Captain’s Corner: Rob Gorta

The Tampa Bay Times

The hunt for Reds in October is here.  Luckily, we didn’t have any Red Tide this year off of the beaches, so redfish have showed up in big numbers.  As in years past, Redfish has showed up in the usual hot spots around the Pinellas Point area. They are showing up in my “secret” spots that very few people know about.  These are places that have had little to no action the past two years. I have spots to fish on a low tide, and I have spots to move to on a high tide.  Low tide spots can be the most difficult to find. When the water gets to low for the fish on the flats, you have to figure out where the fish will move to when the water gets to shallow for the fish to swim.  I watch the schools movement every time and pay attention to which direction they fall off the flat.  After years of watching schools of fish, I have put together a theory of their movements and where they are going based on the tide movement.  Figure that out and you have a “secret” spot of your own.  The last time that I have hit my low tide spot, it yielded big numbers of fish that I haven’t seen in a couple of years.  The water is still dirty after all the strong east winds that have been happening every day, so patience and working areas thoroughly is the key to finding Reds. 

Captain Rob Gorta
3401 Drive
Largo, FL.  33771
727-647-7606