Spotted seatrout were the name of the game in July for
clients of Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing.
We caught and released several large trout, including one
6-pounder during the month.
Most of the action took place near and around Buttonwood
Harbor on the west side of Sarasota Bay.
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| Keith Kosco of New York is a happy camper. |
Keith Kosco of New York picked a slow day to fish, but did
manage a few seatrout, including one that tipped that scales at 6 pounds. Most
of the fish were taken on MirrOlure Lil Johns on 1/16-ounce jig heads.
Exploratory trips earlier in the week had resulted into
trout to 6 pounds, redfish to 29 inches, snook to 24 inches and flounder.
The highlite of the week was an 8-pound permit that went for
a Lil John.
Randy Ruskey of Peoria, Ill., and his sons, Eric and Jon,
had a pair of fair outings. On the first day, we fished off Stephens Point on
the east side of the bay and managed 30 trout to 19 inches and a pompano. The
second day was spent drifting the deep grass off Whale Key along the west side
of the bay. We landed 20 trout to 17 inches, jack crevalle and ladyfish.
Later in the week, I caught redfis to 26 inches, trout,
snook to 26, jack crevalle and flounder on jigs and MirrOlure MirrOdines.
David Andrews of Charlotte County joined me for an outing off Stephens Point.
David managed 12 trout and a ladyfish on flies (Clouser Deep Minnows).
Vinny Caruso of Sarasota fished with me in Lee County near
Matlacha and had a memorable day. We caught redfish to 21 inches. trout to 24
and jumped a tarpon we estimated at more than 100 pounds. It was the first
tarpon Vinny had ever hooked. He used a Sebile Stick Shad to entice the big
fish.
I caught a 26-inch redfish and 20 trout in Buttonwood Harbor
on a scouting mission prior to a trip with Dr. Everette Howell of Longboat Key.
Dr. Howell managed a dozen trout to 18 inches on Lil Johns and D.O.A. Cal Jigs
with gold paddle tails.
Randy Truman of Sarasota and his son, A.J., caught trout to
18 inches, flounder and bluefish off Whale Key on the west side of the bay. The
fish were caught on D.O.A. CAL jigs and golf paddle tails and MirrOlure
MirrOdines.
Andrew Adler and Michael Adler of Sarasota fished the deep
grass off Whale Key and experienced some very slow action. We totaled 10 trout
and a few mangrove snapper on D.O.A. CAL jigs and gold paddle tails. The
fishing was slow, but the scenery wasn't. We had a pair of manatees swim around
our kayaks.
I recently switched to Jackson Kayaks (http://www.jacksonkayak.com/). I now own a
14-foot Jackson Cuda, two 12-foot Jackson Cudas and a 12-foot Jackson Kilroy.
I have one (1) Native Watercraft left for sale. I have a 12-foot Ultimate
Basic. The boat sells for $799 new (plus tax). I'm selling it for $600. I
bought it in October, so it's still under warranty. It comes with an anchor
trolley system.
Please let me know if you're interested in the Ultimate.
August should see an increase in redfish on the flats. In
fact, we could encountered large schools of large redfish. One of my favorite
trips is southern Tampa Bay. I like to hit the water before daylight and cast
topwater plugs over the grass and along the mangroves. This usually produces
noteworthy redfish and snook.
Matlacha is also a possible outing -- especially if we get
negative low tides. When we do, tailing redfish are usually easy to find.
Tarpon action should be good there, too.
Beach snook action should heat up in August, with
sight-fishing the name of the game for those interested in fly fishing.
And don't forget night snook trips. This is perfect for
those who like to sight-fishing for snook at night in pleasant conditions.
Please call me or email me if you're interested in booking a
trip.
Steve Gibson
Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing
www.kayakfishingsarasota.com
(941) 284-3406
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