http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/Captain-s-Corner-Nature-has-to-take-its-course-with-Red-Tide_172258128
The Red Tide bloom seems to have stabilized in many of our areas. From what I’ve seen, 3-18 miles west of Indian Rocks Beach remains affected. Along the beaches from Indian Rocks north, the coastline looks good, considering what has happened. Schools of juvenile bait fish hug the beaches, periodically getting ambushed by Spanish mackerel, snook and even tarpon. Once you travel past the tainted areas (about 20 miles out), the water becomes blue, full of life. I’ve witnessed this occurrence enough times in the past 50 years to know, nature rebounds immediately after such occurrences. Some areas take more time to recover than others. The areas of live bottom harmed by Red Tide are slower to recover. Areas hit for a few weeks seem to recover quickly. Nothing is written in stone, but from my experiences, we’ve found this to be true. Nature must take its course. We must try to help. Picking up garbage and other floating debris is one of the things beachgoers and boaters can address. Our crew makes picks up any plastic debris we find floating offshore. You might even get an unexpected reward such as a cobia, triple tail or mahi. They are curious fish that like to hang around floating objects.
Dave Mistretta captains Jaws Too out of Indian Rocks Beach. Call (727) 439-2628 or visit jawstoo.com.
- Jay Mastry - March 26, 2024
- Captains Corner, Gorta - March 23, 2024
- Dave Zalewski - March 12, 2024
