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Agosto 04, 2022 Grant-Valkaria 1 foto
Barracuda (Great)
Barracuda (Great)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Jack (Almaco)
Jack (Almaco)
Amberjack
Amberjack
Snapper (Lane)
Snapper (Lane)
Triggerfish (Gray)
Triggerfish (Gray)
Snook
Snook

Trip Summary

This summer has been brutally hot. Water temps in the lagoon have been in the upper 90's in the middle of the day. If you've decided to sleep in, any fishing in the lagoon past 10 am has been pretty tough. Our focus has mainly been Sebastian Inlet and a few of the Nearshore reefs for our inshore trips. The snook have been on fire lately with a few bull reds in the mix on the outgoing tides. The incoming tides have produced some monster jack crevalle up in the 30 lb and 40 lb range while drift fishing the channel. There have been some monster tarpon cruising the beach as well but getting them to eat has been a whole other process. The Nearshore reefs have produced a considerable amount of lane snapper on most trips. Our customers are limiting out on snapper out there nearly every trip. The main key at these spots to getting bites has been bait selection and it changes days to day. One day they want this the next they want that. Offshore has also been very productive this summer. Our red snapper days went very well, we limited out with our red snapper within 1 hour of showing up to the spot. There's been no shortage of fish being brought home either. Whether it be snapper, kingfish, triggerfish, amberjack, or mahi, we've been catching them all. The last couple weeks there's been a thermocline in the ocean which means the water on the bottom is really cold pushing the fish up higher in the water column. Upon arriving to a spot the screen can be loaded with fish but nothing wants to bite. You just gotta figure out how they want the bait presented to them, then it's drag screaming time. The fall season will be here shortly and that means the mullet run is coming. The months of September and October are some of my personal favorite months to fish inshore. Snook, redfish, and tarpon are on fire this time of year. The airboat is at the shop right now getting finished up and hopefully I'll be taking her on the maiden voyage this week. I'm very excited to add the airboat trips to Whatever Turns U On Fishing Charters.
Shane Trottier
Grant-valkaria, Florida, United States
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Whatever Turns U On Fishing Charters is based in Grant, FL, and is here to offer you the fishing trip of your dreams, be it inshore, nearshore, offshore, or anything in between. Captain Shane Trottier is a lifelong fisherman who will be happy to do everyt...

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It's coming into spring break time, so we'll have limited spots available. We get booked up pretty quick this time of year. Let's start off with the weather, we'll it's been hit or miss as usual. It's been windy, rainy, and cold most of February. March should be warming up a bit though. When the days are available offshore trips have been very productive. We've had a few nice days in the last couple weeks, so last minute decisions to run out have paid off. The snapper bite has been amazing. Nice sized mangrove and lane snapper, triggerfish, sheepshead, pompano, bluefish, and kingfish, along with an occasional cobia have all been taking the bait. Inshore on the other hand has been hit or miss. The heavy winds have been making the lagoon very dirty. With dirty water makes it almost impossible to site fish anything unless they're active on top. The cold fronts and heavy winds have put a damper on most days but we're managing. The snook bite at the inlet has been tough as well. There's been a solid 10 degree difference in water temps from the ocean side to the river side. One day is hot the next day is not. The inlet has been holding a decent amount of jack crevalle which offer an awesome fight and there has been some occasional monster bluefish around. There's been a good number of blacktip and spinner sharks being caught along the beach and nearshore reefs. When mother nature allows us, we're having good luck on the nearshore reefs catching weakfish and lane snapper. The big manta rays have started to show up outside the inlet and if you're lucky they'll have some cobia tagging along with them looking for an easy meal. Bowfishing has been excellent at night. We've found some solid spots in one of the lakes that offers some fantastic trips. Tons of tilapia everywhere you look, some customers are getting upwards of 300 shots a night. The day trips are ok, but nighttime is where it's at for bowfishing out here.
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