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October = Inshore Fishing in Cedar Key

October = Inshore Fishing in Cedar Key

Capt. Dan Shannon

It`s the 20th of October and we have been very busy catching redfish, trout, and big Spanish mackerel in the shallow waters of Cedar Key.


The weather has been real cooperative. Clear skies with light winds. I have had several trips where we anchored up at our first stop just when the tide turned to come back in and caught many mackerel - real quick.


On the 18th I had a group of four out on the edge of Deadmans Channel in about five feet of water, with smooth seas and bait fish all around us. The mackerel came into the shallows to find food and we were right in their way.


Lots of action. Two at a time.

I was netting and snapping pictures and cuttin` bait as fast as I could. Sometimes the sounds of line peeling off reels would harmonize. As we fished, just west of us approximately 200 yards, we watched dolphins breeding. Not thrashing bait around, but breeding. One of them looked to be an albino.

After a while I suggested we angle for a few redfish around the oyster bars nearby. By then the tide had come up enough for me to get the pontoon boat in close enough to fish next to the bars. We anchored up next to Seahorse Key and within five minutes we had a two foot redfish in the cooler. We caught several more reds that were too small and released them, and then we caught one more legal size for the cooler. Redfish must be at least 18" and not more than 27" long to keep for dinner.

As I was cleaning our catch at the dock, I saw Robert Tacoma as he returned from fishing out on Seahorse Reef. That`s a spot 8-10 miles out past Seahorse Key. A nice little sand bar that rises up to about 8 foot deep. Attracts a lot of fish. Robert caught a three foot long Kingfish, and a Cobia the same length.

I have a another trip coming up and the weather is forecast to be good. I`m looking forward to another excursion out into the fertile waters of the Cedar Key area and another fresh fish dinner that evening.

Folks, the fishing is at it`s best right now. Take time now to get out there. It`s a wonderful diversion.

Call me at 352-221-5463 and schedule a day to make some great memories or visit:

http://www.inshorefloridafishing.com

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