CAPT. BILL MILLER
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BILL’S FISHING REPORTS
Current Advice for Catching More Fish

Snook Moving In For Season's Opening

Posted August 30, 2006 by TBO.com
By BILL MILLER
Snook season opens Friday. Look for snook in the Gulf passes and the nearby flats. As we get deeper into September, snook will move farther into the bay to set up winter residence near creeks, rivers and residential canals.
The minimum length for snook has changed. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a rule that changes the minimum size limit to 27 inches total length. Snook should be measured from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail squeezed together while the fish is lying on its side. The maximum length for snook remains at 34 inches total length.
Grouper are biting at the Skyway fishing piers. Big Mike reports that pinfish free-lined back to the pilings and bridge rubble have produced keeper gag grouper on an incoming tide. Spanish mackerel are still thick, as well.
Mangrove snapper and grouper action along the edges of the ship channel are still hot. B.J. Young has been getting limits on mangrove snapper and scoring with keeper grouper while fishing the change of tide. He has been using 3-inch white bait for snapper and pinfish for grouper.
Pompano have been found along the south Bay shoreline from Terra Ceia Point to the mouth of Cockroach Bay. Yellow and white jigs tipped with a small piece of shrimp have been the most effective producers.
Captain Bill Miller hosts “Hooked on Fishing” on Thursdays and Sundays from 7-8 p.m., and Fridays and Mondays from 11 a.m.-noon on Bright House Networks Catch 47.

Reprinted with permission of The Tampa Tribune

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