As the Gulf and bay water temperatures slowly rise, the fishing is picking up nicely. This is a great time of year to wet a line, as you never know what might be biting. I have been spending weekends wrangling redfish, mangrove snapper (some nice ‘uns, too), sheepshead, black drum and grouper in St. Pete Beach and the Pass-A-Grille area. Redfish are in the passes at high tide, and tarpon are basking in the shallow bays on calm days.

A few ‘catching up’ pictures: