Aug. 31 2010

Well I haven't been as dedicated to writing the reports as I should be but I've been fishing a lot in the heat and wiped out at the end of the day.
The good news is the fishing is hot as well. When ever the wind is blowing east I've been fly fishing for tarpon on the beach. This time of year you may need to wait a while in between shots but the fish travel most days and they eat pretty well.
I spent 3 days the week before last fishing bait for whatever would bite. In the three days we caught, Tarpon (well we hooked Tarpon) Snook, Red fish, Mackerel, Bluefish, Jacks, Lady fish, Catfish, Grouper, Snapper, Grunt, Trout, Puffers, a Cobia, and a Remora. The only things we didn't catch were Pompano and Little Tunny. The bait is everywhere and fishing was pretty much wide open. I have been to the upper bay a couple of times to look for Tarpon but have not been successful. It seems like every time I go the weatherman miscalculates the forecast and it blows twice as hard as it was supposed to. I know several people that have been doing very well throwing plugs. As soon as the wind dies out I will spend some time looking for Permit. We did stop in the pass on the way south today and caught a Little Tunny. We could of caught as many as we wanted but we had Tarpon on the mind so we settled for one and kept going.