Fishing in Tampa Bay??

Question

We will be staying in a condo at the end of July and would like to do a little fishing off the dock on the condos property.

What are we most likely to catch and what is the best bait?

We are new to fishing and any advise will be great!

Answer 1

the beauty of fishing down there is that you often dont know what you're going to catch.

the most likely quarry will be snook, tarpon, drum (red fish).

I prefer to Fish with a light spinning rod (6-8lb line) and use live shrimp for bait (you can get shrimp at any bait shop). The guy at the bait shop can explain how to hookup the shrimp, etc.

You can also use a variety of lures as well as snook in particular are very aggressive.

be careful, they have very sharp needle teeth and often have very spiny\sharp fins.

cheers,

Greg Jackson

Tigard, OR

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