We started right away headed to the first redfish spot and when we got there the tide was moving by the mangroves as predicted and it didn't take long to pull in a nice red to the boat.
I caught mine on a free-lined shrimp. The bite was coming on fast and it wasn't long before Josh joined with another keeper red on a shrimp under a popping cork.
Josh's first Florida redfish. Then it was time to get serious and Josh got on the board with a huge snook.
Well ok not really. But he got to cross that species off his list and there will be plenty of time to get a bigger one. We ended up catching a few more small snook up to 16 inches or so on both the cork and the free-lined shrimp. We also pulled in a few more reds and mangrove snappers. We fished that hole for an hour or so before leaving those fish for the cut right down the mangroves. The tide wasn't moving very strong but we were able to catch a jack, catfish and a couple of smaller reds before we decided it would be the perfect time to drift the flats to get that slam.
We got out to the flats with an awesome view of the Skyway and of St. Pete and Josh finished up his Tampa Bay slam on his first trip out.
From there we were quickly out of shrimp and as you can see the bay was like glass so we ran out to some markers and a little south to run the big engine a little and then it was back to the dock by the the sun was way overhead and the temps were rising. Looks like redfish tacos are back on the menu tonight!
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