J.J , Max , David and Steve starting off December with some nice fish from the “Nature Coast”

Steve S with a beautiful sight casted redfish
J.J with a SWEET Flounder……..

A little breezy and cool but David got it done with a pair of nice snook …..

Max from South FL wanting to get an eyeful of the Nature Coast but that wasn’t possible due to the fog . The sun finally poked out around noon…..

Nice upper slot for Max in the FOG….
Add in a couple of snook for a great experience in Ozello.

A few from my personal days…….

Nice Backcountry Redfish on the Slayer SST
Release Clip of a Over Slot Redfish
A Nice Over Slot ……

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Nov

22

2021

Nov….

The Nature Coast and Big Bend inshore and backcountry kayak fishing is in full swing. These pre and post front days have been producing some really nice fish for anglers… Danielle and John down from NH and exploring everything has to offer..

John starting their dinner plans……
Nice catch and release snook for John
Quick Clip of John and his snook….

Chris R and the Long Rod… I thought it was going to be a quiet Friday no such luck .. quite a few anglers out prefishing a local tournament.. Still managed some really nice fish on the 6wt……

Now Dr. Larry from the beautiful and historic low country of SC. Larry got it done with some nice Big Bend Spotted Sea Trout on day 1 and day 2 was filled with some nice mid slot Redfish…

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The water temps have dropped and the backcountry has begun to fire up. J.J hooked up with his 1st of 2 snook in Ozello. Now Leslie and Eli wanted to fish inshore flats of the Big Bend… “The Big Bend Does Not Disappoint “

J.J with a nice 29″ snook from the backcountry of Ozello
Another for him , both caught on Mirrolure twitch bait
Leslie with a nice lower slot redfish
She sealed the deal on Angler of the day over Eli with this 23.5 Gator Trout “Nice Job”
Eli landing another slot speckled trout for their ceviche and taco meal plan…. Total 10 slot trout , 1 redfish and toss in a nice flounder.
Big Bend sight casting the shallow eel grass
From the same day. tossing hard baits for large spotted sea trout.
Nice over slot snook from Ozello ( release Video is next )
Swam off Strong
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Pete T asked me a few months back about fishing Steinahatchee, told him I’ll set it up. We had a front coming in that morning and a 60% chance of a shower or thunderstorm. We paddle down the creek in the early hours and hit the flat on end of the outgoing looking for tailing reds and they were found… Quick video on the 1st school rolling in.. Pete nailed 4 till they moved on …

Pete with #3 on…..

#4

Another slot redfish

Running between locations

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The big Redfish and Snook have began schooling and staging in the creek mouths and open flats from Ozello through the Big Bend of Florida. The have are being caught on surface plugs and a variety of soft plastic baits. Now is time to BOOK YOUR TRIP……

Kristy with a nice over slot out of Cedar Key
Bill with a nice slot Snook
Nice over slot from Cedar Key
Slot Snook have been in the mix
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Jul

30

2021

Summer Time

Beat the heat and beat the thunderstorms… The mornings have been the ticket dodging a few showers and beating the heat. Make the most off your time by covering a good distance and work those schools of mullet and oyster bars and you will produce fish……

Robert G back down for a quick visit nailed this nice slot snook in Yankeetown before the heat and storms.

Nice slot snook for Robert
Daybreak…………
Mid Morning Top Slot Redfish………….
Morning Topwater Redfish………….

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Life got in the way of fishing for June but was still able to get a couple great inshore kayak anglers out. Pete one of my regulars who likes to hit Cedar Key nailed 2 nice slot Redfish and a few shorts on topwater. Then Ralph new to the Homosassa area wanting to figure this area out. Ralph worked some topwater , spoons and swimbaits.. Success he nailed 2 slots and a few shorts. B

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The Back Country creeks have been on fire lately with plenty of nice size fish hitting all types of baits. Topwater plugs having had the most success. Here are a few pics Ray from PA with a nice slot redfish and a few of myself. B

Ray with a nice redfish.
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I recently had Dr. Hal H an avid white water kayaker but fished out of a small boat in his home waters. Hal did not miss a beat on his 3/4 day standing in “Bonafide ss 127″ He missed a couple of shots on some tailing redfish. Then we hit the lower tide potholes for some snook and made it happen with a 26″ and a 30” for the dinner table.

Dr.Hal with that 26″
Now the Dirty Thirty

Here are a few pics from my personal outings

Slot Redfish on Topwater

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The first 3 guided kayak trips in the new Bonafide ss 127’s total success everyone caught fish and enjoyed the comfort , stability and being able to stand and sight cast. here are a few pics .

Rudy from MI with a solid slot redfish and a handful of trout for the day.

Phil B back down from MD with a nice snook on topwater.
Jim C down from OH and has never fished saltwater . Hit the back country and he nailed this Sweet Slot Snook
Jim also paired up that snook with a nice top slot Redfish for the day

Next are a few from my scouting trips and what I call “ME” Days.

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