Fishing the inter-coastal with Capt. Kelly Kurtz.
I’m happy to report that the red tide seems to be subsiding at least in the backwater bays. I fished several charters out of CB’s last week and the bite was on.
Thursday we fished with a combination of live bait and caught and released a lot of snook, mangrove snapper, and black drum. On Saturday we ran a multi-boat trip and the fish were feeding heavily on live bait. We caught snook at ever spot I stopped at in the backwater as well as large jacks and snapper.
On the tail end of the tide we hooked a very large snook well over slot size, it made 3 very strong runs towards the mangroves and was about of gas. Unfortunately, it rolled over at boat side and the hook popped out.
That’s fishing but it’s great to see that the fishing is really improving since last months red tide.
Kelly is a Sarasota native and the owner and operator of Mangrove Charters. He's passionate about fishing and hunting. As a full-time fishing guide Kelly operates out of a 22 ft. Bayscout and specializes in light tackle using both artificial and live bait. Redfish are his favorite.
