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Trout and more Trout
   There have been a lot of changes out there since my last report starting with the snapper. They are out there thick with some fish getting up to the lower 20" class and as for fish they are about the best you can get for the table.
The snook are on the beaches thick. On the days where the wind is right we have killed the snook on the beach. It is really cool because they are all sizes and you never know if the next one is going to be a 20" fish or a 40" fish. The reds have been doing really good this summer. The days we get on them we are getting anywhere from 10 fish on a slower day to 40 - 50 on a good day. The trout have still been doing great as well. If you get them on the right tide you can limit out in a very short time with fish getting up to 26", which has been the biggest so far.
Pompano have been in the passes as well and they can move a little from day to day. But when we have gotten on them it is some fast and furious action. The Spanish mackerel are still out there too, and if you head out to some near shore reefs they are stacked up. There is so much to talk about I can't even remember it all. But the fishing has been great for this time of year.
The only problem I have been having is that the bait is small, but it is that time of year and we go through it every year around this time. However, the fish don't seem to mind and the little bait is deadly when used properly. Don't forget about the pin fish, that is what the reds are eating as well as the snapper. What I can say about the last few weeks is when the fishing is on it is really on but when it is slow it is very slow. I guess that is why they call it fishing, but we haven't had too many of those days. It has generally been good.

The story of the month has to go to Wes Tibbales of Tampa. We were out this past Tues. and we caught our limit on reds early that morning and stuck around to catch a few more. After every one had caught several fish between 19" up to 31", we decided to go after some trout. So I ran to where we have been killing the nice trout. We had only been there long enough to catch a couple, when out of no where a tarpon came by and ate a shiner that was about 1 1/2 " long and the games began. We knew it was a big fish so I pulled the anchor and started chasing it. After several jumps we all agreed the fish was around 160 - 180 lbs. We fought the fish hooked on 15lb test line for a tiring 2 hours and 25 min. We finally got the fish to the boat, but after a fight that long we couldn't get the fish up to get a still photo. It did break off, but that was way better for the tired fish and most of it was caught on video. So that will be a fish story Wes and his crew will never forget.

I do have a few open dates throughout the rest of the month. So if you do want to get out just get with me and lets go see what we can do. Until next time keep those rods bent and those drags screaming.


- Capt. Shawn Crawford

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