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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 9, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Randy Rochelle.

Offshore anglers were finally able to get out as we had a couple of calm days over the weekend. Once again it seems that the place to be was off of Tarpon Springs. Received a report on Sunday from Jack Hexter, who was fishing on a friend's boat along with a couple of other anglers.

They fished ledges and rock piles in 70 to 90 feet of water and managed a limit of gag grouper, some nice cobia, red grouper and a few snapper. Hexter said they had to come in early as they ran out of room to put fish and ran out of ice to put on the fish. Not a bad problem to have.

Farther to the south it was red grouper, amberjack and dolphin making the headlines. On a trip Saturday while running out to an area of cheese bottom we came across a large board. The board was teaming with baitfish, small tripletail and a school of nice-size dolphin.

We only fished it for about an hour but managed a nice box of dolphin to 14 pounds. After playing with the dolphin we hit some nearby areas of hard bottom in 115 feet. We boxed a limit of red grouper, a couple of nice gags and some yellowtail and lane snapper.

The overall bite seems to be picking up and as waters cool the bite only will get stronger.

Captain Randy Rochelle

runs the "Gotta Go" out of

St. Petersburg and can be reached at (727) 365-3218 or

www.islandercharters.net.

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