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Trout Taken From Kayak Near Stilt Houses

NICK STUBBS

MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE

Published: June 17, 2008

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Salonika's Bait and Tackle, 727-849-6377: Anglers fishing the Brasher Park area have been finding reds 19 to 22 inches. Fishing shrimp and live sardines along the mangroves has been the ticket, especially early and late in the day. Some good-sized trout were reported by anglers working from a kayak in 5 to 6 feet of water around the stilt houses north of the Cotee River.

Clearwater Bait and Tackle, 727-669-5455: Anglers fishing over the weekend under the bridge to Sand Key found mangrove snapper 12 to 13 inches, with a few as large as 15 inches. Shrimp and cut sardines worked best when fished around the pilings. Some anglers reported limits of snapper. The west end of the Courtney Campbell Causeway along the north side has been a good area for trout. Fish 16 to 24 inches have been taking shrimp and live sardines under floats in 3 to 5 feet of water. A few reds 22 to 26 inches have been taken in the same area. Jacks have been taking live and artificial baits around the west bridge on the causeway.

Dunedin Bait and Tackle, 727-736-3474: A good number of trout have been caught at the southwest end of Honeymoon Island. Fish have been around the jetty there, averaging 18 to 20 inches and biting best early and late in the day. Shrimp, live pinfish and Gulp Strips in root-beer color on jigs have been working well. Pet Beach, part of Honeymoon Island State Park, produced a 22-inch permit for an angler fishing a Doc's Goofy Jigs with a shrimp tipper. He also bagged a couple of pompano to 13 inches. The west side of the Intracoastal Waterway, along the spoils behind Caladesi Island, has been holding some reds. Fish to oversized have been common, but some slot fish around 24 inches have been caught. Trout 15 to 18 inches have been taken in the same area, along with snook closer to the mangroves of the island.

Dunedin Fishing Center, 727-738-5628: The western side of Caladesi Island has been holding snook 25 to 40 inches. Fish have been on the beach and taking topwater plugs, live shrimp and live sardines. A number of tarpon have been jumped along the south side of the Honeymoon Island, with fish to 150 pounds reported. Large sardines and pass crabs have been good baits. The beach on the west side of Anclote Key has been another good snook spot, with fish to 40 inches hooked on live shrimp, sardines and plugs. Fish are being released, because of the closed season. Reds have been running 25 to 35 inches along the spoil islands of the Intracoastal Waterway in Dunedin. Shrimp and jigs have been working well.

Pier 60, 727-462-6466: The tarpon have been moving by the pier at Clearwater Beach, and anglers have been hooking some fish to about 50 pounds. Live sardines and pass crabs have been working best. A few mackerel are being caught, with most falling between 14 and 20 inches. Gotcha Plugs, spoons and shrimp are working well. A good number of mangrove snapper are being landed, with fish to 14 inches taking shrimp day and night. Pompano fishing has been good, with a number of fish to 14 inches taken on Doc's Goofy Jigs tipped with shrimp.

Nick Stubbs is founder and webmaster of Bitetracker.com, a fishing Web site specializing in daily fishing reports displayed on animated fish tracking charts.

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