bob harbison

PART 2
Captain Mark Hubbard ran trip number 1, and Captain Garret Hubbard number 2; both were absolutely outstanding. Captain Garret will run trip number 3, and Captain Mark number 4. Will trips 3 & 4 also prove to be, ' Some of the Very Best Florida has to Offer?' Join me as we find out together. Three P.M. Wednesday, day four of red snapper season.
Let's go catch some fish Middle Grounds stile:
First a Tammy dinner, and goodnights sleep, and then:





Shark attack! This one only counts as 1/2 a fish:

Sun up! Will the bite continue?
Absolutely! Mr. Tony Baker:



Here comes the grouper:

It's a good thing the Florida has a permit to bring goliath grouper on board. Without being properly vented this great fish has no chance of ever seeing his rocky home again:

The air must be forced out of the air bag:

He dove instantly.
The grouper & snapper bite is strong, very strong:


Woman power on the Grounds:

Gag season is going to be a good one:


The red grouper refuse to be left out:

Joe Diebold shows his years of experience by landing a huge sandhill shark using 25 pound test leader. The mighty shark was released. Thanks for the memories:


'Some of the Very Best Florida has to Offer,' the Middle Grounds mangrove snapper:

The Grounds, Part 3, is looking good; very good!

The flat lines are producing also. Way to go Ed & Rich:

The Middle Grounds is known for it's 30 + foot ledges. Look at the fish piled up on top of that ledge:

Trip three has been very good. To talk about the 'Very Best Florida has to Offer' is to talk about the Florida Middle Grounds. Captain Garret Hubbard oversees part of an outstanding American red snapper catch:

Trip four, Captain Mark Hubbard guides us:
The bite is immediate & strong:




Sun up! The bite is still strong:


Now that's a nice scamp grouper:

NOAA, get away from behind the desk; get on the water & tell us the American red snapper population is in danger:


July 1 can't come soon enough:

Middle Grounds size mangrove snapper have been biting all day long. This weekend will be a full moon trip. The mangrove snapper catch should be outstanding. Good thing about Florida fishing, there is always something to catch & keep:

The water is getting a little too warm for tuna, but we are still catching them. Nice one Joe:

Well! The Florida's three huge fish boxes are all but full. Time for a hot shower, a Tammy feast, and a little more fishing before hitting the bunks for the long ride home.
Hold on! Now there is something we do not see every day; in fact, we have never before seen a hybrid cross between a yellow tail & lane snapper.


Time to hit the bunks for the long ride home. Take us home Captain John, take us home to beautiful Madeira Beach, Florida:
Talk about being in the money:

Will trips 3 & 4 also prove to be, 'Some of the Very Best Florida has to Offer?'


This month's full moon is 6/13 @ 12:13 A.M. We will be fishing the day after the full of the moon. The mangrove snapper bite should be very strong. Our two day limit of mangos is 20. Twenty Middle Grounds size mangrove snapper is a good catch in itself. Add red grouper, scamp grouper and large B liners and it's very easy to see why Florida is the fishing capitol of the world.
Catch the action from trips 1,2,3,4 in this action packed video. See 'The Very Best Florida has to Offer.'
Click on the Youtube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDsbfD4gGuc

Bob Harbison Florida Outdoor Writers Association