Tom Van Horn, July 2017
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, July 2017
There’s no doubt about it, summer has arrived in Central Florida and the mid-summer doldrums are currently upon us. It's also the...
The Kayak Report, Neil Taylor
Posted 7.1.2017
Baitfish are still around in huge schools, but a lot of inch to inch and a half long sardines. Blue crabs which had been missing for some time...
Lower Tampa Bay, Neil Taylor
By Neil Taylor, www.strikethreekayakfishing.com
The baitfish arrival. Long overdue and interestingly random, the “April” scenario is here now. Sadly, the baitfish rolled in this week, almost July? Peculiarities: What happened...
Upper Tampa Bay, Neil Taylor
So much water, so many challenges. The heat of summer is here. Honestly the oddest combination of opportunity and struggle anyone can imagine.
The best of the best: Tarpon. They...
July 2017 Kayak Fishing Forecast
July 2017
By Neil Taylor and capmel.com kayak fishing staff contributors
Around the state:
Heat, humidity and humongous fish: July has the goods. The kayak angler will tell you that they are...
The Skyway Report, Paul Bristow
Anglers visiting Florida for the first time, or those simply taking a few days off to enjoy Tampa Bay on the second Summer travel weekend, all have a wide range...
Fighting a Fish
Neil Taylor, Strike Three Kayak Fishing
You want to be good at something, you need to learn how to do it right. Whatever it is, there is an exact way...
Extended season creates more stir for red snapper
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-extended-season-creates-more-stir-for-red-snapper/2328926
Red snapper season has been extended and is causing a stir. Until about 15 years ago, red snapper were more of an incidental catch than a targeted species. But...
What a strange summer of fishing it has been
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-what-a-strange-summer-of-fishing-it-has-been/2328810
This is turning into a strange fishing summer. Barracuda, which normally arrive in numbers and reside on most of the artificial reefs and wrecks in mid May, have been...
Prime conditions return for tarpon fishing
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-prime-conditions-return-for-tarpon-fishing/2328385
Days surrounding the new and full moons in May, June and July are traditionally the most productive for tarpon fishing. Nature cheated us out of those days during the...
