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May

Fishing this past month has been excellent on most days, and the water temperatures have finally returned to the seventies and the bait has reemerged on the flats as well. In the next month, the winds should begin to die down making May one of the best months to get out and fish.

We have caught quite a few nice snook but not many keepers. The season closes at the end of the month and we will be giving it our all till the end of the April. The trout have been cooperating with us and many of the fish we have been catching have been above the 20” limit making it hard to find four keepers per person on the boat. Nothing to complain about since I would say that this is the best trout fishing we have seen in quite a few years after the populations were hurt due to the red tides. Redfish have been lurking from the bulkhead in Manatee County to Apollo beach. Many of the fish are skittish since we had a few tournaments and a lot of pressure placed on these fish during the weeks leading up to the events and after the events. Cut baits have been working well for the fish that are hanging around these areas and a stealthy approach is the key.    

Tarpon have returned to the Skyway Bridge and many of the migrating fish will begin to show up late in the month. Once the winds die down these fish will be  

 In Manatee County, many of us gathered at a retirement party for Deputy Larry Bahnsen, of the Manatee County Sheriffs Office. All those in attendance thanked Larry for his 25 years of service to the agency, with his last 6 years of service spent with the Marine Patrol Unit. Larry was out there on the water almost daily, patrolling, observing, working the areas, and at the same time collecting numbers, (GPS coordinates). It would not surprise me to see him fishing a lot more in his retirement. Best of luck to you in your retirement…………

May is usually the time that the winds die down and the fishing heats up. May is one of my favorite months of the year.

In the early part, the Tampa Chapter of the CCA will be having their annual banquet, if you’re planning to go; I will see you there if your thinking about it now is the time to buy your tickets.  The event is Thursday, May 1, 2008 from 6:00p-10:00p at the Tampa Banquet center. For more information contact Dan Askin at 321-663-2588.

If you want to fish with me in the coming months, let’s hook up. I can be reached at (941) 238-7597, till then, tight lines and keep your rod tip up…..

Captain Jim

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If you’re looking to book a date and take advantage of this fine time of year…..give us a call at...... 813-477-7657 or  941-238-7597.

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