Follow Team Cheeky fishing with Captain Jim Lemke (flyfishingtampa.com) in the 2011 Salty Fly Tournament February 25th and 26th. For more information on the biggest fly fishing tournament on Florida’s West Coast check out www.saltyshores.com.
New Year Trout and Redfish Charter
Mike with a 19 Inch Trout at http://www.flyfishingtampa.com
The first charter of the New Year starts out with a bang. We left the dock around 8am to catch the negative 1.1 low looking for some tailing redfish up on the flat and as soon as we got up on the flat the sun goes behind the clouds for the next few hours making it hard to see the fish. If you can’t see them than start blind casting to the potholes and redfish on but after a few minutes into the fight he comes unbuttoned and the clouds started to move in thick so a little change of plans were in order so we start looking for so trout and boy did we find them. It was one after another anywhere from 13 to 20 inches long. We spent the last few hours of the trip catching at least 50 or more trout and then decided to call it a day and head back to the ramp and clean a few trout for some dinner.
Capt. Jim Lemke
813-917-4989
www.flyfishingtampa.com
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Sight Casting to Tampabay Redfish
I know it has been a long time between reports and fly of the month but i am getting back on track and will be posting a few times a month so check back in.
Will with a great Tarpon season behind us and the weather getting colder the Trout and Redfish been on fire in between cold fronts on the moon tides so here is a video we shot the other week.
Explosive Night Tarpon on the fly
Explosive Night Tarpon on the fly
I met my friend and client Tommy at the boat ramp for a little night Tarpon fishing. As we pulled away from the ramp he asked if the Tarpon are thick yet, i told him i will let you answer that question your self at the end of the trip. I put the Maverick up on a plane as we
Dave jumping 150lb Tarpon
headed south for a 10 min run to the Bridge we are going to fish on the incoming tide with a light east wind so every thing sets up perfect. As we setup we see a 60lb Tarpon swim 5 feet in front of the boat so i grab a Fly rod with a Islander fly reels with a bait fish pattern on it and told Tommy the next Tarpon that comes by lead it by a few feet and strip and if he eats it set the hook sideways. Will it didn’t take long as i was rigging the other fly rod i hear Tommy scream I’m on and it’s a pig. I unhook and start the motor up and start to chase the Tarpon down as we head out the tarpon turns around and starts heading back to the bridge and starts to jump and it look to be around a 120lb fish as Tommy fights this tarpon i get my gloves on so when the fish comes to the boat we can unhook it quick . As Tommy gets the Tarpon close i reach down and grab him and it was a pig around a 120lb a nice Tarpon as we release it I asked him are you ready for more he said its your turn on the fly as we pull up to a new light we ease in and jackpot a stall of Tarpon around 20 to 30 Tarpon milling around as he held the skiff i laid the fly in front of a fish and I’m on the tarpon jumps and comes unbuttoned so i get ready for the next one to come bye and its a little 30lb and i tossed the fly in front of him and he follows the fly and inhales it I’m on this tarpon gos nuts and starts jumping around in the stall and 5 mins later i get him boat side and released as the night goes on we jumped 12 tarpon and boated 6 not bad for a night of Tarpon fishing so i asked Tommy so do you think there thick yet.
Capt. Jim Lemke
813-917-4989 cell
www.flyfishingtampa.com
