July Outing: Sunshine Skyway

July Outing: Sunshine Skyway

Okay, the board decided the Saturday, July 22 outing will not be Picnic Island Park because there was a concern that the water quality would not be the best in Mid-summer. So, instead the outing location will be the I-275 Sunshine Skyway. You can fish either side, north or south. But we’ll all meet up at noon for a pavilion picnic at the North Skyway Rest Area.

The member catching the longest redfish will be the big winner. (Okay,  it’s a $10 gift certificate.)

 Remember: measure your redfish. Take pictures. Also, do the same with your longest snook, seatrout, and ladyfish because they might take the lead in the annual tournament. See below.

I love to wade-fish the flats on either side of the Sunshine Skyway causeway and from either the North or the South Rest Area Exits. The North Skyway rest area has lots of pull-off-the-road shoreline suitable for wading or kayak launching.  Fishing on the west side of the South Skyway exit is good and there are one or two wade-