Saturday, January 22nd Outing
Just fishing. No picnic. (Covid , you know)
We’ll start 2022 with one of our favorite outing locations, Weedon Island Preserve. The plan was to have a picnic with our traditional Weedon Island feast, the Low Country Boil. But, but, but something intervened. Covid, maybe? Cases skyrocketing? Oh well, better safe than sorry. All that.
But we can still fish, which is the best part about our outings, at least until we get hungry. Starting time is 7 am. Ending time is 7 pm. $10 gift certificates go to the members catching the longest redfish, snook, seatrout and ladyfish. Measure and shoot a picture of your candidates and email them to Bob Burkard.
Fly-fish the water surrounding Weedon Island Preserve including the open waters of Tampa Bay, or the waters of Riviera Bay and Bayou Grande.
Check out the visitor’s map and other details on the Weedon website. There’s a kayak launch and many places to wade in and start fishing from the preserve. You can also rent a kayak at the Sweetwater Kayaks station on Weedon Drive. Master’s Bayou/Snug Harbor also is a great spot to fish but you’ll need to launch a kayak at one of the access points south of Gandy Boulevard.
Wade fishers unite
Wade fishers typically meet up in the main parking lot at 7 am. Some will probably hike to and wade fish the Riviera Bay shoreline. Some like to wade in at the kayak launching area. And some will take the 10-15 minute hike down Lookout Point Trail and wade into Tampa Bay.
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Fish anywhere around Weedon Island Preserve including Tampa Bay, Bayou Grande, Riviera Bay, and Masters Bayou (aka Snug Harbor).
A Real Low Low Tide: Outgoing to about 11:30 am and dropping to a negative 0.8. Interesting. (Tides4Fishing)