by Capt. Rick Grassett | Jan 1, 2022 | CB's Monthly Fishing Forecast
You may find reds and big trout concentrated in potholes in January. Action with trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, pompano and more on deep grass flats can be good depending on conditions. There should also be good catch and release snook action in rivers, creeks and...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Nov 30, 2021 | CB's Monthly Fishing Forecast
You may find reds along with big trout concentrated in potholes, along the edges of bars or tailing on shallow grass flats on negative low tides this month. This is a good month for catch and release snook action around lighted docks in the ICW. Some lights will also...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Oct 31, 2021 | CB's Monthly Fishing Forecast
Action in the coastal gulf with false albacore, tripletail, Spanish mackerel, blues and more should explode during November! You may also find blues, Spanish mackerel and pompano mixed with trout on deep grass flats this month. You should also find larger trout in...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Oct 1, 2021 | CB's Monthly Fishing Forecast
Fishing should turn on this month as days get shorter and water cools. Schools of reds will begin to break up and scatter on shallow flats. There should also be good action with snook and big trout in shallow water. Snook will gorge themselves at night around lighted...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Aug 30, 2021 | CB's Monthly Fishing Forecast
A red tide bloom has been affecting SW Florida for the past couple of months so conditions may change daily or even from tide to tide. I look for birds behaving normally, baitfish and clearer water to find areas free of red tide. Patches of red tide will move fish...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Jul 27, 2021 | CB's Monthly Fishing Forecast
Tarpon will move into estuaries this month. You may also find juvenile tarpon in creeks, canals and turning basins. Reds should be schooling on shallow flats and big trout will prowl the same waters at dawn. Also look for trout on deep grass flats mixed with blues,...
