2008 Fishing
The new year came in with a bang- after some glorious December weather, a strong winter cold front blew through a week ago. Pre-front, EVERYTHING was biting- I saw a bunch of 16 to 22″ gag grouper caught in Pass-A-Grille, and they were slamming live pinfish with gusto. Macks, flounder, even sea bass were biting enthusiastically.
Once the front came through, everything shut down. The water temperature dropped from 71 degrees down to 54 over the space of a couple of days. All the fish were in shock. I still managed to get down to the Merry Pier yesterday before the Bucs debacle, but there wasn’t much happening. A small grouper here, a little snapper there. VERY slow. Maybe, after this weeks warm-up, things will be back to normal next weekend. Here’s hoping…
January 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
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January 9th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Sounds like time for a trip to Charlotte Harbor. I recently read that the shock to the water temp in shallow areas killed off some snook in Ft. Myers canals. None were seen here as the volume of harbor water may have helped hold the canal temps up a bit.
It was noted that with the cold snap being of a short duration, the deeper water remained warmer and that many fish have now moved closer to shore in the deeper water.
Looks like the moon will be full next week, how about it ?
January 9th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Tempting….
I’ll be in touch.
Steve
January 25th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I’ve got a boat if you have some numbers.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Robin454,
Looks like it’ll be another windy weekend- with this front, I don’t see getting offshore. BUT… I do indeed have some numbers, and I’m always game for a little grouper digging…
Steve
January 25th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I have all the time in the world. Just need about 2 days notice for my boat club. My favorite is a 21″ with a live well and a nice four stroke. Mail me anytime.
rkirk@tampabay.rr.com
January 25th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Robin454,
You’ve got mail!
Steve