Here I am finally. After having my email and all my contacts stolen,I am finally able to get back in the boat. I understand that most of you do not have my new email address. You will see it at the end of my report.

First report comes from Rick and Nanette O’Hara. While fishing in their favorite trout hole they managed to catch only 50 or 60. Isn’t that a shame? Later they poled and found a good number of redfish but the glare kept them from seeing the fish in time to avoid spooking them.

Robert Fischer has advised me that a lot of trout are at the mouth of Cockroach Bay and in upper Tampa Bay. A slow retrieve with a clouser with marabou or highly active materials will catch these trout. One out of 20 is keeper size.

Neil Taylor, a kayak guide, reports that he and his clients are catching nice trout and redfish. Darker color clousers are the most productive.

Capt Rick Grassett reports trout and redfish are being caught in Sarasota Bay using his Grassett Flats Minnow.

Jeff Janecek fishing with friends on the flats near the Skyway Bridge caught flounder, trout, pompano, jack, pinfish and ladyfish on an incoming tide using a chartreuse clouser.

On the fresh water side, Jeff Janecek and Nick Colantonio fished somewhere in New Port Richey and did very well on blue gills and Jeff even caught a double using a dropper.

Tight lines
Bob Gaulin
Waspfly32@gmail.com
813-782-8605