Beach Snook Upddate

Good story on beach snook from Terry Tomalin of the Tampa Bay Times. I've been wanting to get out the long rod and sight fish, but the conditions haven't been consistently good enough for me to head over to Honeymoon beach. Maybe things will improve after Chantal moves on.  I hope so.

Mike Barrett was convinced the approaching storm had shut down the snook bite. But sometimes all it takes is a little sunshine to turn a day around.
"It seems like these waves are getting bigger," he said as we worked our baits on an outgoing tide on Honeymoon Island in Dunedin. "I don't know how long we can last."

Hot off the Press: The Drake

The summer edition of The Drake is now out. I've got two stories --- one on beach snook, another on barracuda in the Keys. I should have a few more features in the fall edition as well. You can by The Drake at your local fly shop or at any Barnes & Noble. Only costs $5, a good deal given the quantity and quality of the editorial content. The editor, Tom Bie, does a great job.

Beach Snook?

Got out reasonably early for snook on the beach at Honeymoon Island. A west wind, though light, ruined that plan. The wind was supposed to be out the south early, but the forecast was off. Didn't even take the fly rod out of the case.

Honeymoon Island beach on a recent weekday morning.