GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
Jim Warren and friends had a banner day fishing with captain Scott Moore from Anna Maria Sound to Sarasota Bay this week.
Using white bait, Warren and crew caught and released more than 100 oversized redfish. Also included in the day's catch were numerous big trout and keeper flounder.
Moore expects the redfishing to get even better through September.
Sarasota Bay also produced good catches for captain Rick Grassett. Lots of trout, redfish and mackerel were caught by Grassett's fly fishing anglers using glass minnow and shrimp pattern flies. The Long Bar and Buttonwood flats were the best spots.
Tarpon were caught this week by anglers throwing live bait and artificials in the MacDill Pocket and around Long Shoal. Calm weather is the key to locating rolling tarpon.
Yellowtail snapper have showed up around springs southwest of Egmont Key in 85 feet. Chumming with glass minnows and cut sardines will bring the snapper to the top. After the snapper are up, float a piece of cut bait on a 1/6- or 1/8-ounce jig head back into the chum line. Light line and small hooks will help get more bites. Big amberjack will sometimes surprise with tackle-busting fights.
Red snapper season will open up Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from Oct. 1 through Nov. 22.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has ruled that snook season on the west coast will remain closed until Sept. 1, 2011. Snook season on the east coast will open Sept. 17 and run through Dec. 15. It will reopen on the east coast Sept. 1, 2011.
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