Marianne Hamilton with a nice hogfish landed off Sarasota beaches
It's happening!
So far this week, the fishing in Sarasota Bay, about 45 minutes south of St. Petersburg and Tampa, has been unbelievable.
The nearshore reefs have been producing nice quantities of hogfish (yes, hogfish - we haven't seen them around here except on rare occasions), sheepshead, flounder, and Spanish mackerel.
"I have never caught so many hogfish on hook and line before," Walker said. "They are running in the 4-to-5 pound range. I do not know what to attribute this to."
Walker also has been able to land some nice flounder and sheepshead. The Spanish Mackerel have been plentiful in the bay, the passes, nearshore and in the Gulf. The time for finding a fishing trip in Florida is here - options for nearshore, inshore and action on mighty game fish, or fish such as flounder and hogfish that make excellent table fare, are abundant.
As the water temperature continues to warm up, we should soon be seeing the King mackerel and cobia.
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