Fishing Report From Capt

Fishing Report
From Capt. Chris O'Neill
Tail Chaser Charters
Website: www.tail-chaser.com

Venice Florida Fishing Report

The Tail Chaser Fleet has had a great month fishing inshore and offshore charters. Our Inshore team led by Capt. Chris O’Neill has caught plenty of oversized Redfish, along with giant Snook that have began their spring migration out of the rivers. Redfish have been plentiful along the West Wall of the Myakka River, as well as the Cattle Dock area of the river. The bar outside of Cape Haze has held multiple species all month. The Snook bite has been insane, with most of Capt. Chris’ guides using Tarpon gear to pull the monsters out of the structure. The bait of choice has been pilchards and threadfins. Artificial will produce, but live bait is the guarantee to giant fish. Tarpon, Tarpon, Tarpon! The Tail Chaser Fleet boated over 40 Silver King Tarpon in the month of April. The bite will only get better for the next two months, and be steady through the summer. Tarpon are hungry to eat your larger threadfins. Large schools have been running the bar along the east side of Charlotte Harbor. The Offshore captains have been finding major bites along the beaches and out to 150 feet. The Kings have been running within 1-15 miles of our beaches, along with plenty of Spanish Mackerel. Grouper are found along the wrecks, and have been smacking pinfish and threadfins fished on the bottom. Trolling will also work well, over the wrecks. Chum heavy for the best results. If you would like to experience some of this unbelievable action, give us a call. We are excited about the new line-up of guides we have now, and look forward to continued success. For the best fishing in the Venice Florida or Charlotte Harbor area, spend a day with one our team of world-class guides. Visit our new website www.tailchasercharters.com, or call Capt. Chris @ (941) 270-7867.

Tail Chaser Charters Fishing Report
   17 – 30 April, 2006

Fishing locally has been absolutely fantastic! This is a special time of year for our area, in which you can take your pick for the species of fish you would like to catch. Bait is everywhere and the fish are eating with the moving tides.   Our fleet of captains are reporting banner days on the water with almost every charter. Large snook are staging around the passes, about to make the big move to coastal waters. The redfish bite has been on fire around oyster piles and along mangrove shorelines. Sea trout are all over the grass flats, and are eager to take your live bait. The offshore/nearshore bite is unbelievable with kingfish and spanish mackerel schooling throughout the region. The mystical Giant Silver King Tarpon are have began to show in Charlotte Harbor in huge numbers, and will be here for the next three months.

Tail Chaser Charter Fishing Company is proud to say that we have the largest fleet of charter boats on the Gulf Coast of Florida. We specialize in taking care of our customers, and ensuring that their day on the water is a memorable one.   We have 26 professional full-time captains on our staff. Our retail location is located locally on US 41(Tamiami Trail) in Nokomis, FL.

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thanks,
Capt. Chris O'Neill

Tail Chaser Fishing Report for the week of 2-9 April 2006. Our 22 Full-Time Captains have had a stellar week. We have boated Cobia in great numbers just west of the Venice Jetty. Our Inshore Captains have had an amazing run of oversized redfish in the shallows, as well as trophy sized Snook hanging around the shallow sandy flats of Charlotte Harbor. The Sheepshead bite has finally slowed after consistant limit catches for the past two months. KINGFISH are in a huge abundance a mile offshore of the Venice Beach. Capt. Chris along with two of this week's guests boated 30 Kings and broke off another 20 in a four hour trip. Football field size school's of greenies are everywhere off the beach. Expect to catch limitless amounts of ladyfish. The Spanish Mackeral bite is also very consistant off of the beach. Most captains are throwing diving plugs into the bait schools, with a small wire leader to prevent loss. The bite is the best we have seen this year, either inshore or offshore. Give us a call and we will get you on the water catching fish. We now have the largest fleet of full-time captains on the Gulf of Mexico. Give us a call or visit the website. www.tailchaserfishgear.com or (941) 486-9702.

Fishing Report 5-12 Mar 06:
The past week has been fantastic with the Tail Chaser Fishing Fleet. Our captains have landed plenty of quality redfish, trout, sheepshead and snook from Sanibel Island to Tampa Bay. Most fish have been hooked with artificials, including Gulp shrimp, Exude darts, and other plastics. Dead shrimp works very well along structure for all species. The Venice Jetty areas of Donna and Roberts bays are stacked up with redfish this week. Give us a call or visit the website and we will put you on fish. (941) 486-9702 or www.tailchaserfishgear.com

Tail Chaser Charters Fishing Report
from the Venice Jetty, local ICW, Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor, Florida from 18-30 October. The past week has been simply fantastic on the Tail Chaser. On all five trips this week were to Charlotte Harbor, and plenty of quality fish were caught. The Redfish are staging hard inshore in preparation for the fall months. The water temp has dropped into the 80's, causing increased overall activity. Live shrimp is the bait of choice for Redfish. Snook will hit white bait or shrimp throughout the day/night. Plenty of trout are schooling around Charlotte Harbor, and can easily be caught on artificial or live baits. The Tail Chaser has boated over 200 fish this week, and that number will continue to increase over the next two months. Plenty of Anglers are doing well wade fishing at Blackburn Point in Osprey. Live shrimp is the ticket for snook at dusk. The fishing will only get better the next two months. Bait of the week is hand picked monster shrimp from Big Bite Bait and Tackle, located at 900 S. Tamiami Trail, in Nokomis. We have dates available for day or night trips in October and November on the Tail Chaser, so give us a call @ (941) 270-7867 or check out the website @ www.tail-chaser.com.

Tail Chaser Charters Fishing Report
from the Venice Jetty, local ICW, Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor, Florida from 29 Sept - 6 Oct. The past week has been simply fantastic on the Tail Chaser. On all four trips this week to Charlotte Harbor, plenty of fish were caught. I would like to mention a trip to Charlotte Harbor this past Tuesday, I was fortuanate enough to spend the day with Peter and Keith from the UK. The gentleman boated well over 50 fish of a variety of species from Redfish, Snook to Trout. All fish were caught on hand picked shrimp from Big Bite Tackle in Nokomis. Lemon Bay continues to hold red tide in spaces, but it is easily avoidable. Just run the boat around and look for baitfish. If you find bait, chances are the red tide is not present and fish can be caught at that location. Plenty of Anglers are doing well wade fishing at Blackburn Point in Osprey. Live shrimp is the ticket for snook at dusk. The fishing will only get better the next two months. We have dates available for day or night trips in October and November on the Tail Chaser, so give us a call @ (941) 270-7867 or check out the website @ www.tail-chaser.com.

Tail Chaser Charters Charlotte Harbor Fishing Report
Includes the Venice Jetty, local ICW, Lemon Bay south to Charlotte Harbor, Florida from 20-27 September. The past week has been simply fantastic on the Tail Chaser. On a trip to Charlotte Harbor last Saturday, I was fortuanate enough to spend the day with Mr. Allen, a world famous wildlife artist from the Keys. He boated a beautiful 8lb. Redfish, and a 27" Snook, and plenty of 20+ inch Trout. That same client called back for a tuesday trip along with a guest and both gentleman had another banner day with 20+ reds and various other species. Mr. "G" had a banner day on Sunday, catching a 34" Redfish, plenty of trout and various other species. All fish were caught on hand picked shrimp from Big Bite Bait and Tackle in Nokomis. Lemon Bay continues to hold red tide in spaces, but it is easily avoidable. Just run the boat around and look for baitfish. If you find bait, chances are the red tide is not present and fish can be caught at that location. I continue to slay Snook at the Nokomis bridge area at night, despite the red tide. The fishing will only get better the next two months. We have dates available for day or night trips in September and October on the Tail Chaser, so give us a call @ (941) 270-7867 or check out the website @ www.tail-chaser.com.

Tail Chaser Fishing Report from the Venice Jetty, local ICW, South to Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor 15-22 September. The past week has been simply fantastic on the Tail Chaser. On a trip to Charlotte Harbor on Saturday, I was fortunate enough to spend the day with Mr. Allen, a world famous wildlife artist from the Keys. He boated a beautiful 8lb. Redfish, and a 27" Snook, and plenty of 20+ inch Trout. That same client called back for a Tuesday trip along with a guest and both gentleman had another banner day with 20+ reds and various other species. Charlotte Harbor is blowing up with large redfish, and slot sized Snook. The larger fish were caught on plus size pinfish. A constant bite can be had with live or fresh dead shrimp free-lined or with a small amount of split shot just above the hook. Plastics did not produce well this week, which is probably due to the incredible amount of bait that has invaded the Harbor. Lemon Bay continues to hold red tide in spaces, but it is
easily avoidable. Just run the boat around and look for baitfish. If you find bait, chances are the red tide is not present and fish can be caught at that location. I continue to slay Snook at the Nokomis bridge area at night, despite the red tide. The fishing will only get better the next two months. We
have dates available for day or night trips in September and October on the Tail Chaser, so give us a call @ (941) 270-7867 or check out the website @ www.tail-chaser.com.

Tail Chaser Fishing Report from Nokomis to Charlotte Harbor, Florida - 8 thru 15 September. Look out for the red tide that has picked up momentum from Sarasota Bay down to Stump Pass. For now, Lemon Bay is clear for the most part. This past week has been simply spectacular for early staging Redfish, and some hungry Trout. We boated some monster Trout full of roe on two trips. There are plenty of rat Reds around the Englewood bridge and scattered on the eastern shores of Lemon Bay, and we managed to get a bull red within five feet while wade fishing with extremely light tackle/line. Low tide will be mid too late day all week. Night fishing is hot between the Nokomis bridge and the Venice Jetty. You will need to fish deeper with the red tide. Fish the lighted docks and have some fun. I will reveal my secret artificial bait that knocks them dead night after night. Use a 3 inch "new penny" gulp shrimp, with a 1/8 oz chartruese jig head. And my secret weapon with that rig is to use a small rattle embedded into the shrimp body cavity. Fish this lure in the shadows and hang on. I normally outfish others two to one with this set up. See, not all captains keep all their secret weapons a "secret". Get out there and have some fun. We have dates available for September, so give us a call.

Tail Chaser Fishing Report- 29 Aug - 5 Sep. GET ON THE WATER! The storm has
passed and the water is clearing up. Hopefully, most of the Red Tide has
dissapated as well. I am heading out early tommorrow to find out. Typically,
after a storm, the bite goes crazy. I recommend tucking in behind a wind
break and finding flat water. Reds and Snook continue to hang around the
ledges. I fished 6 days last week. My conclusion, go as early as you can
possibly get on the water and find your spot. You have a 1-2 hour window at
sunrise to fish your favorite oyster bar, before the redfish head to deeper
cooler water. I am specifically speaking about schooling reds. The inshore
waters are way over 90 degrees now, and the fish have a hard time tolerating
the shallows at peak sun periods. This morning it was utter madness tossing
the Heddon "super spook" topwater lure. This thing is large, noisy, chrome
color and deadly. It plenty of various species without problem. Also, the
1/4 oz. Gold or Silver Johnson Silver Minnow Spoon is down right deadly. My
lure of the week for sure. From 10am until 5pm, fish shorlines, channels, or
deeper mangrove shorlines. Live bait continues to produce. Look for bait,
and you will find fish. GO FISHING!