By Neil Taylor, www.strikethreekayakfishing.com

Trout, redfish, a few snook, flounder, huge jacks, ladyfish, spanish and king mackerel.    Pretty much everything there is.  Snook, not so great.    Everything else is in pretty good numbers.    One specific location on the south shore, the fish have moved.    It was the fewest fish I have ever seen there.  Could it just have been that day?  Could it be a trend?

Same as the last three reports:  Mackerel are still one of the top stories around the lower portion of Tampa Bay.   It is March and it is primetime for spanish mackerel.   From the piers:  Use the Silly Willy/Teaser rig.    Use 40# leader.    Jig it hard and catch one mackerel after another.    The Skyway Piers are absolutely easy mackerel fishing in the month of March.

Sheepshead are fairly well done for the year but they are still there is you want to try to pick on them.

Trout fishing is relatively easy and in the right location:  They are large.    It is upper slot fish but that’s not bad.    The 12 Fathom SlamR is #1 but we have had some good topwater action for these fish.    We get on strong action and we will catch trout nearly every cast.

Redfish just can’t seem to make a good appearance down here.  Why is that?  Caught them there every day for years, then the past couple of years????

Flounder continue to become an item down here.  Instead of just catching the fish, they got a lot bigger in the past ten days.   We have caught flounder up to 20 inches and the main push of fish is right around the corner.

To get detailed reports, check The Skyway Report on capmel.com.   Written by Paul Bristow every week, he keeps you on the heartbeat of the Skyway bite.  Get out and enjoy the easy action on the Skyway Piers!  Thank you Paul for dedicated, detailed reports EVERY SEVEN DAYS!

In a battle that is never really over: The great work of FWC officers to target felony netters and keep an eye on other recreational offenders has led to better fishing for us all.  Their continued efforts to catch felony netters are making the south shore region return as a great fishery again.   But help them out:  Keep your eyes peeled for illegal activity and make a call if you see poaching, 888-404-FWCC (3922).  Your tips will help make cases and you could be eligible for a reward.  The fishery survives the pressure of poaching, a lot of anglers and just continues to be a great location to go.

As always: Be careful out there!

Neil Taylor
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