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The summertime heat and humidity are in full swing. Get out early to avoid the heat and the afternoon thunderstorms. Water temperatures are anywhere from 88 to 93 degrees. With water temperatures that high, you’ll be able to spend only the first few hours of the day on the flats. After that, follow fish to deeper water where it’s cooler. The key to a good fishing trip this time of year is water movement. Another option is to get out at night and fish docks and bridges. The snook bite has been the best on the start of the incoming tide in most places. Just find a point with good water flow and you will find snook piled up waiting for the bait to be pushed by. Redfish have been a little harder to target. Patience is the key with them. The most success has been with cut bait tossed way up under the mangroves on high tide. If you’re looking for something to eat, then mangrove snapper and silver trout in deeper water are very easy now. The big shipping cans and markers are producing both species. Both shrimp and smaller scaled sardines have been the bait of choice. Use as light of tackle as possible. Bring a chum bag and try to bring them up off the bottom or use a knocker rig with a 1/0 circle hook.
Mike Gore charters out of Tampa Bay. Call him at (813) 390-6600 or visit tampacharters.com.
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