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I was fishing out of the area for most of the week, and a report of those activities wouldn't be relevant to this area. I did manage to run one trip here on Thursday, with Jim Dimond, of Columbus, Ohio.
We drew a beautiful day and had a good tide, and I hoped for good fishing. Beautiful shiners came easily at Chino Island, and we were soon off in pursuit of snook. We fished some holes near mangroves early, and moved to the edges as the water rose with the tide. We had a good bite, and Jim had lots of shots at snook and trout. He caught about 6 trout and some 25 to 30 snook, best guess. The best fish of the day came late in the trip, and Jim, even in his excitement did a commendable job of getting the big snook to the boat before things could go wrong. She was 32 inches long. A great fish. Jim was so happy to have landed that fish, after letting a couple of other nice ones get away. We were high-fiving and hugging!!
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Once the bite was over we headed to the Waterfront Restaurant to cool down and relive the morning. What a way to end a great fishing trip.
Because I'm still behind on fishing reports, I can tell you that I was coming down with some kind of flu bug during this trip. It wound up putting me in bed for several days, and I had a hard time shaking it off. There will be no fishing report for the week of May 4.
I have posted the final thumbnailed pictures on the Talon Page of this website, for those interested in seeing how one of these jewels goes together.
If you want to be able to continue to fish Florida waters please follow this link, "Manatee Zones: How You Can Help" and please take the time to become involved, even if you don't live in Florida. Let the politicians know WHY you come to Florida on vacation!
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