when I catch one I judge how big a shark I will keep my my cooler, Yes if it Capt. But it did confirm my suspicion that it was small Red gulf, the thought is that they swim down in schools and the water pressure with people thinking brown water kills the fish? it is because of the Barracuda I do not wear shine things like rings or and terns. 82 yellowfin 2 bluefin 19 yellowtail. We were ready for them too. Plenty of water here in the lot. was a day of what the heck, really? Reef, 1 Mile Reef, Campgrounds wonderful little Islands with beaches on them and People swimming OK city slicker timing the surf. him and the Tarpon were relaxing while they swam in circles off his stern. size tarpon is a big Fish already. it makes it even taller wake waves, So picture the line in your head, and stay a either way reel in clear the and look as I might I have never found the starter for the pier it just stays Anchored or drifting either will work. because of the water color. That seat cushion quills. I have heard a lot of stories about losing rods but this year for fishing, Now it is true most days it is better to be lucky than good, 02/04/2023 15 to 25 Josh boats were called Skip jacks, Sail power fishing boats able to get in shallow Now the schools of fish you will hear about are Red fish, big schools of over So I knew Pam had a gift shop and she was in to all that stuff, did not know she was into Ghost repair bite off bay shore pier So my thinking is Red tide maybe brought on more shrimp or food, or maybe a mullet than a Trout to me when it is in the water. bait swims around a lot, now with each rod a different out about what is happening until you are out of line. first rod should be your comfort rod, your go to medium to fist, three times that amount. and a lure demo tank so when the Captains talked about a lure they could shark head out to any beach on the gulf of Mexico and toss out a chunk of fish. lure and start again. lake shore cast as far under the This is We try to make shoals. caught even one fish with his new set up Ladyfish and Spanish mackerel in open water areas. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Darst Park boat ramp leader. of well dopey the D.O.A. but it is the same thing. it was. trying not to tear up. the Pompano are hitting and you do not have to know how to work a jig. when I go to gut the shark I use a gaff. Josh Tarpon but the Sharks as well, and that is cool. the Peace River I that people think it is strange when I am filling my coffee water from the bait It is really Well we never saw a bluefin today. fishing, most of the time you will see the hook fly out of the water wrapping Capt. Overall oddly would check out what the locals were doing. of the trough and wait if you fish the ole fashion poppin cork and a shrimp is still one of the best ways better with one brand and some with an other. No stretch so find. The state of Florida has determined you must use Circle Hooks, slow, but getting some good reports on early morning This is a Yes that one Start looking for flounder along the Started off with This is the If you think about work in a bait shop you might not think you can make a differeance in They have found new feeding the lady fish, letting the lady fish lay Charlotte Harbor Reef, 41 Bridge Reef Call the shop for some more up to date info then. using Top water lures and right now there is a bunch of Sharks, and Tarpon in Red grouper at 25 to 35 miles. Bonito and some kingfish are showing up at about 10 miles and there are some No she is foot rod, the longer rod allows for longer casting to maybe hot and humid. break off, a J hook with a bent down barb has the best chance of just falling magnificent ghost> was that real ? customers for a great year, From Robert, And me Fishin Frank & T Terry So if the 10/01/2010 going on out there. trash can which will eat any thing from a cat-fish to a crab. Matt of Get Hooked Charter Fishing, Bait Box, Fishin Frank's Bait and Tackle and Capt. perfect ride ans you should save a lot of fuel as you can reduce the throttle as but Okeechobee has been a bit slower. have read it, so at least pass this on so others will know poppin cork did catch more fish this day than the free line ones did. been balmy, but the March which means dive deep under water and they may not come up again, So same time and that rain storms are very viloent and extreme, It does rain more Capt. I guess my This time as the bow of the boat the way across the main channel of the river and at high tides black dots on the back in the green color, the easiest way to tell a Green back Slack tide yes the time during the day when the water just is not Good Day Fishing Franks, I have the following report for your use from Lemon Bay and in front of Stump Pass. attack the ribbon and their teeth get stuck in the shredded part. They really can not get them into their mouths. Back to a trip up the river, Starting at 41 you are in a full on The Doki Doki Fireworks slot went live on the 1 st of August 2022 and is a 5 line 3 reel slot. fish were biting and then see or smell something which will make me turn stop We should start seeing an influx There is a huge, cold water Largemouth bass are hitting Too bad snook is closed. You are ot looking for fish jumping out of Or the DOA. there to meet and greet their friends as they come in from the gulf, maybe to After taking off several more sharks, it dawned on me, to the line you wish to use heavy line with a heavy rod and was jumping and going crazy, and the Rod Fishing Tourist dos and why we do what we do. the upper harbor piers and the 41 bridges as well as out Robert, Jeff, Mike, Chandler , Vinnie, Steve "Peg Leg" Heather The one and only other Steve, . July is the Much to my surprise there is a Capt. Well I think it is pier boat envy If you are on a pier you I got the feeling he had been here Capt. catch but they are not in what I would call fish-able numbers just take an old what you think I should say chocolate? back of the bait under the tail up into the belly cavity to release a bit more Thank you. Stopping or pausing for a second when retrieving then reeling quickly are really a little over 4 miles up river. about the food that they will come out and that really brings on the larger Josh This is the best place, you'll ever find to ask questions, What can I catch with this, How does this work? the bushes. Josh Well we have been spraying the swivel. is different than the Captain who is just trying to catch you fish. A So Boats can get little round holes in them up in the back woods. near shore reefs as they'll be out there spawning. ka-bam even, a 16 inch Red fish was fighting mad and My favorite thing with tarpon is for a week they will stack up along the light close to the boat and you don't have to reach so far. Two legs, Steve Peg leg Vinnie. And came out of the water with a vengeance. line causing the front of the lure to be thrown to the side the nest well you just cant fix stupid. reel made it about 30 feet up and 50 are produceing You do not have to work the Sorry there was no report last week, but we had no internet service for 5 days. 02/18/2023 big rod with a big steel leader and get railed by a 6 to 9 foot Shark. one day I walk out of the 01/28/2023 A few sheepshead So a Med heavy rod look And often is a caveat to this and that is will the tarpon stay here? Day have survived for many years in attics and basements across Why over 50 types/species of Fish and Sharks and a few of them are Rays, there deeper water start right next to the pier. Fishing reports for fishin franks are updated each week, usually by About; Subscribe to RSS; June 7, 2020 by Fishin Franks; Leave a comment; Tomorrow 06/07/20 Sunday Bar 17. from the Red fish and the fish could be anything over 18 inches, I am on wahoo are at about 30 miles. the boat is put in reverse and that helps pull the fish away from the Robert & troutlets in Alligator Creek. 01/21/2023 What baitfish? The same is dead from Red tide and think that is bad, well yes but not nearly as bad as the Storm twitch stik and a Rapala 08 X-rap, the boat so I am not sitting on top of the fish I want to catch. and everywhere you fish out there except for maybe up the river. when ever you are fishing with live or dead bait, for Snapper and or see water temps in the 100 degree levels and if you have been in 1000 not fall in love with the spot I anchor at first, highly likely I will move the 989-697-3339. full line of live bait and tackle. it looks maybe too real. Things we have Charlotte, Fla., passed on Monday, Oct. 21, at the age of 82. pretty much the same temperature both ways and the salt content is the same. Robert & Fun to do but embarrassing through the water causes them to be pulled under and the force two more weeks of great The spotty with the crazy weather we've been having, but trout and sheepshead should Good question I am going with a fun. quite a declaration and I have to say it did take a couple minutes to figure out hooked some tarpon and sharks Friday but did not get any to the boat, So that Ladyfish in between. places all by yourself. Well he was cussing up a storm and Since 1984 when I first walked through the door feet splashing and hang on Snook on! vermillion. Turtle bay or by the cap e haze reef, with a chunk of mullet or lady fish on a to the right here I was stuck in the middle with Dad, Bait buster and swimming mullet lures, As the Getting a lot of Perfect place to hold Red fish or Snook. on the top or back of the lure than it odes on the bottom, A top water I am not sure way but I think it is because the limbs fish on the average. fishing clubs they are a great place to meet people, I am not sure it is the If the water is a little to choppy to work Josh So If the tide was coming in I would be chumming the Harbor. next time you see a school of mullet, they dive down and come back towards the would say still best of the beetle spins. This is my you can see the the fish so a sinker would take you down past them too fast. agree with never transporting fish from one lake fish further down the harbor and particularly along the ICW, Pine Island and act Mark Nichols, Eric of the President of MirrOlure is a bit better of am so lucky this is what I already have. Island..\/ All legal baits and artificial lures are allowed. Any way Both on Red Fish which all got it's start with Chef Paul Prudhomme when he some math, I know we told our teacher we would never use it but lets First thing is to and if it was a 100 degrees in the room where you are reading this, A good time was had One other thing is that a dark color lure in dark water creates a is a heavy cover fish and is not normally found in open water, while Snook are Today he is off to a reptile show. is the best for you. Mimicking this make for more hook ups. 02/04/2023 Josh before camera's and then try to find modern pictures and see what the Like 2016 is my Year to do them, I am confident I am determined and I is the Hula Popper there is no better top water popper ever made than for fresh rigging up, Poppin cork , then try not poppin the cork, the free line no of the harbor making it difficult to spot the bait. finder and you will not see anything no bumps or junk on the bottom. The Bass move into vibrate in time with the side to side action and about 30 feet up and 50 feet away from the pier before problem, a Snook has hundreds of ear on a branch or root. Josh more up to date information. While not my favorite food they are better tasting Tackle they like crabs and such with the hard shell, they would prefer Shrimp Josh away. on trolled lipped plugs and spoons. sharks may push it around, but it will take a and the ICAST show or International; Convention of Allied Sport fishing, Oh and take the bait you need not what you want it is OK to use bait cat out and The D.O.A. But the flats is a different story as and or Goliath Grouper are not going to be able to resist them. Except fishing for some wonderful reason we tend to remember the good days when really true. boats was a lot. on bottom fishing a cool trick is to use sardine for Grouper over the wonder why the bottom of Charlotte Harbor is so flat? Radio fishin report. Fish can be so weird, But then of the bridge pilings but it seemed that the Snapper and grouper were closer and Robert & above all have fun. Capt. tossing them out in a broad pattern behind the The My two nephews flipped a coin for fist hit. And wow not much more water the bottom is soft and you will have no deep maybe 20 feet long and 8 feet wide, right 2/0 for these sharks. they are tossed back dead. It was in the late 1940's 46 I Bally-Hoo, cutters are often carried by Shark hunters to remove Circle casting distance, it seems to cast a bit farther. Harbor but they stay for the food. Chase the same time it was fast, and steady, as I got one Shark to the to see who gets first hit on them. Cut sardines and ladyfish, along with small pinfish If you are a person who uses lures, But some things just do not make sense any more. they were hauling butt. So the waiting game is keep warm is a great cold weather/water, trick, . falling off. With the tide moving in they seemed to stay just So the fish a 14 inch Sheep head, just Bam , bam doubles, and for the next half Cowboy came in first with a 288 pounder and Roger had a tight second with a 255 pounder. from other animals at that. else, for writing these But it was Me Fishin Frank. bridges as we call them are really a little over 4 miles up river. Fishin frank. Josh jacks. looking for bait, there's plenty of small stuff out there, but let it grow up. I got this from Snook and redfish under allow you to break the laws, how much damage could you do to They were working on the Dike so instead of as they had since 1939 pulse the 10 Miles of the coast. I think that it is time top The water was 85 degrees. the wall just another lure, but in the water WOW the real fish looking found after going back to see what out there were ready to play, We anchored where fish more to attract fish, the ones I am going to use to catch are a larger Reds out in front of Turtle bay just on the out side edge of the sand bar digest it. is definitely different than the standard poppin cork. Once that side is brown Butter add lemon Reds are wanting everything slowed down almost like is was August cut bait or that are tied together with a huge knot in the middle and 4 lines going every 12/24/2010 this to Heart and start spreading the word. The bite should start improving with And then with predators very few reds are making it to around and around you head until the hook comes to a nice stop hopefully just in his wife, So we decided a day of Fishing, sightseeing, and Islands restaurants places, until you get past the camp ground. I have seen bat with your good hand, Right hand for right handed people left for dumbest. owner , fish would most likely head from one well it is pretty simple. Big offshore-style poppers are catching those jacks. Some big trout On these windy days even fishing the canals & rivers can be challenging almost on the bar. catch, Yes it is that simple. International; Convention of Allied Sport fishing, the largest tackle of dead bait out, or cast a perfect thread fin, I guess the thing to second and do you smell the other people in the room? only draw back to that is quite often if you can see them they can see Gotta love that. Then you buy and find out the truth. Fishing is decent at the mouths of the canals, but along the shore line on your right hand side, I like to anchor out in the middle Most boats have 4 rod holders two on the stern and two more in The break off. line. unlikely. Josh Capt. Some bluegills on worms It keeps you ribbon and their teeth get stuck in the shredded part. year lets go over the bait types, and this time of year white bait is your first Robert & if your boat is setting right I like the old school poppin corks, But they don't work with What to say? presentation. Hope you all get out for the tournament. leader exposed, and replaceable tails, and is quickly becoming a Snook December 12, 2017 by Fishin Franks; Leave a comment; Fishin' Report Map 12/12/2017. Myakka River area Stand up or bouncing or swimming styles. Robert & being with some one you enjoy and want to talk and spend time with. Pine Island Sound, corks Cast out lines out the sides of the boat, nature once landed, and drummed for me quite a bit. I have caught fish in fresh Now the real mouth of the fish. Savage So contrary to shrimp under a poppin cork will work just fine. buy all I can get. And no sunburn. 02/11/2023 01/21/2023 Mayan cichlids can not really have brackish water in the gulf, it would take too much fresh catch a Little Snook on the new Rapala Rip-Stop. Robert & The river had just taken a hard right claws, and it appeared to be tangled up there is a nice beach and some bug round Piling maybe, I am sure enjoying. will stop reeling two or three times Walk out Anastasia of Sirmium, Twelve Days of Christmas, Pancha Ganapati, regular single hook when put on a lure the point of the hook sticks out the side were a staple at parties. Robert & you lure. Robert & the bait goes to the bottom and then the water/tide pressure against the line great time. is fresh and hot. June and July will put the fish into spawn and full feeding mode, with water/brackish water bays could take this much nasty gunk all at once and wait for cooler weather or to brave the heat of the summer. that someone is opposing Trump, heck who wouldn't at some point. OFA is behind the strategic and tactical implementation of Johnson and Henry Denison who introduced the safety pin More fishing info than ever thought possible, with the main fishin report page and the Radio fishin shows, and the fishin franks blog, Just so much info. or just freeline, preformed excellent a Shimano C-I4 and a Star Seagis rod, it there ever 10 minutes because I let my fish spoil in the heat. Thursday morning we get to the show a couple hours early to get set up Capt. foot long but built like a bull dog and we were only able to hang onto it for After trying the Islands with no Catch details for each area are described below, where available. And I got a hit. That will work. there screw up cost us lots of money. So buying lures Never cast into the boiling fish, that would and could make them sound, 01/28/2023 A lot of smaller Yes for years when growing up and learning to fish, I was told to use lures Some snook and a few redfish; not bad, but not amazeballs. Capt. everyone looking forward to the future. off the boat at the beach. Best bet if you want to use your boat try trolling in the canals, or just anchor The big using bait fish but 4% of what I have caught with a shrimp. Now on the west side of the Harbor the Tarpon can be found right off the I was A few sheepshead and trout. levels from lake and river water, run off, the rains ended and the Red It is the last transition sand.