Date:

11/05/08

Name:

Ken Doty, Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

Overcast, breezy and cool

Where:

Shore Acres flats

Fish_Species:

Trout

Size:

Fly:

Ada Potato & Streamer

Weight_Rod:

4

Amount:

Comments:

A porpoise dogged us all afternoon. We caught some lady fish & a blow fish. most of the trout were almost legal size, which means there might be some for opening in January.

Date:

09/25/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

Cool and windy

Where:

Dock lights in N. E. St. Petersburg

Fish_Species:

Snook

Size:

Fly:

Small neer hair (about 11/2 inch)

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

Comments:

I fished the hour before sunrise and found one sheltered dock with a hungry snook. Trolling motor helped get him away from the dock for a fair fight.

Date:

09/20/08

Name:

Mark and John Craig

Weather:

East wind 5-10 knots

Where:

North 4th street areas/ monthly outing

Fish_Species:

Bonnet head shark

Size:

Fly:

Shminnow

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

Comments:

We didn't catch anything in AM, after meeting for lunch we drove the boat back to the Gandy bridge ramp. En route a pod of white bait were spotted, and we decided to drift through, that drift saved the day we caught a trout, 1 mackerel, and the best being a bonnet head shark 33" long!

Date:

09/17/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

Calm

Where:

Northeast St. Pete dock lights

Fish_Species:

Snook

Size:

Fly:

Small neer hair (about 11/2 inch)

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

Comments:

Naturally, the big one got away after slicing 30lb. test leader. Tide was outgoing at 5:45 a.m.

Date:

08/28/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister, Ken Doty

Weather:

Beautiful

Where:

Alligator lake

Fish_Species:

Bluegill

Size:

Fly:

Spider

Weight_Rod:

4

Amount:

Comments:

All were bluegill except one shellcracker

Date:

08/27/08

Name:

Mark and John Craig

Weather:

windy and rainy

Where:

Alligator lake

Fish_Species:

Bluegill

Size:

Fly:

Myakka minnow, poppers and spiders

Weight_Rod:

5

Amount:

Comments:

Fish are hitting top water early and going sub-surface later in the day

Date:

08/26/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister, Ken Doty

Weather:

Nice - with occasional windy blasts

Where:

Northeast St. Pete dock lights

Fish_Species:

Snook

Size:

26

Fly:

Neer hair fly

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

Comments:

We caught several trout in addition to snook. Smaller snook still hitting under the docks (08/26/98) on small neer hair flies. Fewer snook hanging out after the tropical storm.

Date:

08/24/08

Name:

Andy and Judd Sheets

Weather:

Bordering on hot

Where:

Undisclosed lake on 22nd Ave N

Fish_Species:

Largemouth Bass and Bluegill

Size:

6 - 10 inches

Fly:

Ken Doty foam spider

Weight_Rod:

5 & 6

Amount:

Comments:

After Ken showed me how to tie the foam spider at the meeting and getting the supplies form Swann's Fly Shop, my son and I tied a few and went fishing. They Worked! Thanks!

Date:

07/31/08

Name:

Judd and Andy Sheets

Weather:

Sunny, 80 degrees

Where:

Madison river, Montana

Fish_Species:

Rainbow trout, Mountain whitefish

Size:

14

Fly:

Salmon fly, nymphs, many others

Weight_Rod:

5

Amount:

6

Comments:

All day float trip down the Madison river with guide also named Andy, arranged through Jacklin's Fly Shop in West Yellowstone. A wonderful trip with a very professional guide. Not only did we have a great time fishing, our guide took the time to teach us about the various insects and larva the flies were imitating. We could have caught a lot more fish if we had been quicker at setting the hook.

Date:

08/01/08

Name:

ken & ken

Weather:

wind was calm/ tide was incoming / phosphoras was

Where:

snell isle/shore acers

Fish_Species:

snook

Size:

26

Fly:

ken snook fly

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

8

Comments:

3 snook were touched, numerous trout landed. We set out after midnight untill 4 am, Ken H. said it was a good night to get me to say foul words 4 times in one night.

Date:

07/19/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

beautiful

Where:

Anclote River past power plant at kayak launch

Fish_Species:

trout

Size:

18

Fly:

Ada Potato

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

2

Comments:

Al Pitcher said: "fish are hungry--I'll give them some meat." I said: "Then I'll give them some potato." This trout was into Ada Potato flies.

Date:

07/21/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

calm

Where:

Northeast St. Pete dock light

Fish_Species:

Snook

Size:

24

Fly:

Clouser (half and half) Green and white

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

3

Comments:

I won this fly in the fly box raffle.

Date:

07/18/08

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

clear

Where:

Dock lights in N. E. St. Petersburg

Fish_Species:

Snook

Size:

28

Fly:

Clouser (shown at meeting)

Weight:

8

Amount

1

Comments:

Pat Damico's article on dock lights got me excited and I went out at 5:00 a.m. and caught a snook by 5:20! Ron Whiteley's program helped.