Tampa Bay fishing report for October Capt Jared Simonetti Inshore fishing inside of Tampa bay has been very consistent for the beginning of October. Redfish and Mangrove Snapper have been the main targets on recent trips, and they have very abundant. Mackerel and snook have also started to show up as well, and Tarpon are still around. Redfish have been the main targets on my recent charters, and they have been schooled up and feeding very well lately. Both live baits and cut bait have been working. Free-lining with 20lb. leader has been the best way to present the baits to the schools of fish. Snapper fishing has been on FIRE recently! When targeting snapper I have been using live sardines rigged on a knocker rigs with just enough lead to reach the bottom. Hooks should also be as small as possible. Look for the snapper to be hanging out around any type of structure. I have been mainly fishing pubic reefs, bay bridges, residential docks. Most of the fish have been between 11-15” with a few larger ones mixed in. Mackerel and Snook have also started to show back up. Mackerel have been starting to show up on the deeper grass flats and along the channel edges. Most of the mackerel have been bi-catch when targeting trout, but expect the mackerel to start invading are area here in the coming week or two. Snook have also been a bi-catch when fishing for redfish, but this is a sign that the snook are leaving the spawning grounds and heading to the flats and their fall transition areas Tarpon have still been around, and they are still have been feeding heavily in preparation for winter. Large tarpon have been inside the bay for a few months now and are in post-spawn transition patterns. Early morning and sundown is the best time to get shots at these large fish. Swimbaits such as the D.O.A bait buster are the go to lures right now. Smaller micro sized tarpon have also been abundant in the many canals, creeks, and rivers that run throughout Tampa Bay. Small flies and soft plastic jerk baits have been working, but it is hard to beat a live finger mullet or creek chub fished under a cork. Capt. Jared Simonetti CaptJared Tampa Bay Charter Fishing Guide captjared
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:49:01 +0000
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