Lower Nature Coast Fishing Report 3/21/06

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Captain Frank Bourgeois
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Serving: Spring Hill, Hernando County, Florida Lower Nature Coast
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3/21/06 Report

by Capt. Frank Bourgeois
Tight lines till next time

Now that the cold fronts are becoming smaller and smaller look for the grouper fishing to improve. Here is a fair warning if you are looking for a charter fishing trip in the last part of March to the end of May I would book one of the fine fishing charters that Hernando County has to offer soon, as most of us are booked for this time period well in advance. For you that have boats you will all be happy to know there is fish out there coming in to eat after the cold winter. Now is a time for you to start fishing shallow and working your way out to deep water for you never know when and where the fish will move to. Trolling is prime at this time of year and the reason is the fish are off there rock piles looking for there spring feeding grounds. I troll with many different fishing lures and when the grass is heavy on the surface I use
a down rigger to fend off the grass. Your choice of lures increase each day as the lure companies are competing for your business. Yo-Zuri, Cisco Kid, Rapala, Strike More, Bombers and Clark Spoons are just a few good lures to look at for this type of fishing. Once there were no lures that would reach the depths of water that hold grouper but now we have many lure company’s producing great looking lures. One thing you might want to consider is not buying a lure for $10.00 to $20.00 and find out it goes straight to the bottom and gets hung up, this could get costly. So look at the front of the lure if it has short bill, that lure will run shallow and if it is very long bill, which usually runs deep. While you’re trolling for the big grouper do not be surprised to catch a big King Mackerel. I have not caught any kings as of this year, but reports at the boat ramp seem promising. King Mackerel are being caught thirty four miles west of Hernando Beach. I know my friend Capt Bill Eaton will be reading this so if you catch a Mackerel and want to share call Capt Bill. Capt Bill loves eating our Gulf Coast Mackerel.

Captain Frank Bourgeois
Always Fishing Guide Service