Captain's Corner (St. Petersburg Times)Be patient: large kingfish are still out there. What's hot: Bottom fishing for gag grouper, triggerfish, mangrove snapper and white grunts has taken over the spotlight from trolling for kingfish and Spanish mackerel. But don't give up on the quest for the migratory fish.
John Preeg: A Spanish mack invasion (Bonita Daily News)The fishing was quite good in all areas this past week. The water temperature was up in the 70s, so the snook were feeding. There were small redfish in the backcountry and huge reds just offshore, and trout, pompano, ladyfish and jacks were very active over the grass beds.