Go Early for Nice Fish!

[Wadefisherman]

Well I have been wade fishing the Sarasota, Venice, Port Charlotte areas for the last few weeks. Today was an awesome feeding frenzy that lasted about three hours, but I was on the water by 5:45 am. I got a 30 inch (at least) snook that was very front heavy. I fought it (actually worked up a sweat) for ten minutes in the dark. Of course the moon helped, but I am always thinking about the recent YouTube video where that bull shark came out of the water to eat the red. It makes it more exhilarating. Nonetheless, I caught a bunch of snook, trout, ladies, a nice blue, and a small jack. I think todays NE wind helped out since it has been from the west for awhile.

So my tips would be to fish early, because I have been catching my reds and nice snook before the sun comes up. I had a nice 28 inch red on Tuesday that hit my jig at about 6:00 am. I have been chasing a school of reds that is active chasing bait but when the sun starts coming up, they leave. I am catching snook the most, then trout, and if I am lucky I get a red. Most reds have been small. Occasionally I will see tarpon rolling, but that is more frequent at the inlets. I have fished the evenings, but I do not do as well.

[Green Tide]

Sounds like a good fishing trip. I will be heading out early in the morning tomorrow and hope to have the same luck.
I saw the shark vid too. It was awesome. Not much on red fishing but you are on them. Now if you can keep up with the snook after august you will have a jackpot.

[Wadefisherman]

Sounds like a good fishing trip. I will be heading out early in the morning tomorrow and hope to have the same luck.
I saw the shark vid too. It was awesome. Not much on red fishing but you are on them. Now if you can keep up with the snook after august you will have a jackpot.

Hope you had some luck today. I got a 29 inch snook today. It took off very fast on its initial run and fought for long time. I thought it was a big red, but it was the big mouth snook. I caught it at about 615 in about 2 and 1/2 feet of water. Nice fish always make the early wake up worth it.

[Green Tide]

For some reason the bait wasnt available today so it was good that I brought some with me. I did do well all in all. Will be going bug hunting in another 3 hrs, hope we load em up bully netting.

[Bluefish in ny]

Good to see you reporting Joe!!! Awesome time fishing with you while you were here!!!!