 In June, the weather is very normal and consistent with warm mornings and hot afternoons. The water will be very clean and clear and running about 85 to 88 degrees. Get on some grass flats inside one of the passes and chum a little bit. You'll find the bait. Also the bridges are holding their share of bait too.
What's hot. Snook. Net your bait (sardines) at sunrise and get out on the beach early. Use any pass from Tarpon Springs to St. Pete Beach to venture out. Stake out just outside of the sand bar. You want to be able to cast into the swash channel. Snook have been spotted in numerous areas and in good numbers along the beaches. You may have to do a little looking because all beaches are not created equal. After finding snook, what I do is toss out some chummers and cast my baits in behind. Make sure you keep your bait in the strike zone. If it wanders out, re-throw. I've had good success with this method the last two weeks with several 30 inch fish for my customers. Move on if nothing happens.
If the tide is high, go inside. Redfish will be scattered around the mangroves. It may take some looking, but they are there and in good numbers. Recently I was on a nice pod of fish and my clients caught 17 reds from 25 to 30 inches.
Other shallow water species caught in June will be tarpon, trout, and mackerel and lots others.
It’s time to get out and do some summer fishing in the Clearwater and Dunedin area.
Capt. Gary Burch
www.allcatchcharters.com
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