Capt. Troy Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 This is off the chain. I thought we had some rough stuff in the Keys the 5 weeks we were down there but I haven't seen the sun in 5 days. Got the Maverick out to burn some fuel through her last week and got run off the water by 11 am. Approaching 5 inches of rain here in the last 2 days. That last day out it was so hot you couldn't breath and the water temp was 89.6 at Anclote Key. I really don't like the month of August if you haven't noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yeah, I was thinking about you guys while I was watching the weather channel last night. Man, it just keeps coming and coming! Hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsnook Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 I saw the sun this afternoon....had to find my sunglasses and get the dust off of them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linesider 159 Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 All this rain got the reds active! They have been tailing the past week, even in the middle of the day. Some bulls mixed in as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linesider 159 Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Some good ones out there tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarpon Terry Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 July in the Keys wasn't any better. Sara and I spent a week in Key Largo the week before mini season. Blew hard every day for 7 days. On the last day, there were storms with lightning. However, This guy came out of our favorite lobster hole in 6 foot of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 On 8/12/2016 at 10:30 AM, linesider 159 said: All this rain got the reds active! They have been tailing the past week, even in the middle of the day. Some bulls mixed in as well Upper bay? I've been fishing the south shore for the past 4-5 weeks and doing very well, nice snook and a fair amount of reds. But this weekend was the worst. Water was clear but tinted brown and the fish were not home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linesider 159 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 North of macdill. We were on them 7 days straight and they started to wise up to us. Gave them a little break past few days. I get off work at 7 usually and go to the gym until 930 ish so I try to get out there when I can. Buddy got a 35 incher the other night. They were eating even up next to the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Thats cool, gotta love some happy tailers. I've only seen one school on the south shore in the past few weeks, we were able to pull a few fish from it before it moved on . All the other fish have just been singles, or the school just didn't show it self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsnook Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nice Redfish picture.....Josh I fished South Shore Sunday....we fished from Cockroach all the way to Terra Cia....never did find reds...some snapper...flounder and a CATFISH...of course! Tons of bait..but bring your 1/4" net...or you'll be-a-pick'en. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Good to see you guys getting out. Got a couple of trips next week so I better get out there and look around some. Water temps have come down at the mouth of the river at Anclote but that is as close to fishing as I have been. Installing new electronics on the Rampage and other maintenance to include a new helm pump in the tower. Another couple of hours on that project then full service on the Cats which takes about 5hrs then she will be ready for offshore next Friday. It's so dang hot down there I finally went sissy and brought my floor fan down to the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Found some South Shore happy tailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Very nice Gabe. We just got in a about an hour ago. Man was it smoking hot. The wife and I did a scout trip and managed as many small snook as we wanted and a couple of reds. I jumped in the water 2 times with a wad of snook right off my bow and jumped back in the boat and caught some more. Mission accomplished. Feel a little better about my trips next week. Water temp has dropped to 84 around me for right now. It actually felt good to get in for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Temp wasn't bad in the morning, I was done by 10. I was by the water later in the day, and it glassed out and glassed out this time of year equals miserable. Not too much longer till the temps start to chill out, can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabear Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hurricane that is one good looking red. I have got to get out and hit the water. Joe R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linesider 159 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 They were tailing tight packed night before last. Got a 20 and 34 incher and then it got dark. This rain really turns the bite on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondfisher Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Been fishing a little bit down in the Venice Beach area for beach snook on the fly. Not much success with churned up, murky surf, but my buddy Justin "Grumpy Grouper" Spigener was able to get a personal best 43" slob linesider on whitebait. Wish I would have been the one to hook up but I'll take photo guy as next best.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsnook Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Now that's a NICE FEEESH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Dude thats a nice one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted August 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 That's a whopper for this side of the state. Now, back to the weather. I got my butt handed to me Friday offshore. Called for 10 to 15. By 10:00am it was sustained at 15 and we were 30 miles out. Then it decided to really start blowing. The Pasco offshore buoy showed gusts to near 30 and sustained at 23. It layed down some in the late afternoon just to blow up a heck of a storm going east to west. Not good when your trying to get in. The fishing stunk and when you did get one on the sharks were off the chain. Some big ones. I don't like August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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