Bill Baggs Park -- 2010-11-12-13-14-15 Fishing Reports Only

[cubapnea]

i would not say slow bite, we had to leave when it was getting interesting...my buddy lost a nice fish than went into the rocks, i got a nice runner and guy next to me a 12 inch groover all action in a mater of minutes... beautifull day out there!!

[Miamipescador]

Was fishing by the seawall close to the lighthouse and on P7 on 2/21 from 1-5 pm...
Nothing but small snappers and some keepers mixed in between, there was quite a long line at the entrance and the park was full of googans using yoyos, lol.

[BoatlessFisherman]

Thanks for the report

[Miamipescador]

Nice report man, what model avet is that?

[JWORM904]

That's the purple prego female dog model, size of spool depends on experience

[nmpfly]

I was out there yesterday @ around 10:30. The park was empty. I went to P8 and step up. At first, no bait fish at all. I landed a small grunt, cut it in half and hooked the head on my new Penn Battle. Hoping to get a nice hit so I can see if this reel can do what it claims, but no luck. After an hour or so went towards the seawall near the lighthouse and at least there I landed 6 red groupers all under sized. To my surprise, only lost 2 set ups to the rocks below. For me that is a Bill Baggs world record. LOL Well going to have to wait for Mr. Battle to see what he is made of in the Keys, hopefully in the near future.

[Green Tide]

nm
catch a ride to the bridge clean up tomorrow. there are plenty of tarpon around to test it with

[nmpfly]

I would have enjoyed it! But I've been home for the past week and half, with one hell of a cold!! And I'm not still over it. It SUCKS!1

[adamrap81]

Anyone catch pompano at bill baggs? do they swim this area?

[nmpfly]

Who's Ron?? Is it PP? Just to know and ask him which model of battle did he purchased.


Good point to test out the new reel. Ron has 2 new Penn Battle. Ron, bring them down to test them on the poons! [/quote]

[cubapnea]

adam , personally I have never catched or seeing anybody catch pompano at bill baggs, however I have catched permit .

[Miamipescador]

adam , personally I have never caught or seen anybody catch pompano at bill baggs, however I have caught permit .

I've never seen anyone catch pompano at Bill Baggs either.. But... a couple weeks ago i caught a flounder so go figure lol. I have heard of permit being caught there though

[cubapnea]

a flounder?... that,s freaky... there are some monster sheepheads in that area also.

[Miamipescador]

Yea, theres a picture on page 5

[adamrap81]

Cool thanks for the info guys, been there a couple times these past 2 weeks...I work at Jackson so I try and make it for a cpl hours after work...tons of 10-12 inch grovers at the platform closest to the lighthouse (especially ~6-6.30 at night), saw a nice snook cruisin the rocks and a couple of baby groupers...yesterday jacks were caught. havent seen that mutton ive been after, but would take a permit for sure... still working it.

[adamrap81]

also, every time, and I mean EVERY time i cast out more than 10 ft from the platform i get seaweed. Is that just the time of day? when is the best time to avoid it? all the tourists get so excited for me and then laugh when i bring up 5 lbs worth of salad...thanks for the info.

[cubapnea]

last year bill baggs weed festival lasted about two months, there's was no way possible to fish around that time, so if I keep hearing weed reports I will be casting sinkers and lubing my reels until they are gone.

by the way any of you guys like to use sandfleas? i went to haulover 2 weeks ago to pick some and they were vanished, is there a season or they are 365 days a year?

[cubapnea]

cool ... thanks. I allways pick them up at sunset on low tide, and allways at the same spot, but the last time they were vanished, i will try the low tide early morning then.

[cubapnea]

from 2pm to 5:45 pm

another classic south florida day, blue water, sun shining,clear sky, lots of weed and no fish, well managed a 12 inch hog snapper that went back into the water to swim another day , there's no way to use the surf rods with so much weed and current.I'll have to change my fishing spot for a couple of months.

[Zoldax]

Headed to BB to try my luck this morning. Ill report in a a few hours

[cubapnea]

looking forward to your report, I want to know if those weeds are gone by now?

good luck !!

[cubapnea]

fished from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm... bumped into this nice 7 striped sheephead, measured between 15 to 16 inches, weeds are still bugging but not too bad, bite was very slow for so great conditions, another beautifull day out there!!

[cubapnea]

excuse the crappy picture, by the way this sheep was missing half of it's tail, probably a cuda or something.

[Miamipescador]

Thanks for the report!