Neil Taylor’s Kayak Report
Let it rain some more! The heavy rains recently kept the fishing out of the Dog Days conditions we often see in late July. During the hottest time of...
August 2017 Florida Kayak Fishing Forecast
August 2017
By Neil Taylor and capmel.com kayak fishing staff contributors
Around the state:
The month of August. 70% of the time, some great action. The more rain, the better the fishing. ...
The Skyway, Paul Bristow
Spanish mackerel continued to be the hottest bite during a scorching week of Tampa Bay temperatures at the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Piers. Anglers caught plenty of mackerel this past...
Dragging Sharks to Death
Grandpa always said, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” If you haven’t seen it, four guys out on a boat thought it would be a wise idea to throw a...
Nature Coast, William Toney
To try to describe this rain filled weekend and half way through the week would be that we need the water. I can remember that when I was young,...
Pompano still abundant and getting bigger
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-pompano-still-abundant-and-getting-bigger/2331496
What's hot:
For a full month now, easily the best species has been pompano. We have caught as many as 40 in a single outing. We have routinely...
Be a volunteer monitoring oyster reefs & seagrass
Be a volunteer monitoring oyster reefs & seagrass in northwest Florida!
The Aquatic Habitat Conservation and Restoration Program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking volunteers,...
Anchor, and let the fish come to you
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-anchor-and-let-the-fish-come-to-you/2331352
All my life I've heard that adage "There's more than one way to skin a rabbit." I don't know about that, but I do know it's true about catching...
Pick cooler times, spots to fish as summer heats
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-pick-cooler-times-spots-to-fish-as-summer-heats-up/2331192
With the summer heat dial still on full, you might want to look for cooler places and times to fish, such as early morning, late evenings or under area...
Where there’s baitfish, there’s gamefish
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-where-theres-baitfish-theres-gamefish/2331142
I've had to work farther up the bay than my normal stomping grounds around the Sunshine Skyway bridge area to find the desirable 3- to 4-inch bait. The good...
