Red Snapper Await…
Red Snapper soon is just around the corner with dates soon to be announced…
Capt. Jim Ross
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- Fine Line Fishing Charters
- (321) 636-3728
- http://catchamemoryoutdoors.com/
- Titusville, Florida
ABOUT
Capt. Jim is a professional saltwater fishing guide based out of Rockledge, Florida.
Mangrove Snapper
Capt. Jim Ross says he catches mangrove snapper like this one with light leaders and small hooks, which will get you more bites on the mangroves than standard bottom tackle.
Catching the BOOM
Beating the storm, hitting that black drum bite!
Boomin’ Drum Bite
The black drum bite is still booming in the Lagoon!
Flying Teeth Creature
Big barracuda caught with Capt. Jim Ross
Spotted Seatrout
Capt. Jim Ross caught this beatiful spotted seatrout on topwater in the early morning.
Another Unicorn
Capt. Jim Ross helps a client land another VERY rare red snapper offshore out of Port Canaveral.
Beach Snook
The snook bite has been super hot off the beach and Capt. Jim Ross has been capitalizing!
One Weekend Down…
The first open weekend of the Atlantic red snapper season is in the books and it was a really good one for us here at Fineline Fishing Charters. We ran charters out of Port Canaveral each day and got our customers their limit on each trip.
Subtle Bites but Big Fights
Speckled trout are still on the radar this week. We’ve had very good top water action from first light till about 8am. Rapala Skitterwalk and Storm Chug Bugs have been our “Go To” lures for these fish.
Drum Bite Going Strong
The drum bite on the Indian River lagoon is still going strong despite water temperatures touching the 88 degrees mark this week. Captain Justin Ross and myself are using live or cut shrimp or crab for these fish.
Lagoon and Offshore
Capt. Jim & Capt. Justin Ross of Fineline Fishing Charters have been throwing Rapala Skitterwalk and popping plugs in the morning for trout throughout the Indian River Lagoon…
Targeting Kingfish and Mangrove Snapper
King mackerel and mangrove snapper are available for anglers fishing the 50 to 90 foot reefs and wrecks. Frozen bait will work on both species if live baits are not available.
Topwater in the AM
Flats fishing in the north Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon has been pretty good this week. The topwater bite seems to be the best thing going first thing in the morning. Skitterwalk plugs made by Rapala are some of the better products we’ve been casting.
Don’t Forget Your Sabiki Rigs
Nearshore catches this week include king mackerel, giant crevalle, unicorn (red) snapper and a few encounters with tarpon as well. Live pilchards and greenies are working best for bait and we are rigging these baitfish on 6/0 to 8/0 sized VMC 7385 circle hooks.
Nearshore Action Remains Great
The near-coastal action remained really good this week. Bonito, crevalle jacks, shark, tarpon and king mackerel are some of the species we have been catching while slow trolling live pogies and pilchards in the 15-40 foot depths.
Giant Jacks and Big Tarpon
My son, Captain Justin Ross, and I have been putting our clients on some monster fish this week. The bite along our beaches of Central Florida is heating up with giant Crevalle and big tarpon following schools of baitfish along the coast between Sebastian Inlet and Port Canaveral.
Snook and Reds Active at the Inlets
Snook and redfish are still biting at the inlets this week. Live baits like croakers, shrimp, pigfish, mojarra and pinfish seem to be working at both Port Canaveral and Sebastian Inlets right now.
