Redfish - YES! The Lockjaw epidemic is over.

Pompano - YES! They’re Finally here.

Speckled Trout - YES! As many as you can catch.

In the past 2 weeks the weather has straightened out, the water temperature has gone up and the fish are starting to act right. We fished a total of 32 trips locally - 13 Flats, 19 Bay and a couple of Offshore. It looks like Spring is finally here with the fishing to show it.

Miss Ginny Blair (age 13) cast tirelessly at Redfish on the flats with Capt. Scott Fain & her dad Billy on Tuesday. She caught 15! Scott was really impressed with her. Capt. Chad says the Reds are in the 3lb to 7lb range right now. Junior is too busy catching fish to waste time talking about it.

The first official Pompano hook-up this year was March 19th - Capt. Scott caught a couple of 2 pounders. Tried to catch up with Capt. Nathan today but he was either fishing for Pompano or else going to get sand fleas to catch them with and I’m pretty sure Jason was with him.

I’m headed to the Glades for a couple of days “visitation” with Tommy. While I’m there I’ll get caught up on all of the Everglades fishing reports and pick up the latest film to be developed. I do know that they are jumping tarpon all over the place (“Thick as Flies” per Tommy) and catching snook. Tina Scarpa is pictured here holding proof of out-fishing her husband Bill! Yesterday Chris had a hundred pound Tarpon Free-Jump right through his boat, leaving belly scales on his console. Good thing his anglers were fishing & not resting on the seat - they would have been knocked out!

Have a Happy Easter weekend!

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