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Fishing Reports

Redfish and Snook fishing cranking up in Tampa Bay

by Capt Jim September 18, 2011 Fishing Reports

I just want to say thanks to Category 5 for sending me their Saltwater Survival Kit. I took one of my clients sight casting for Redfish in Tampa Bay with the Suicide Croaker on a 1/16 oz jig head and absolutely killed the Redfish on them in 8 inch’s of water and then hit the [...]

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2011 Salty Fly Tournament February 25th and 26th

by Capt Jim January 21, 2011 2011 Salty Fly Tournament

Follow Team Cheeky fishing with Captain Jim Lemke (flyfishingtampa.com) in the 2011 Salty Fly Tournament February 25th and 26th. For more information on the biggest fly fishing tournament on Florida’s West Coast check out www.saltyshores.com. Digg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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New Year Trout and Redfish Charter

by Capt Jim January 3, 2011 Fishing Reports

The first charter of the New Year starts out with a bang. We left the dock around 8am to catch the negative 1.1 low looking for some tailing redfish up on the flat and as soon as we got up on the flat the sun goes behind the clouds for the next few hours making [...]

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Sight Casting to Tampabay Redfish

by Capt Jim December 15, 2010 Fishing Reports

I know it has been a long time between reports and fly of the month but i am getting back on track and will be posting a few times a month so check back in. Will with a great Tarpon season behind us and the weather getting colder the Trout and Redfish been on fire [...]

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Explosive Night Tarpon on the fly

by Capt Jim May 3, 2010 Fishing Reports

Explosive Night Tarpon on the fly I met my friend and client Tommy at the boat ramp for a little night Tarpon fishing. As we pulled away from the ramp he asked if the Tarpon are thick yet, i told him i will let you answer that question your self at the end of the [...]

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Trout and more Trout with a some poor mans Tarpon The Capt Jim Lemke Hot Report

by Capt Jim March 16, 2010 Fishing Reports

Trout and more Trout with a some poor mans Tarpon The Capt Jim Lemke Hot Report This is the first hot report, an e-mail hot off the press to keep you current on the great fishing here in Tampa Bay. WOW! with all the cold fronts rolling in at an average of one a week the trout bite has [...]

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The fishing’s still going when the wind gets blowing- Northwest at 20mph winds and LOTS of Redfish

by Capt Jim February 23, 2010 Fishing Reports

The fishing’s still going when the wind gets blowing- Northwest at 20mph winds and LOTS of Redfish I got a last minute call from a client for a charter so I looked at the weather and the forecast was for “North at 10 knots” with a negative tide, so I told him “Sure, meet me [...]

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Best Fisherman on Tampabay

by Capt Jim February 6, 2010 Fishing Reports

You ask your self from the title “Best Fisherman on Tampabay” man this guide is ring his bell but it’s not me. It is an Osprey that flew around us staking the redfish just like me.I was so surprised that this Osprey was on the same school of over slot Redfish that I was. I [...]

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Guides Day Off Redfish Trip on Fly

by Capt Jim February 6, 2010 Fishing Reports

I got a call from a friend of mine about a nice herd of non molested Redfish in the Tampabay area so I made a phone call to my buddy Capt. Clay said when was the last time you picked up a fly rod. Well I told him to meet me at the ramp at [...]

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Redfishing on Artificials

by Capt Jim February 4, 2010 fishing

I had the pleasure of fishing a old client and friend Brain Harmon. We talked on the phone of what he would like to try to do on his charter. He wants to learn to fly fish for Redfish. I told him no problem I’ll pick you up at the restaurant that he owns G [...]

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