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Fishing report Inshore -  This week the inshore fishing has been pretty darn good with some very active and hungry snook, redfish, trout, and some tarpon around the area day and night. The passes have seen the same species very active at night before sunrise. The mouth of Tampa bay has held some very prolific and aggressive mangrove snapper and those can be found during the day time in most passes too around the structure. The bay’s mitigation sites and rock piles and the ledges adjacent to the shipping channel has produced some nice gag grouper. Plus, mackerel are all over the beaches, local piers, passes, the skyway and all around the mouth of Tampa Bay! The live bait has been very prolific around the area on the flats, on the bridges, in the passes and on the beaches too. We are seeing some nice sized green backs, plenty of glass minnows and some big threadfins on the beaches. These big schools of bait are holding plenty of predatory fish and making fishing more li...

Provided By: Hubbard's Marina in John 's Pass, FL Catch a Shark Today With Hubbard's Marina! You have a greater chance of being killed by a coconut, wasp, dog, bee, and hornet than you do of being killed by a shark. Not all sharks are born from eggs, some sharks such as the Black Tip Reef Shark give live birth.  It is not uncommon for sharks to eat the eggs of their siblings when they are in the womb.  A litter of shark pups will not all have the same father. The female shark will gather sperm from multiple males to maintain a gene pool. There are many species of shark that must keep moving to avoid drowning. This is because they cannot use their gills to pump water through them quickly enough to replenish oxygen. However there is a cave near Mexico called the Cave of Sleeping Sharks where sharks can rest without having to do this. This is due to high levels of oxygen and low levels of salt. Sharks’ hypersensitivity is due to electr...

Provided By: Hubbards Marina Fishing in the Tampa Bay FL area is great all year round, including the winter months. There are many species of fish you can catch easier because the smaller fish have migrated out of the area. This means you can expect to catch more monster fish and less nuisance fish. Some of the common fish you will catch are Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout, Sheephead, Black Drum, Flounder, Grouper, and Snook. What is so great about fishing during this time of year is that you don’t have to do anything complicated to catch fish. Something as simple as live shrimp or a jig will get the job done. Another great thing about winter fishing is that you don’t need to go out far to catch most of these fish. In fact, many of them can be caught around docks and bridges. This includes Sheepshead and Black Drum, among other species. To catch Flounder, Redfish, Trout, and Pompano try going out to a pass or flat and troll the bottom. This will ensure that you max...