This Week's Steinhatchee Fishing Report provided by the Sea Hag Marina

This Week's Steinhatchee Fishing Report

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Steinhatchee Fishing Report 3/28/04
GROUPER, AMBERJACK, TROUT, SPANISH MACKEREL, FLOUNDER,
AND SHEEPSHEAD ARE STILL ALL BITING GREAT! LET'S GO FISH!

Gene, David, abnd Michael Heedor Inshore fished with Captain Steve Rassel (Last Cast Rass). Book an inshore charter with Capt. Steve for a full day of fun for $399 by calling Sea Hag Marina at 352-498-3008. March 18, 2004

March 14th was a day of fun for the Kemp Party who chartered the "Miss Chaeli" of Sea Hag Charters with Capt. Charles Norwood. Book an offshore charter by calling Sea Hag Marina at 352-498-3008. Charters run from 7:00am to 5:00pm and are $645 Monday through Thursday and $695 Friday through Sunday.

Some nice Sheepshead caught March 10th. Sheepshead are still hot and heavy on the Steinhatchee Reef (march 28th).

Sheepshead caught March 10, 2004

Sea Hag Charters aboard the "Miss Chaeli" Decicco Offshore March 15, 2004. Call 352-498-3008 to book a trip.

Randy Key's crew had a fine catch aboard "Miss Chaeli" on March 16, 2004

One of the Decicco party members displays a fine Grouper caught March 15th on the "Miss Chaeli". Remember to click the pictures to see an enlarged view on any picture on this fishing page.

Elroy Gulledge, Dotty Bess, Cindy Oglesby, andCalvin Oglesby had a great day of fishing with Captain Steve Rassel. To book him inshore call Sea Hag Marina at 352-498-3008. Trips are $399 for a full day inshore fishing.

"No Worries" brought in a fine Kingfish.

The Focks Party enjoyed a great day with Sea Hag Charters on March 9, 2004.

An awesome looking Amberjack!

Capt. Steve Harris and family.

Kyle Harris displays his first ever Florida Snapper!

Crawford party aboard the "Miss Chaeli" on March 19th had this nice catch!

A fine Grouper from March 19, 2004.

The hardy little fisherman (I think he gets his picture taken more than anyone else - and certainly justified) once again displays a fine and very fat Red Grouper.

This fine catch was caught aboard the "Miss Chaeli" of Sea Hag Charters on March 17th.

Steinhatchee Fishing Report 3/7/04
GROUPER, TROUT, SPANISH MACKEREL, FLOUNDER, AND SHEEPSHEAD ARE ALL GREAT!

3/7/04 Alan Simmons, Trina Coggins, and Mark Avery with Spotted Seatrout, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder - Great Day!

The May Party Grouper 3-7-04 from Sea Hag Charter's Miss Chaeli

May Party on 3/7/04 Sea Hag Charters

May Party with a nice Amber Jack on 3/7/04 Sea Hag Charters

Sea Hag Charters Grouper 3-7-04 caught by the May Party

Steinhatchee Fishing Report 3/6/04
Next Saturday is the Steinhatchee Community Fishing Tournament! Click HERE for Details! The weather has been so bad that the playing field for this tournament should be rather even keeping the ol' everyday steady fisherman from checking out his favorite holes. And remember, the last year's Optimist Club top winners were all women. So bring your spouse and give her your best rig! All proceeds go to the the Steinhatchee Projects Board - a non-profit organization to improve Steinhatchee including items such as school scholarships, park improvements, etc. So help our our community! Plus there are lots of great raffle prizes as well for just a $1.00 a ticket. Win coolers, fishing poles, oil, etc. or even a two nite stay in Sea Hag Marina's Mermaid Cove (click here to check it out). The marina will be open Friday night until 9:00pm or 10:00pm so that you can buy your tickets before the am rush. I suspect we will be opening the store the morning of the tournament at 5:30ish.
Sheepshead are starting to fire up at the Steinhatchee Reef!
I'm trying to get some pictures.....
The Grouper fishing continues to be great!

Sea Hag Charters 2-4-04 Ivey Mechanical (Click photo to see large)	Sea Hag Charters 210-04 Holloway Party (Click photo to see large)
Sea Hag Charters 2-11-04 the Newton's (Click photo to see large)	Sea Hag Charters 2-13-04 Seaton Party! (Click photo to see large)
Sea Hag Charters 2-21-04 the Hope Partyl (Click photo to see large)	Sea Hag Charters 2-21-04 Hope Party (Click photo to see large)
Sea Hag Charters 2-23-04 Simon Party (Click photo to see large)	Sea Hag Charters 2-23-04 the Simon Party (Click photo to see large)
Sea Hag Charters 2-9-04 the Norwood's and Friends! (Click photo to see large)	Sea Hag Charters 2-9-04 The Norwood's and Friends (Click photo to see large)
Sea Hag Charters 2-9-04 Billy Norwood with nice Grouper! (Click photo to see large)	Trolling for Grouper Most Grouper fishermen punch in their GPS numbers and make a beeline to their favorite bottom fishing spot. These fishermen primarily drop the jug, anchor up, and drop a cigar minnow or sardine down on the bottom. But with all the GPS numbers now being published on charts and on the internet, often times a hot spot is already taken by another boat. But there's another time proven way to catch grouper. It's called trolling, and March is a perfect month for trying it out and finding new hot spots for Grouper. March is great for trolling because Grouper are still on the move from the spawning season. The fish move from the shallow waters (25 to 35 foot depths) back out to the (55 to 65 foot depths). Trolling in these areas will produce new GPS numbers for future fishing trips. The most popular technique for finding good grouper bottoms plotting an area between two existing hot spots then troll until you get a strike. When you do, throw a jug to mark that spot. You can then continue to troll over the area and view the relief through your bottom machine. Sea Hag Marina’s charter boat “Miss Chaeli” main trolling setup is a medium to stiff Star Rod with a Penn 320GT2 Level Wind reel lined with a base of monofilament topped with Power Pro 65lb. Test braid, a Stabor line lock swivel and finally a Mann’s Stretch 30+ lure. The drag should be set so that is slips with around 15-20# of pressure (a hard hand pull). Troll speeds are best between 4-6 knots. Some other popular trolling rigs are planer rigs, frozen baits, and other trolling lures. A popular planer rig uses a size #2 or #3 planer with a large Huntington Drone spoon. Frozen baits such as ballyhoo or mullet are popular with planers too. Other good Grouper trolling lures from Mann’s are the new Jointed Stretch 30+, the new Magnum Stretch 40+, the Stretch 50+, the Magnum Manniac. Other manufacturers are MegaBait’s MegaDiver 30+, Rapala’s Cd26 Magnum, and Xxtreme Fishing Adventure’s Plus Thirty lure.

Steinhatchee Fishing Report 2/16/04
The Grouper fishing has been great!

1-17-04 Pat Bentley aboard the Miss Chaeli - Sea Hag Marina Charter Boat 352-498-3008

Three Generations aboard the Miss Chaeli 1-3-04 Sea Hag Charters 352-498-3008

Troy Blackwith a fine Grouper caught aboard Miss Chaeli of Sea Hag Charters 1-24-04

Michael and Mariam Bell and Friend January 24, 2004

Marvin Dickey, Scott Metts, Brother Shenton, Kevin Willis January 31, 2004

Sea Hag Charters with Holloway Party 12-20-03

Michael and Mariam Bell and Friend 12-31-03

Sea Hag Charters 1-11-04

Sea Hag Charters 11-22-03

January 31, 2004

Mariam Bell with her Grouper caught 1/24/04

The Kidney Kids vernture out on the Miss Chaeli of Sea Hag Charters and land this nice grouper on 1/25/04

Sea Hag Charters 11-22-04

Kingfish caught on Miss Chaeli of Sea Hag Charters 11-22-03

Sea Hag Charters caught aboard Miss Chaeli on 11-23-03

Rare Spotted Polini Grouper caught on 11-23-03

Close of Spotted Polini Grouper caught 11-23-03

Mariam Bell at Sea Hag Marina with BIG GROUPER!

Bentley Party Trip on the Miss Chaeli of Sea Hag Marina 352-498-3008

Randy Courterior's family enjoyed a Grouper trip aboard the Miss Chaeli 1-4-04

Troy Black's Family aboard the Miss Chaeli 1-24-04

Mike Bell at Sea Hag Marina 1-24-04

Charter Grouper 1-3-04

Hollaway Party 12-20-03

Charter Grouper 1-17-04

Kidney Party aboard Miss Chaeli of Sea Hag Charters 1-25-04

Capt. Steve Harris and Friends with a fine catch!

Troy Black with Trout and Flounder 11-22-03

Nita Chester with Amberjack caught aboard the Miss Chaeli of Sea Hag Charters 11-22-03

Nice Red Grouper and Sea Bass 11-23-03

Matthew Harris with Giant Kingfish - caught all by himself!

Matthew Harris even skunked his dad this day! This 6 year old is the toughest fisherman I've ever seen.

Nita Chester and friend land some nice Sheepshead off the Steinhatchee Reef (plus a legal Grouper) on 11-23-03

Awesome Day of Trout Fishing! 11-25-03

The Rountree's with a fine catch 11-26-03

Tryo Black with awesome Trout from caught in Steinhatchee River using Cotton Cordell's Red Fin lures! 12-7-03

Chase Rountree 11-25-03

A Pretty Smile to go with a Pretty Fish! Betsy Rountree fished 11-25-03

Mother/Daughter Team! 1-3-04 Click photos to see enlarged.

Grouper caught 1-31-04

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