keeping this short because I'm heading out to bow up on some more snookies and reds.
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Let's get you hooked up today.
Thanks for stopping by,
Capt. John Rivers.
Capt.John Rivers Inshore Charters
www.tampabayinshoreguides.com
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