![]() this is a deadly fly for snappers.the barbless salty mysis (a beadbody sort of crazy charlie to be technical).UNDERWATER: wonder how they get that bait.Look what happens when a shrimp gets pitched in.No fly went unhit, including this popper.pulling off to the side, we anchored among the trees and caught and released oodles. you come to a shallow stretch loaded with manatees so proceed with caution. past a few open basins (normally ladyfish haunts) you might also get a catfish or in this case, a stingray Heading upstream of MacRaes takes you past Monkey Island with resident monkeys.Dinner included Mango Tango's Tropical Grill, The Freezer Tiki Bar, and Grumpy Gators Bar & Grill, all of which are local and good, with some interesting local charm. Breakfast was at Two Pops Cafe at River Safaris and they packed us lunches as well, including smoked mullet dip (try it, I like it). We stayed as per usual here at MacRaes of Homosassa and rented the jon boats from there as well. Saw a few dolphins, and nesting pairs of blue herons and ospreys. Lots of manatees all over, so we had to take very careful care. Gar were surfacing all over just below the no wake zone near MacRaes. Lures on the same yielded more snappers, and a few smaller jack crevalle, and a few lost ladyfish. Shrimp pitchers on the spinning rod caught the same, along with sheepsheads and sea catfish, with a few other oddities included such as black drum and spanish mackerel. Also hooked a few ladyfish on a black wooly booger near hell gate. They hit many flies (use a 5wgt for enjoyment), including salty mysis, crazy charlies, poppers, and white beadhead streamers. Everywhere we stopped from the top to near the Gulf had them around any structure, especially mangroves, downed trees, limestone outcrops and banks, and oyster bars with current. In our case, our jon boat limited use to the river, but the river was loaded to the edges with voracious mangrove (gray) snappers, mostly undersized, all pitched back to grow. Soon cobia will show out there as well, followed in May by the famous tarpon run. Due to a warm February, most of the spotted (speckled) seatrout, ladyfish, and redfish have already moved back out to the grass flats in the Gulf, and the guides with boats that can handle the wind on the open flats used live shrimp to get specs apleanty. Took a mini-fishing trip to Homosassa FL to do some catch and release laid back fishing for saltwater fish that come up the warmer spring fed Homosassa River from the Gulf of Mexico.Homosassa River, Homosassa FL - 05 to 07 March 2020.or this Gulf Kingfish (yes, that is the AFS name). lots of little grunts like this white grunt. many baitfish like this scaled sardine populate the pillings.in the distance the Skyway crosses the bay. Several anglers where bringing out the big reels to tustle with the big grouper and sharks. Lots of scaled sardines and threadfin herring surrounded the pilings an we had a few spanish mackerel flash our lures. This time we caught pigfish, white grunts, pinfish, and southern kingfish (aka whiting, not king mackerel). #Castmaster pro 370 reel parts full#The bay was roiled with strong full moon tides, though many times in the past we caught grouper, pompano, snappers, and spanish mackerel here. It is a drive on pier, meaning no pier cart needed. Head back to TPA, we took a side trip to the Skyway Bridge Fishing Pier (north end).Skyway Bridge Pier, North section, Tampa Bay FL. ![]()
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