![]() ![]() Gary Simpson, a veteran tournament angler, operates Gary’s Tackle Box at L & S Trim.Rodman Reservoir is a fabulous fishery, but never better than during one of its scheduled periodic drawdowns. Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, pompano, trout and redfish all took live shrimp fished in a zone known as the “foul area” located a couple of miles offshore between Homosassa and Crystal River. William Toney and his three-person party docked with five different species on ice. ![]() While some Big Bend areas have sputtered in and out of fish-catching gear, the Homosassa report has been steady. Quite a few fish were caught, but limits of keeper-size fish at least 15-inches long were uncommon. The speckled trout predicted by some to enter the Steinhatchee River last weekend did show up, but most casters working the river agreed that the bigger fish were not present in this initial wave. Although they had to release a few would-be-keeper gags and slightly short red grouper, the fishers had a ton of fun catching a 91-fish mix of big pinkmouth grunts and black sea bass. Neil Thorsby was one of the few who headed out deep, taking three anglers to 55 feet of water off Steinhatchee last Saturday. ![]() With gag grouper now off limits and the relaxed red grouper law still a couple of weeks from taking effect, offshore reports are scarce. ![]() A good call, as they caught a couple of speckled trout more than 20 inches and a nice flounder to go with another pile of nice redfish. Employing this method, the Gainesville anglers filled red limits and released another 20 fish ranging in size from 19 to 28 inches.Īfter such a good day, the men couldn’t resist returning to Suwannee on Sunday. They started out fishing live shrimp on jigheads, but after losing several to the river’s rocky bottom, switched to freelining the shrimp using just a split shot to get the bait near the bottom. Near the mouth of East Pass last Saturday, the four anglers started catching reds when the tide turned and started to rise. On this day, reds, speckled trout and sand trout all went for the live shrimp they fished just off the bottom.ĭale and Alex Reed, Jett Reeves and Craig Giordano likewise enjoyed a great fishing weekend at Suwannee. The trio again fished the Suwannee’s East Pass and creeks nearby to enjoy a 100-fish day. Saturday, the bite was different, but nobody was complaining. That trip was highlighted by Chelsea’s battle with a 30-inch bull red (her first red ever) that kept her straining through a long fight. The young Gainesville anglers were hoping for success like they had experienced the weekend before, when they released 35 redfish. Travis Blucher fished the Suwannee River last weekend with Steven Dose and Chelsea Blalock. The red shad, Texas-rigged worms produced eight nice bass in just two hours.Īs they have for weeks, the salty coastal shallows offer the most dependable fish-catching action in this part of the state. Once out in the lake, the experienced Gainesville angler cast plastic worms in the deeper barge canal channel that dissects the pool. At that level, he was still able to launch with no trouble. He arrived at Kenwood Landing at noon and noted that the water level appeared to be down a little more than a foot. At least, excellent speck fishing has always been the rule during past drawdowns.Īlready, the bass fishing seems to have picked up.ĭave Morris fished Rodman last Sunday after an unsuccessful morning of bassing on the St. When the pool arrives at its lowest point late this month, the concentrated crappies will take live and artificial baits in the deeper water that remains like there’s no tomorrow. One intriguing question for freshwater fishers remains: When will the speckled perch finally decide to gather and feed as we expect them to when cool weather arrives? Old time speck sages will tell you this feed is already strangely late throughout North Florida.Īt least one ongoing event is sure to produce the hotly sought specks in big numbers, and that is the scheduled drawdown of Rodman Reservoir. Super low lake levels and the resulting low angler effort contribute greatly to the lack of diverse reports, even though the start of winter is usually a time of major shifts in the fishing world. Sometimes this report probably sounds mighty similar from one week to the next … and right now, we seem to be in one of those ‘broken record’ spells. ![]()
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