Tampa Bay fishing report 3-10-2006

[captchuck]

This past week we have concentrated on fishing the beaches for the numerous Silver Trout that have invaded the area. It is not uncommon the catch 50-60 fish in a couple of hours. We release most, only keeping a few for the dinner table, as these delicate fish do not freeze well.

One of the weirdest things happened this week. I had the pleasure of having Kevin Burke and his dad Jim aboard for a morning of fishing. After we caught enough trout for the dinner table, we decided to fish in the residential canals for Sheepshead and Snook.

We caught a few sheepies, but the Snook were nowhere to be found. On one cast, dad Jim hooked what looked to be a fine fish. As he brought it near the boat I could see that he had a 20 or so inch Ladyfish. The problem was that I could not locate the hook. Upon further observation, the hook was further down the line hooked into a nice Bluefish.
What had happened, is that somehow he lassoed the Ladyfish onto his line after the Blue was hooked—or before—we could never know!

Anyway, after I cleared the line from the Lady, we unhooked the Blue----It was definitely a weird site to behold!

Good fishing to ya!
Capt. Chuck MacIntyre
www.vortexcharters.com
727 709-9045

[Sinker]

Got to love the crazy things that happen on the water.

We got out last night as well and although we did not find any Snook either the guy right next to us landed a nice 16 pounder but it went 37 inches so had to go back to the big pool.

Keep those reports a coming - love them and always feel free to throw in a pic or two if you wish...
;)

[SourCreamnJive]

Kind of the same thing happened here in California...I brought my uncle fishing on my boat to Anacapa Island I rigged him with a shiny Torpedo sinker and a single hook dropper loop with a strip of squid...he let the line drop towards the bottom but like half way down he said it felt heavy so I told him to bring it in...well he caught three fish on the line...one huge mackeral hit the torpedo sinker it went through his gills another huge one hit the torpedo and it went through it's gills and another on the hook...now that's fishing!!!

[SourCreamnJive]

Oh, sorry "NICE REDFISH" thanx for your report!

[Carnivore]

OH man people are fishing and I am not one of them. Good job.