08/22/02
Mike Locklear
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Most redfish catches have been oversized Bob at MacRae’s in Homosassa
said that he was able to go fishing with
Capt. Charlie
Harris and Henry Morris this past week. They caught a
total of eight redfish with one keeper, the rest being
oversized up to 30 inches.
Bob said a lot of the redfish being brought in are
oversized and are being caught on pinfish. The trout
fishing is still spotty and there are a lot of tarpon in
the river right off the dock at MacRae’s. While grouper
fishing has not been that good lately, Tom Turvaville
brought in a 10-pounder and one that was 23 inches. Tom
caught the grouper in 2 1/2 feet of water.
Bill at Bluewater Bait and Tackle in Homosassa Springs
said the Jay Ebert family had a great day of fishing
recently. They were fishing near St. Martins and caught a
mixed bag of fish, including whiting and trout. Highlights
of the trip were Chelsea Ebert’s 5-foot gar and Jonathan
Reynolds “The Shark Man’s” 4-foot black tip and 3-foot
bonnet head sharks.
Junior at Skidmore’s in Crystal River said Billy Newton
of Leesburg caught three trout and a cobia this past week.
Newton was fishing near the Florida Power canal area using
live pinfish and live shrimp for bait.
Diann at D & D Bait and Tackle in Inglis said she has
had reports of several oversized redfish being caught and
released in their area of the county. Jim Nelson and his
son Johnny from Lecanto had to release several oversized
reds before they caught their two keepers this week.
The big redfish are being caught on pinfish. Diann also
said Kevin is leading the trout/redfish combo division of
this month fishing contest at D & D. Kevin’s trout and
redfish weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and were caught on a
jig and shrimp North of the Yankeetown boat ramp.
According to Diann, other divisions in the contest are the
longest shark and the heaviest cobia.
