It’s been quite awhile since I have
put a newsletter out. It’s amazing how much less time
you have when you have children. Tyler has just turned 1
½ years old. He loves the boat and being out fishing,
and he especially likes playing with the live bait and
fish.
What’s New:
We have baby #2 on the way, due date July 7th,
so book your trips early!
Over the summer I rebuilt Six
Chuter I and the boat looks like new. Last season we
replaced the engines on Six Chuter I & III with new
Yamaha 4 strokes. We have also added a 21' Parker center
console as a back up boat during the busy season.
How’s Fishing:
Fishing has been good this past year. The hurricanes
have made a few changes. Grouper have been a little
harder to find. The rumor or theory is that they have
headed for deeper water and just haven’t completely
returned. The storm and winds also have either covered
or moved around numerous wrecks and reefs off the coast.
Backwater Catches:
Now is the colder season and offers a wide variety of
catches. The water being cooler makes the fish a little
less aggressive, but you can catch snook, snapper,
redfish, sheepshead, trout, pompano, lady fish, jacks
and spanish mackeral. Late March and April water begins
to warm and the fishing will pick up right in to the
prime months of May and June.
Offshore catches:
With the colder water most catches include snapper,
grouper, maybe some mackeral. And, as we move closer to
the spring we will see the fish migration from the south
of King mackeral, cobia, permit, shark, tarpon (also in
the backwaters) and amberjack.
