GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.
Captain Van Hubbard reports from Lemon Bay that 73-degree water temperatures have snook active, along with everything else. He was able to catch white bait (scaled sardines) a couple of months early, and he brought seven grand slams to the boat in a single day (a slam is a snook, redfish and trout on the same trip). Hubbard advises chumming lightly with live bait and fishing them unweighted on spinning tackle around oyster bars, potholes and outside bars. For more, visit www.captvan.com.
From Lake Okeechobee, captain Angie Douthit reports excellent crappie action, mostly in open water early and around the weeds at mid-day. Areas to try include Kings Bar, Taylor Creek, the Kissimmee River and several locations on the North Shore. Small jigs and minnows work. Douthit says the bass bite is on. Use with topwaters, soft plastics, Rat-L-Traps or spinnerbaits.
Tampa anglers Artie Shaw and Mike Laroche got a fish weighing more than 7 pounds, along with a lot of others on a recent trip. Some of the better areas including Kreamer and Rita islands, the West Wall, parts of Observation Shoal, Monkey Box, some parts of the North Shore, Kings Bar and J&S. Visit angie@southflorida
bassfishing.com.
Water is coming up fast at Rodman Reservoir, but there's still a good chance for a 10-pound bass there for those who run wild shiners under the hyacinths.
The giant baits are available at bait shops in Orange Springs and Salt Springs near the lake, northeast of Ocala.
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