SPRING TIME UPDATE

Let's see, where do I start?

I’ll start with the winding down of shrimping… it looks like the shrimping adventures will dwindle from now 'til fall. Good thing because the last time I went out the mosquitoes almost carried me away.

However, with the winding down of shrimping comes the blue crab “run.” This is when we set up just like shrimping and get coolers FULL of tasty meat in a shell.

I was without a boat for two weeks there due to a fuel tank vent hose malfunction. I got off easy with only having to cut out about 4 inches of my floor to get it fixed. Phew! Dodged a major bullet there. Finally got that fixed and I’m back in my boat and back on the water. If you didn’t notice, my posts were all about trips on other people's boats.

The cobia are still around, they're straight off the port and in and around the larger bait pods. This has been an unbelievable year for cobia fishing and I’m glad I was able to share my encounters with everyone.

King fish are super thick on Lead Wreck. It’s a quick trip straight out of the port. To get there, just go straight east 'til you hit 70 feet of water and you won’t have to fish long to get your limit of “old smilies.”

The marine flea market was a great success for me; I was able to pick up a new pushpole for the flats boat (something I’ve wanted for 7 years now), a few new shrimping lights and, almost more importantly, I sold some unused fishing gear to one of the vendors, allowing me to almost break even.

Tripletail “should” be sticking around for the rest of the summer, although I know now that I've said it it they're going to disappear, just watch.

I’m going to be fishing the flats more this summer with an occasional ocean trip for kings. I’m looking forward to getting on the flats again. That will allow me to get in more time with the fam.


WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS WEEKEND!!!

I see the roseate spoonbills are back in the local lagoons and rookeries; they are a must see.

Anywhere you go right now-- ocean, river, lake-- it won’t take long to find fish.

The pan fish are spawning in the St. Johns River, so that's a good bet.

Fishing early morning for MONSTER gator trout with a top water plug is really fun this time of year.

Get the smoker out and cook some BBQ!!!

There are no current hunting seasons.


If anyone ever needs to use the kayaks or canoe to experience Florida at its finest, just give me a call and they're yours for the weekend. Or, if you ever want to join me and risk the possibility of becoming a casuality of the blog, I’m more than happy to share my experience with other people on the boat.