Fishing Reports
Tampa Bay SouthShore Fishing Report 8-26 Through 9-1, 2010
Water temperatures in the Little Manatee River and Tampa Bay are now in the mid to lower 80s but will rise a bit with the lack of rainfall
The bite on the South Shore of Tampa Bay continues to be good. In the mix this week were Black Tip Sharks, Trout, Redfish and a few Mackerel.
The Trout bite has continued with catch of 30 plus fish per trip. Most of the trout are small but we are managing to limit out on slot size fish. The biggest Trout ran near 22 inches. We are still catching trout in deeper grass.
The Redfish bite was good farther south toward Bishops Harbor. We caught a number of Reds in the 28” range but most were slot fish. We fished the reds on a lower incoming tide near oysters Bars and pot holes using pinfish under a Cajon Thunder. Jim Shaw (left) of Lakland caught a nice 27 incher
The mackerel bite has slowed a bit. However, we did manage to catch a few while fishing the deeper grass for trout. We did catch a few near the Cockroach Bay entrance in about 6 feet of water. Not sure why they were there but they where.
We have been bending the rods with plenty of black tip sharks up to 3 feet. One day we brought 15 to the boat. Very nice pull while you are waiting for the tide to move. We fished the sharks near a shoal area in the Middle part of Tampa Bay.
There is white bait on the flats of Tampa Bay just about anywhere you go. Lot of small bait but usable
Be safe out there.
Capt. Danny R. Guarino
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