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There Are Ways To Get Around The Wind

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 2, 2007

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right (with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles).

Normally, winds in the 15- to 20-knot range are not conducive to good fishing. But this time of year, you still can have a productive and enjoyable day on the water by learning to navigate local rivers and residential canals.

The snook fishing in Tampa Bay's river systems and miles of residential canals is starting to heat up. Cooling temperatures have quickly sent these fish into their true fall patterns, and it makes for some of the best fishing of the year.

Armed with nothing more than a couple of buckets of Gulp Alive shrimp, we caught and released several slot-sized snook this week, in addition to a handful of nice trout and redfish. Most of the trout were in the 18- to 23-inch range, with the reds running mostly on the lower end of the slot.

We have been waiting patiently for the big schools of jacks to show, and this must have been the week. It seemed like every canal or basin we visited was holding at least one or two schools of big jacks. They might not do much for your dinner table, but pound for pound they might be our best fighter.

Always use caution out there when it's blowing, but remember there are ways to beat the wind.

Catch captains Billy Nobles and Mike Anderson on the "Reel Animals Fishing Show" on Saturdays from 6:30-7 a.m. on WFLA, Channel 8, and on Sundays from 8-10 a.m. on WHBO, 1470 AM. To book a charter, call 1-866-GAMEFISH or visit www.reelanimals

fishingshow.com.

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