A good week of fishing is on the way. Full moon tides with good weather should create an excellent bite. Snook fishing is good in the rivers, most of the fish are on the small side but there are plenty of numbers. What I’ve found interesting is that there are a dedicated group of anglers who are targeting dock snook at night. I’ve experienced this fishing over on the east coast but now it’s in my back yard.
The trout bite is good near Chassahowitzka point on the north and south side. Hard bottom with rock grass are the areas to target, Popping corks with a glow or dark colored tail will get the bite. I there are more then one angler fishing each try a different color to see what the trout want that day. The redfish bite is scattered but decent when you find them. Incoming tide and jumping mullet are what to look for. I’ve had the best luck with live shrimp. The inshore grouper bite is very good with some keepers coming from water as shallow as six foot. Shallow diving plugs in gold or purple are the best. Start casting about 100 feet from the structure because the grouper will lay away from the rock because of competition from other fish to feed on bait. Look for incoming high tide this weekend in the afternoon.
Capt. William Toney is a full time 4th generation fishing guide from Homosassa. Experience some of Florida’s best inshore fishing and beautiful unspoiled backcountry. His boat is a custom built 23 foot Tremblay and uses G-Loomis rods with Shimano reels. Trout, redfish and shore lunch are Capt. Williams specialty’s but many other species are caught or targeted.
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