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Pompano Fishing in the Tampa Bay Area

Posted on July 19, 2020 at 2:12 pm by Charles Walker / Fishing, Game fish in the Gulf of Mexico

There are many ways to fish for pompano and you have a good chance of catching them if you just use some common sense and have a little knowledge about their habits. If you have a shallow draft skiff, you can find pompano schools fairly easily. Run along the beaches, close to the swash channel, on full plane and have someone watch your wake for pompano “skipping”. They have a tendency to jump out of the water when frightened and skip along the surface on their side. ….

Red Drum

Posted on July 15, 2020 at 3:16 pm by Charles Walker / Fishing, Game fish in the Gulf of Mexico

The last misty remnants of the pre-dawn fog cling to the water, as the mirror smooth surface reflects a postcard-perfect sunrise. The only sound is the occasional crunch of your guide’s push pole contacting oysters in the soft mud of the marsh. As you stand on the forward casting platform of the flats boat,….

Jack Crevalle

Posted on July 15, 2020 at 1:21 pm by Charles Walker / Fishing, Game fish in the Gulf of Mexico

Pound for pound inch for inch tooth for tooth the toughest, fightin’est, downright meanest Suncoast inshore gamefish is the Crevalle jack, or as he is more simply known jack. This ball of fire brings the total package – vicious strikes, searing, drag-scorching runs ……

Pompano Fishing in the Tampa Bay Area

Posted on July 20, 2017 at 12:27 pm by Charles Walker / Fishing

There are many ways to fish for pompano and you have a good chance of catching them if you just use some common sense and have a little knowledge about their habits….

Pier and Beach Fishing in Pinellas County Florida

Posted on July 20, 2017 at 12:11 pm by Charles Walker / Fishing

I will start out at the north end of Pinellas County and if you see that I missed a pier or favorite shore fishing spot, please let me know and I’ll be glad to add it. Now I can’t give exact directions in this article, so if you want to fish in one of these areas you’ll have to do a little homework on your own….