July 12

Hot weather and hot fishing. The snook bite is great with fish both on the outside and in the back bays. Small bait has the fish on the feed. Live bait has been the best but artifical has also been good. Redfish have been tough and should improve the next few months. Water temps are a little warm for them. Tarpon have improved with alot of fish in the back and the outside. Mixed sized fish from 20lbs to 120lbs. Alot of big mangrove snapper for the table have moved in. Some fish to 21 inchs and small live bait has been the best. BIG sharks are excellent for those who like to catch big fish fast. Some of the sharks have been near 175lbs. No major weather changes so the patterns should continue for some time.
Good Fishing...
Capt Robert Walczak

JULY 29

THE SNOOK FISHING HAS BEEN EXCELLENT WITH UP TO 50 SNOOK A DAY. NOT AS MANY LARGE FISH BUT ALOT OF ACTION. FISH SEEM TO BE ALL OVER AND EATING ALL DAY. REDFISH HAVE BEEN FAIR AT BEST AND WILL IMPROVE THE NEXT MONTH. SNAPPER ARE ALL OVER AND SOME FISH TO 4 LBS. EXCELLENT TABLE FAIR FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO EAT FISH. TARPON REALLY HAVE SHOWED UP AND ALL SIZES FROM 20-150 LBS. THE RAIN HAS PUSHED THEM IN AS WELL AS ALL THE SMALL BAIT FISH. THE SHARK FISHING IS AWESOME FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO FIGHT LARGE FISH FAST. SOME HAVE BEEN NEAR 200 LBS. I FISHED THE BACKCOUNTRY CLASSIC IN THE ISLANDS THIS PAST SATURDAY AND WE TOOK 1ST FOR THE HOOTERS REDFISH AND 4TH ON THE SNOOK/REDS COMBINED. REDFISH WE NEW WOULD BE TOUGH BUT WE TOOK A CHANCE AND RAN TO SOME REDFISH HOLES SOUTH AND GOT 2 NICE REDS FOR THE WIN. PREFISHING PAYED OFF AS WE MADE OUR PLAN LATE FRIDAY FOR THE TOURNEY. WE HAD 2 LARGE SNOOK THAT BROKE US OFF EARLY AND WE WENT THROUGH NEAR 50 SNOOK TRYING TO UPGRADE. WITH THE HOT WEATER THE BITE IS EVEN HOTTER...
GOOD FISHING...
CAPT ROBERT WALCZAK