GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

May 21, 2008

The Full Moon arrived yesterday at 2:11 a.m. which means the early-morning bite should be very good until the sunlight reaches the depths of the water column. ...more

May 21, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

May 19, 2008

TAMPA - Police arrested five people in three separate fights on Seventh Avenue early this morning, including one in which an officer had to use a stun gun to control one pugilist to halt the fisticuffs. ...more

May 18, 2008

This Tuesday the Full Moon arrives at 2:11 a.m. Water temperatures are still in the mid-70s for the most part of the day but reach almost 80 by 4 p.m. This means there remains plenty of oxygen in the water column during the nighttime. If we don't have cloud cover at night, the bass will feed throughout the entire night. The daytime feeding migration bite should happen from noon to 3 p.m., however the very early morning bite should be good to very good because the oxygen levels are still high enough to sustain the larger fish in the shallows. ...more

May 18, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

May 18, 2008

The majority daytime feeding migration starts at 11 a.m. and lasts to mid- to late-afternoon, depending on weather conditions. The early morning bite is modest but reliable until the sun rises above the shore tree lines. It goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway): The east side of the lake has a longer, more intense early morning bite migration, especially if there's rain runoff entering the lake in the same area. ...more

April 8, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

February 25, 2008

Weather conditions are perfect for this time of year. With all the rain we've received recently, our lakes' influents are flowing again and this causes fish to move into these areas. Moving water is full of oxygen and food, so all types of fish will move into the area to take advantage. Also, when you factor in the warmer water temperatures than is usual for this time of year, the angler realizes all fish are feeding more often due to an increased metabolism. The daily feeding-migration routes extend into the influent areas which have been mostly dry over the last year, which all but ended the migration into these areas. Be looking to see fish start using these sections of their daily trek. ...more

February 23, 2008

The forecast looks very good for the next four days, with the full moon happening on Thursday morning at 3:30 am, a Lunar Eclipse occurring just four to five hours before that, and the weather warming up slightly with light winds shifting from east to south at five to 10 mph. ...more

February 19, 2008