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Fish Tales
Weekend anglers looking for a break
By CAPT. TYSON WALLERSTEIN
Article published on Thursday, April 12, 2007 |
Last week’s cold front packed a little more punch than I think anyone expected.
While strong winds kept most boaters at the dock, pier anglers were able to catch some nice-sized kingfish from the Sunshine Skyway fishing piers.
With a little luck this weekend’s weather will hold and those who have been waiting to get into the kingfish action will be rewarded.
Tournament season is upon us and for the next month there’ll be kingfish tournaments every weekend.
Plenty of large kingfish showed up in close this past week before the blow started.
Anglers fishing the Redington Long Pier were able to hook up with a few fish in the 30-pound class.
The artificial reefs in the 10-mile range are still loaded with schoolie-sized kingfish. Look for some bigger fish to move in over the reefs this week.
Inshore fishing remained solid last week before the winds started and should pick right back up when the weather stabilizes.
Focus is starting to turn from the redfish to the snook.
Schools of snook can be found around the barrier islands and there are plenty of fish staging up in the passes.
These fish seem to be quite hungry and should be suckers for a live pilchard.
Catching bait is the most crucial part to the game and the angler who gets up early to throw the cast net should be rewarded. Inland bridges are holding plenty of white bait as are the grass flats close to the passes.
My most consistent pattern has been to anchor on the edge of the flat and chum up the bait.
Mix a can of jack mackerel with some cornmeal and add a little water to make it sink.
Be sure to give it enough time for the bait to load up in the slick. If you get impatient and start throwing the net too soon, you’ll end up working harder.
Until next week – GET BENT!
Tyson Wallerstein can be reached at capt.tyson@hotmail.com. If you have a fish picture you would like to see published in the newspaper, send it with your name and where it was caught, to: “Fish Tales,” Tampa Bay Newspapers, 9911 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, FL 33772, or e-mail it to editorial@TBNweekly.com.
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Article published on Thursday, April 12, 2007
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