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The fishing has been slowing a bit in North Pinellas County. Low midday tides are very warm, causing most fish to be lethargic, searching for a drop off or edge of the flat to avoid the hot water. Redfishing has been tougher this past week. There are still plenty of snook around the beaches, but in late summer, spawning has occurred and the fish are not eating as often. The smaller male fish are more likely to eat while the females are concentrating on fertilizing and laying eggs. This week I had the pleasure to participate once again in a Kids Fish Camp. We fished for snook and redfish then eventually turned to trout and mangrove snapper. We even fished around the bridge pilings catching grunts, snapper, flounder and a few other species. Sometimes you have to change gears when the weather is an issue or the fish aren’t biting. Summer storms are common in July so the ability to look at a radar on a smart phone is convenient and valuable to see how close storms are. It can affect your game plan for the day: run south toward a jetty to snook fish, north to work a trout flat, or return to the marina.
Brian Caudill fishes from Clearwater to Tarpon Springs. He can be reached at (727) 365-7560 and captbrian.com.
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