CAPT. BILL MILLER
“OUTDOORS PROFESSIONAL”
Marketing/Sales Specialist • Grand Master Angler • TV Host/Writer

 

BILL’S FISHING REPORTS
Current Advice for Catching More Fish

Area fishing holes producing variety

Posted October 04
By BILL MILLER
Captain John Griffith led the “Hooked on Fishing” crew to a nice catch of redfish, snook and trout in the Mobley Bay and Double Branch areas. Fishing points and edges with good tidal flow proved to be the secret to success, and fresh white bait hooked through the nose attracted the most strikes.
Variety was the order of the day for captain David Graham while fishing the Tarpon Springs area. At Graham’s first stop his party caught snook, redfish and trout almost immediately. After the celebration of their Inshore Slam, the next bait in the water produced a 120-pound tarpon, completing the Inshore Super Slam.
Pompano are calling Tampa Bay home right now. Anglers fishing Bay area bridges with fiddler crabs and pompano jigs are scoring. The outside bars at Picnic Island, Weedon Island, Pinellas Point and Cockroach Bay to the Skyway also are holding pompano.
Offshore fishermen are turning their focus from grouper, which have been hard to catch, to snapper. Mangrove, red and yellowtail snapper are thick on deepwater ledges and structures. After seeding the water with a chum bag and small pieces of cut bait, start fishing the bottom with weighted baits like Spanish sardines or squid. As the chum melts into the water column and the snapper rise up to it, fish with light weight or no lead and small pieces of bait to match the chum.
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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