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Dave Poppey from The Villages is pictured with a 22-inch trout that weighed about 4 pounds.

Charles and Sandy Harris caught this nice Sea Trout on a charter with Capt Jake Herrin. Cap-

He caught this trout while fishing out of Homosassa on a 5-inch DOA CAL jerk bait (glow)

tains Cove Outfitters 5th Annual Trout Contest will end 30 April so go out and catch a big Sea

nose hooked on a 3/0 bait hook. Fishing the nose-hooked jerk baits allows the bait to stay

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supended longer, therefore you can fish them a lot slower than fishing with a jig. When the

Seasonal manatee speed zones in effect statewide

tide gets high enough over the rocks, this time of the year, these bigger trout will suspend

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to the rocks to seek warmth. Fishing in Homosassa is really going off, right now! Trout are

Now that weather and waters are warming, manatees are disbursing into their

moving out to the flats from the back water creeks. Look for big trout, right now, on rocks.

popular feeding and loafing areas. To ensure manatee safety, Florida Fish and Wildlife Con-

Right now, fish for trout as you would normally fish for redfish. These fish are on

servation Commission (FWC) law enforcement officers, along with federal and local law

these rocks in groups of two or three. Distance on your cast is crucial, as they will spook off

enforcement partners, will be increasing patrols in these areas.

the rock if they sense your presence. Nose-hooked white D.O.A Cal is, indeed, the bait of

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This effort coincides with seasonal manatee zones that went into effect April 1 and run

choice on these big fish. I have caught some on Mirror Dines, as well.

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through Nov. 15. The speed zones are intended to protect the state s official marine mammal

Fish Northwest Keys, Long Point, North Channel (the rocks to the West), Hells Keys

from collisions with boats.

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and the Trout Key bay area. There are some fish now showing up on St. Matin Keys, as well.

Warming weather increases boat traffic too, which is why the FWC also reminds

Fly wise, fish these rocks with white clousers or gurglers. For more information contatct Capt.

operators of boats and personal watercraft to slow down and watch out for manatees in

Jonathan Hamilton 813-997-0126.

springs, rivers and Atlantic and Gulf waters. The state s lumbering "sea cows" are leaving

the warmer enclaves such as freshwater springs, power plant outflows and canals.

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