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Finally a few nice days to get on the water. The water temperatures are still on the cold side but the redfish are still biting. There were several big schools of reds on the flats and also we picked up a few reds in around 6 ft of water using artificial baits and also live shrimp.

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I can\'t say the fishing has been great the past four days because the bites have been a little slow to come.What I can say is the past four trips each client has caught the biggest fish of their life.Tommy had a 7 pounder topping his past best by 2 pounds.Chris had an 8 pounder topping his past best by 5 pounds.Mitch had an 8 pounder topping his past best by three pounds and Jeff had a 7 1/2 pounder topping his past best by 1/2 pound.

The water the past week has been cold and many of the fish backed out into deeper water.Today we finally had water temps in the 60\'s by noon and Jeff and Mitch got a taste of what Florida Bass Fishing is all about.They only caught 7 fish but the five best weighed 30 pounds with an 8 and 7,8 being the biggest.

This next week the weather is calling for lows in the 60\'s and high\'s in the 80\'s and that is what these Florida Bass have been waiting for all winter so they can finally spend more then a day trying to spawn before another cold front come in.I think this week with be unreal on both numbers and size.

Bass Challenger Guide Service is now the Central Florida Dealer for USA Custom Rods Camo Stix Rods. We are working on getting the Bass Challenger Website set up for online orders. My Wife Jackie will be taking care of our new Bass Challenger Online Store.


Thanks From Capt Ed Bussard and Bass Challenger Guide Service
Guiding Clients To Trophy Bass In Central FL for

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Tight Lines!

Captain David Ide

www.ladypamela2.com

954-761-8045


March 5th, 2010

Aaron, Nick, John and Mike joined the Lady Pamela II this morning for a six hour fishing trip in Fort Lauderdale. Some of the guys had never been deep sea fishing before and they were very excited to get there hands on anything. We headed out Port Everglades in search of bait; live Pinfish and Jack Crevalle are immediately. After we loaded up on live bait, trolling gear went in the water. The bite was slow on the troll. We caught one Bonito fish in two hours then decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things. We ran to 350 ft of water where the north current was rippin’. Captain Paul suspended live goggle eyes from the kites, placed two big Blackfin Tuna baits on the bottom and we crossed our fingers. We waited patiently and after an hour of nothing, we swapped out the bait and did the fish dance. 30 minutes went by before the balloon, aka the bobber, bolted underneath the water. I punched the boat ahead as Nick got in the fighting chair and his buddies assisted with clearing the other rods. Nick and Aaron played pass off a few times with their Hammerhead Shark before they won the battle as a team. After their stellar catch, we still had a full hour of fishing; to the shipwreck it was. Fort Lauderdale houses several shipwrecks and artificial reefs where many fish tend to hang out. Drop live bait 200 ft

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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com


March 1-7, 2010

Weather: We had a great weather week until Thursday evening when the clouds started to move in. It was nice and sunny earlier in the week with morning lows in the low 60\'s and daytime highs in the mid 80\'s. Once the clouds moved in it warmed up a bit so that on Saturday our low was 71 degrees and our high was 83 degrees, but the clouds also brought rain. It was just a good spit on Friday but on Saturday it came down steadily, but lightly, almost all day. Great for all the plants but it was uncomfortable out on the water, and it got worse in the afternoon when the wind suddenly changed and came from the east. Everything had settled down after 7 pm but the shift surprised a lot of boats. It looks as if we are in for a few more days of cloudy weather before things clear up.

Water: It looked as if conditions had not changed before the clouds moved in as far as water temperatures go, it was warm on both sides of the Cape with an average of 73 degrees out to 30 miles almost everywhere. Once the clouds moved in we had no shots from above, but the boats were reporting pretty much the same thing on the water. There was a bit of a swell all week from the northwest on the Pacific side, as well as a bit of wind so the conditions were a bit choppy at times. The Cortez

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Feb 14
Today we had Garden and Chris from Salamanca New York out for a few hours of deep sea fishing off the coast of Ft Lauderdale.
We started out trolling the reef with very little success. We just could not seem to find the king fish today so we decided to try trolling outside the reef in deeper water and before we knew it BAM one of our rigger baits got hit popped out of the out rigger and line started pelling off the reel. Just as we seen a big dolphin fish jumping on the other end of the line BAM another rigger popped free and now we had line pelling off both reels.
We were HOOKED UP!! It was tough having both fish on at the same time because the two lines got so close together a few times that we were worried that they would cut each other off. But at last luck was on our side. And before we knew it we had two big dolphin in the fish box both of the between 25 to 30 pounds.
Talk about a trip saver. We still had a little time left in our trip and by the time we got both fish in the box we noticed we were right next to a ship wreck that was down about 210 feet deep.
So J.J. hooked a live bait on and sent him to the bottom.
The second this bait hit bottom BAM once again we were HOOKED UP. It turned out to be a 30 pound golden amber jack.
Guys thanks for hanging in there and I guess it is true what they say (it ain,t over till it’s over).
I’ve got to say that it sure makes a trip when we pull it off and the very end

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Weather is playing a major roll in the fish catching here in Central FL.
It seems that the days we have nice weather in the 70\'s with no wind
the fishing is as tough as it can get.On the other hand the cooler windy
days are just the opposite and if you can stand the cold and wind the
day is well worth it.

On Monday I had a double trip 6 HR morning and 6 HR evening with two
different clients.The morning started out a little cool at 42 degrees
and the bite was on the first hour until we seen the sun coming up.
The fish shut down about 20 minutes later and
never really turned back on during the rest of the morning.My client Greg
of MN ended the 6 HR trip with 8 fish to 5 .4 pounds.

My afternoon clients Bruce and Diane were in for a tough afternoon.We
fished one of the areas I have been doing really well in the past two weeks.
Bruce and Diane sat patiently for three hours and watched a couple shiners
get chased by fish but never hit.We were sitting in 73 degree weather
and zero winds.Around 4pm a breeze picked up from the east blowing
into the area we were fishing and with in minutes the fish started busting every
shiner we put in the water,In one hour Bruce had landed the fish of a lifetime
weighing 11 pounds and Diane landed a fish that was 7.5 and a total of
six fish were caught in that one hour with three between 4 and 11

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The weather here in central Florida has been mostly cold and unpredictable but the flats fishing has been consistently good. Redfish and black drum have been abundant with most of the fish being found in schools of 25-200 fish. They have been willing to eat a variety of well placed small soft plastics and flies. Both the reds and drum have been feeding in very shallow water and have been extremely spooky. The fish must be approached slowly and quietly with your casts landing at least ten feet away from them.

On trips during the latter part of February, clients had shots at hundreds of redfish and drum per day. The catching usually depended on the number of accurate casts that were made.

Minnesota residents Jamie and Mike fished Mosquito Lagoon on a cold but sunny day last week. They had shots at schools of redfish throughout the day from 5-30 pounds. A three inch DOA CAL in golden bream color on a 1/8 ounce jighead was the most effective bait and was responsible for at least one double hookup.

The following day, the weather took a turn for the worse due to an approaching cold front. Tim and his son Alex decided to give it a try anyway, hoping to beat the worst of the weather. With solid cloud cover, spotting the fish was the biggest challenge and we ran over many of them before we saw them. Eleven year old Alex did catch his first redfish before we elected to get out of the cold and rain.

Monday was the only day

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Date: March 4th, 2010
Name: Lake Baccarac, Mexico
Hottest Baits: 5 inch senkos, 1/2 oz rattletraps silver/blue, Meduim Bomber crankbaits, worms, lizards
Hottest Colors: Watermelon, 1oz Jigs very hot bait
Date Fished: March 1st to March 4th
Comments: Morning Report March 4th from Lake Baccarac Lodge: Excellent report from the Lodge this morning with all boats catching over 70 bass and Jimmy Manley landing 13.9 pound bass using a 8 inch Watermelon Lizzard....All seven boats reporting EXCELLENT bass fishing.


From Hal Clifford: Obviously, the best bass trip in Mexico in over 30 years of fishing down there. The two big bass were 11-8 and 10-11. I caught the 10-11 largemouth the first evening with Gil and Miguel using a black and blue jig with a black and blue fleck senko as a trailer. The 11-8 was hooked on a medium sized white fat free shad. The numbers of bass caught each day was amazing-over 100 fish per boat ranging up to 9 pounds. Gil and Denis caught 112 bass on Baccarac one morning! The big largemouth bass are starting to move and the bite is going to be great in the next couple of weeks. I hope to see you again soon.

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Another Overnight Sucess

Capt. Charlie Durand and Capt. J.W. Berry departed Sunday from Cypress Cove Marina on a overnight trip with Mr. Myke Whitaker and Mrs. Dana Witte from Texas. They went to do some trolling first and that paid off with two large Wahoo. They fished a while longer and then off to catch the Tuna. Once out to the first stop they began catching Black Fin Tuna. Most didn\'t make it to the boat whole from the sharks getting a snack on the way up with them. The Black Fin Tuna were thick but no sign of the Yellow Fins. So off to the next stop, there the action seemed to be the same lots of Black Fin and covered with sharks. Capt. J.W. told me that the seas got pretty sloppy around two in the morning and they headed north to where they had caught the Wahoo, and got ready for the morning bite. Once morning came it was different the current was ripping and the water had changed colors. They fished a while and then decided to go a catch Amber Jacks. Those came with ease, with the Amber Jacks in the boat and the seas picking up Capt. Charlie pointed the boat to the north and ran in. At the dock the real weight could be set for these two big Wahoo that they caught on their trip. They weighed 104 pounds and 84 pounds and also had a mess of Black fin and Amber jacks to fill the coolers up with. And as it seems Mr. Myke will have some new friends in Texas when he hands out Wahoo to his buddies that didn\'t get to come along on the trip with them.

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The photo of the week shows Dan Berg and his dad Norris with a nice Kalum River Chinook (King) Salmon landed a couple of years ago in the spring. The fish was quickly released after this photo was taken. This photo reminds us these beautiful fish will be coming soon. Have you booked your trip yet? The Kalum River is unique to have such an early run. Chinook and Steelhead caught on the same day is not uncommon.

Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORTS for Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert
February 21 to February 28, 2010
Number 162

Dear Fishing Friends:

SUMMARY: Weather is good but with scattered showers. Temperatures have been a little above average. More anglers are fishing for Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden Char and Steelhead using both fly, spin and conventional gear. The water is extremely low. The fish are spooked so a stealthy approach is needed to catch them. Using smaller terminal tackle is a good idea also. The lower end of the Zymoetz (Copper) River is fishing good for Steelhead and Trout. The Kalum River is fishing fair for Steelhead but you have to work hard to find them. Trout fishing is slow. It is mostly walk and wade as the water is too low for a jet boat. The Kitimat River is in good shape and fishing fair for Cutthroat Trout. The odd Steelhead is being caught also. Check out the Ron Wakita report below. Winter Chinook fishing in the Kitimat Harbour and Douglas Channel is

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http://www.wrightsvillebeachfishingcharters.net captain mike 910-619-8509. after spending months chasing the reds,today we went after some black drum in the wrightsville beach areas.hitting some of the older docks that offered us more structure than others,we float fished with frozen shrimp and it wasn`t long before it was on.5-10 black drum on 20lb braid on light rods is a great way to work up a sweat on a cold day!! http://www.topsailbeachfishingcharters.com

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Weather is playing a major roll in the fish catching here in Central FL.
It seems that the days we have nice weather in the 70\'s with no wind
the fishing is as tough as it can get.On the other hand the cooler windy
days are just the opposite and if you can stand the cold and wind the
day is well worth it.

On Monday I had a double trip 6 HR morning and 6 HR evening with two
different clients.The morning started out a little cool at 42 degrees
and the bite was on the first hour until we seen the sun coming up.
The fish shut down about 20 minutes later and
never really turned back on during the rest of the morning.My client Greg
of MN ended the 6 HR trip with 8 fish to 5 .4 pounds.

My afternoon clients Bruce and Diane were in for a tough afternoon.We
fished one of the areas I have been doing really well in the past two weeks.
Bruce and Diane sat patiently for three hours and watched a couple shiners
get chased by fish but never hit.We were sitting in 73 degree weather
and zero winds.Around 4pm a breeze picked up from the east blowing
into the area we were fishing and with in minutes the fish started busting every
shiner we put in the water,In one hour Bruce had landed the fish of a lifetime
weighing 11 pounds and Diane landed a fish that was 7.5 and a total of
six fish were caught in that one hour with three between 4 and 11

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