by VHFC | Apr 14, 2023 | Member Reports
When Phil Simon asked me to join him on Friday to try for Tog, I quickly said yes. My boat is waiting on a fuel injector and will likely be out another week or two. The weather seemed perfect, but the inlet was really bouncy! Once we cleared it and turned north, the...
by John Stuebs | Apr 12, 2023 | Member Reports
On Wednesday, April 12, I decided to go to Graveling Point to fish for Striped Bass. The tide was incoming tide at 9:45 AM and there was a hard West wind. I was using bloodworms and I was quickly rewarded with a nice 33″ bass. I was especially glad I caught...
by John Stuebs | Mar 14, 2023 | Member Reports
Departed the dock before sunrise today, March 14, easy to do with the time change. Went to the mangroves near our condo in Sarasota, Florida on Sarasota Bay. I caught this personal best red on a 1/16 ounce jig with a root beer color paddle tail. The fight on my very...
by VHFC | Jan 19, 2023 | Member Reports
I went out yesterday (1/18) fishing the mangroves with a guide I used last year in a 16′ bay boat. We’d had some ‘Florida cold’ weather (50-60) for the last few days that put the fish off their feed. Fortunately, today was warmer and the waters...
by John Stuebs | Nov 30, 2022 | Member Reports
The featured picture is from today (11/30). The striper measured 34” and I caught it before the blow started at around 9:30 am. A few days back (11/26), I caught the fish shown with my granddaughter on a Tsunami Popper. The other photo shows the stomach content which...
by John Stuebs | Nov 26, 2022 | Member Reports
I was fishing the surf in North Beach and saw bait and birds since early morning. I finally got into one lone fish, but it was short. There were lots of anglers on the bar as the tide turned. I kept fishing and finally got a keeper for dinner – 32-1/4” / 11,82...
