Show Me The Fish Charters

What's on your Christmas list?

2011-12-06T16:35:00.000-08:00

Christmas for Capt. Larry came early, as he got everything on his list; grouper & snapper, of varying colors and type, sharks with the gnashing of teeth, & best of all-- AMBERJACK ACTION!

Above is the epitome of an AMBERJACK-ATTACK! Phil Cemer and Dave Mginnis (from left to right) both from Bradenton, with a greater amberjack they caught using a live pinfish, in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Besides catching their limit of amberjacks, that party also hauled in a sizeable catch of gag and red grouper, plus some mangrove snappers. Now that's what Capt. Larry calls an offshore slam!

Amberjack action isn't just a man's sport... From left to right is Shelby and Mary Isaacson, holding a hefty Greater Amberjack caught using live pinfish in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Both ladies were first time catchers of these Tampa Bay beasts, amberjack.As much fun as an Amberjack-Attack is, a Goliath Grouper is the perfect gift on a trip, as they have a fierce fight! Larry McGrudder (left) and Anthony Leveret hold a Goliath Grouper. After Larry caught the protected species of a fish, it was carefully vented and released-- alive. Larry was using a live pinfish and 60 lb test offshore of Anna Maria Island in about 95 ft, when the Goliath Grouper came to him, almost as if dropped down the chimney!
As the holidays draw near, if you aren't nearly as excited as you should be, get you and a friend(s) the gift of a genuine adventure, a Show Me The Fish Charter. An Amberjack-Attack sure beats another tie, or tools that wont give a fight like the Goliath Grouper above!

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, on 50 lb test line & get out there to catch some fish to stuff the stockings full!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Thanksgiving Us Much Fish...

2011-11-30T12:35:00.000-08:00

It's been a bountiful autumn this year, with a cornicopia of different fish... An Amberjack attack, invasion of different kinds of groupers & snappers; delicious delights to fill our plates, to mix it up a bit from all of the turkey and other holiday fares.

What's better than turkey you ask? The amberjack pictured to the right, held by 11 yr old Matew Cemer from Bradenton. This was his first amberjack, caught using a live pinfish, in about 130 ft offshore on his first offshore trip. Matew also caught a multitude of grouper and snapper on a charter with Capt Larry.

Beyond bragging rights, the beautiful red grouper Dr.Janet Razze, of Holmes Beach caught & pictured below, is downright trophy sized! She caught this serious fish using a live pinfish in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
The party also caught red and gag grouper, and even had the opportunity to battle, catch and release a giant 100 lb Goliath Grouper (formerly called Jewfish). Check out the gorgeous American red snapper Shirley Orr- also of Holmes Beach, is pictured with below with... she caught this feisty fish on the same trip, all while targeting black grouper. Trips like the fishing charters pictured above are more than par for the course. It's shopping time for the upcoming holiday season, give yourself or someone you'd like to have the the gift that keeps giving a gift certificate from Show Me The Fish Charters... It'll be a memorable present, and a gift you can enjoy with the receiver!

Don't let the cold weather we've been having lately keep you off the water; the fish are still biting whether it's chilly or not. They didn't belly up to the table for Thanksgiving like many of us did, so go out there and give the fish something to chew on!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
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Gag Grouper & Kingfish Are Here!

2011-11-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

Though you may only have one or two nice fishing days in between the cold fronts, this is one of Capt. Larry's favorite times of year, as the action is growing increasingly intense! On Show Me The Fish Charters they've been catching limits of gag grouper- plus snapper, kingfish, and Spanish mackerel, while using live and dead baits inside of 60 ft waters. On some days that's as far normal folks want to travel. On the days that we have a real strong east wind I recommend fishing along the beaches for the kingfish; you'll also find a plethora of large Spanish mackerel.Don't be surprised to encounter some decent sized sharks there feeding on the mackerels, even some big bull sharks.

Check out the kickin' kingfish caught by 9 yr old Charlie Bradbury, above. He was using a sardine on a flatline, and on that trip, the family also caught a heavy amount of grouper and a variety of snappers, while fishing in about 50 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island on a 4 hr trip with Capt Larry.

Another good back up plan for weather that doesn't allow one to go far out, is to fish the Tampa Bay shipping channel for gag grouper with fall about the best time to fish it. When there's finally a calm day, Capt. Larry still recommends going out

deeper- past 120 ft for the monster fish. There are some might fish out there, 20 lb plus red grouper, larger gags, monster mangrove snappers, cobia and amberjacks in those depths. During these fronts the strong wind and seas always pushes new fish into our areas ledges,rock piles and reefs.Even if an area may have been fished out before,the spot could be loaded up and the first boat that hits it gets the pot of gold. Larry Bethke is pictured to the left with his limit of gag grouper, caught with live pinfish in about 50 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.

As of writing this report, the wind is blowing keeping us in port but it looks like the weekend should be a pretty sweet time to get out there. It all depends on the sea conditions as to how far Capt. Larry will travel... fortunately, this time of year the fish are everywhere. Capt. Larry knows they are out there for him, and he will be there for them once the weather clears. Don't miss the chance to tap into some of this action for yourself!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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On this date, a Great Fisherman was Born...

2011-10-13T06:48:00.000-07:00

Though it's finally cooling off and summer is officially over, the fishing action with Capt. Larry is getting hotter as the temperatures get colder! Check out Josh Riley, below, with his first kingfish. Josh caught this beast, recently with a sardine on a flatline during a family trip. He and family also caught grouper and snapper while on their charter.

Josh is clearly tickled pink by his first kingfish, as catching a large fish unlike others previously caught is an exciting thing in and of itself... not to mention they have that toothy, fearsome grin that has them often being confused w/ barracudas!

And to the left, is Christine Buffington, with her first amberjack, equally excited. She caught this feisty fish and a passel of other fish, while using pinfish in 150 ft, offshore of Anna Maria Island while fishing with Show Me The Fish Charters.

Though it wasn't his first red grouper, you can see the look of pure, unadulterated happiness beaming from Charles Constantino's face, as he holds his LARGEST red grouper he has ever caught, in the picture below! It was his first off Anna Maria Island. Charles was on a break from the Norwich Military Academy, and is now back in school and on his way to become another one of Americas great hero's Capt. Larry was glad he could show Charles a fantastic time out fishing, in appreciation for his laudable goals & aspirations.
A fishing trip is also a fun & out of the ordinary way to celebrate a birthday... Like the title of this posting suggests, today is Capt. Larry's birthday! If you have a moment, stop by his facebook and wish him a happy birthday. Feeling like you need some festivity in your life? Well, if you dont have a reason to celebrate, keep in mind you don't need a reason to fish! One of the best ways to add some joy to your life, or spend some time with your family or friends, is by going on a fishing trip that will make awesome memories that your family will cherish & tell stories about for years to come!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Pre & Post Storm Fishing

2011-09-30T05:30:00.000-07:00

On Show me The Fish Charters, we had massive catches both before the weather turned inclement, with hurricane Irene in the works, and as well as after. They caught an outrageous amount of , amberjack, mangrove and yellowtail snappers, porgies, sharks, & catch and release red snapper, a variety of groupers; gag, red groupers- up to 28 lbs, and Goliath grouper. To the right, is a decent sized cobia, caught using a live pinfish in about 100 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. On this trip a large school of cobia swam up the boat, and Capt. Larry cast a bait into the school, and immediately the fight was on!

Fishing in 130 to 140 ft on my full day trips, are what gets the largest red grouper results, using live and cut baits. The grouper seem to always know when the bad weather is on its' way, usually better than the weather forecaster. Before the storm, they feed like crazy and batten down the hatches in the rocks to ride the storm out. The hurricanes also move more fish around and bunch them up into the ledges and rock piles. Check out the alien puffer fish posted below & to the left, caught shortly after the storms! Evie Devries is holding this odd sea creature- straight out of Lovecraft novel, & boldly having fun with the puffer fish she caught while on a family trip. They also caught grouper and snapper while on the charter, and overall had a great time.

The first boats that fish the post-storm reefs will run into a gold mine of grouper and snapper, which has been a good portion of the action Capt. Larry's charters hit. Coming weekends may be to rough to fish offshore, but as the gulf calms early in the week, it will be time to come out to the depths of the gulf and get yourself some intense deep sea fishing!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
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Living the Dream!

2011-09-13T20:26:00.000-07:00

Ever had something you've imagined doing, that you know would be one of the most amazing experiences of your life? For one family, such a moment became reality on Capt. Larry's boat! The family had seen pictures here on Capt. Larry's website of his parties swimming with these serious, epically sized fish , and dreamed of having their own Goliath grouper adventure... fortunately for them, they moved forward with plans to go on a Show Me The Fish Charter and ended up living their dream! Check out the Goliath grouper below, approximately 350 lbs, caught by C.L. Fisher and sons Breccan, Keenan, Bradey offshore of Anna Maria Island in about 130 ft waters.

The family was excited enough while catching amberjacks & snappers, but then the afternoon's awesomeness cranked up a few more notches when this behemoth started eating their catches. Subsequently, Capt. Larry brought out the heavy equipment, and decided on using a 9/0 senator reel, 200 lb test, baseball bat rod & a large mullet for bait... and SO THE BATTLE WAS ON! It took three of them, including Capt. Larry, taking turns on the rod while fighting the monster to bring it in, but any true sports fisherman will agree that the harder the skirmish to get a fish off the bottom (and often in some rocks, as those are plentiful with a myriad of delicious fish), out of the water & into the boat... the more difficult that process is, the more rewarding the catch & subsequent dinner item! Take a closer look at the close up below-
Congrats to the Fisher family on their Goliath grouper, which was just the crowning gem among their treasure of a total catch that day. Want to take your family on an adventure to swim with the beasts of the Gulf of Mexico? Or, are you looking to go out with friends- or solo for the heartiest of fishermen... and have the fight of your life with a fish that looks straight off a Sci-Fi movie? For many, it's living the dream- though their definition of the dream might be different!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Offshore Fishing Hotter Than the Temperature!

2011-08-25T09:34:00.000-07:00

The heat hasn't kept Capt. Larry's parties out of the water! Lately, they've been catching a massive amount of enormous firetruck red grouper, limit-plus catches of amberjack, mangrove and yellowtail snappers, porgies, large sharks, and even a kingfish this week!

To the right is a monster red grouper, caught by Justin Tsikererdanos from Kissimmee. This beast was caught offshore of Anna Maria Island in 130 ft using a sardine for bait. Capt. Larry's charters are even catching (and carefully releasing) multitudinous amounts of gag grouper and red snappers, without even targeting them- due to their season closure. Live and cut bait are both working great for the charters. Capt. Larry recommends going deep in this summer heat, and starting out in 125 ft to 150 ft for those big red grouper. It seems like they are always on fire in the late summer and it's probably the best time of the year to catch them.

Below is Harold Gaw from Lakeland, with his largest red grouper of his life. Harold caught the trophy using a pinfish in about 140 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Harold and friends also caught more grouper and amberjack on their charter with Capt. Larry.

Tip of the week: Targeting those huge red grouper try drifting on some hard bottom I call Swiss cheese with a couple of different large live and dead baits then mark your spot when you hook one up and go back and anchor. You might just hit the mother load of these monsters and have a trip of a life time like Capt. Larry has been having. Always keep a flatline out for the pelagic species like kingfish, wahoo, blackfin tuna, and mahi mahi. This is shark week and we usually celebrate by catching a few big sharks. Safety tip always stay hydrated drinking lots of water and fluids, you will need it fighting all those fish this summer; Fish and be happy.

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Fish Like You Mean It!

2011-08-08T19:02:00.000-07:00

Seems like there's been an immense amount of Wahoo action going on while fishing with Capt. Larry. Here he is pictured below holding a Wahoo while on one of his charters. It's been an intense time out there, and Capt. Larry has been making the most of each moment he can get out on the water.Below is a very happy Patricia Acero from Palm Harbour, FL. She's holding a tasty treat of a gag grouper she caught and released while the party was catching red snapper and red grouper back to back. During the bedlam, Capt. Larry and his charter were fishing offshore in about 130 ft off Anna Maria Island.Sick of hearing about budget shortages?! Well, there's no shortage out here of gags! Below is Robert Alverez from Tampa, with a monster gag grouper he caught and carefully released, using a sardine in 155 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Robert and party caught many more gags (all released), red groupers, mangrove snapper and tasty red snapper fishing during their trip of a lifetime.
Are you ready for your trip of a lifetime? Ready to come back off the gulf with some pictures to share with your friends & family, and possibly end up on this website showing off your great catch? Well, today is the day to schedule a charter to accomplish all of that and much more with up to 5 of your favorite fishing buddies or family... remember, an offshore fishing charter is the perfect time to bond, celebrate and catch something to be proud of!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Who needs Cheeseburgers When You Can Have Wahoo In Paradise?

2011-07-31T18:41:00.000-07:00

Wahoo! It's been a great time out there fishing in paradise! Capt. Larry loves to support law enforcement, and had the opprotunity to recently by showing them a great time fishing. The Catch of the Week goes to Josh Phillips, from Lakeland. He's pictured below, next to first mate Anthony, with a great wahoo he caught using a sardine, in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.In the group shot below, from left to right is Brian Phillips, Josh Phillips, and John Phillips from Lakeland, with very nice red grouper, red snapper and wahoo. These were caught fishing with sardines in 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island with Capt Larry

The day started out heading far offshore, closing in on one specific area Capt. Larry knows to have prodigious amount of fish. Almost immediately they saw a school of Mahi-Mahi & on the bottom, they found a sizable area of large red snappers and huge red grouper. The party was in the midst of catching many of them when the wahoo came to the back of the boat. First mate Anthony kept him happy by feeding him bits of bait until Capt. Larry got a flat line ready and all the grouper rods out of the way. A sardine was thrown the wahoo's way, Josh jumped on it... and the fight was on. An hour later, there a wahoo in the boat! Josh is a deputy with the Osceola Sheriffs office and was on a special trip with his dad and three brothers.

Also while on a family trip, Colin Grooms of Bradenton, pictured above with his first red snapper that he caught using a sardine in about 150 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Colin also caught his first Mahi Mahi that same day, as well as red grouper, monster mangrove snapper, and sharks with his dad, Barry Grooms, and Capt Larry.

Life is good when you're fishing in a good spot... come on out and see for yourself how fantastic the fishing is. Don't worry, be happy!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Bachelor Party on the Beach!

2011-07-15T03:33:00.000-07:00

The offshore action has been absolutely awesome this week, and actually the previous six weeks, have all been phenomenal. The extraordinary trips Capt. Larry has been taking his charters on, have been coming back flush with red snapper, now that the season is open. On Show Me The Fish Charters, anglers are working depths from 125 ft to 160 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key catching lots of firetruck red grouper- up to 25 lbs, mahi-mahi, plentiful porgies, large sharks, toothy barracudas, & catch and release gag grouper. . Live and cut bait all producing.
The big boy fish have been poppin' offshore. Pictured above is Parker Dalla (left), serving in the US Air Force, and David Kiel (right), a Marine, holding a nice blacktip shark they caught. These warriors were in town for Parker's wedding on the beach, and also caught more sharks, amberjacks, red and mangrove snappers and a bonus of 48 large flag yellowtail snappers... all while fishing in about 170 ft.

To the right is Catch of the Week! It's a patriotic American Red Snapper, held & caught by 12 yr old Rocky Finerty, from Wilmington Delaware. On that trip, they caught their limit of red snappers, a pair of 7 lb mangrove snappers, grouper and amberjack. Rocky carries his name very well, as he was Capt. Larry's "Go To" man on that trip. Note: Capt. Larry specializes in helping the inexperienced, children, ladies 'out fish' the men on the trip that HAVE fished before.

Now is as good of a time as any, to come out and get a piece of this action for yourself... Don't miss out!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Fireworks exploding on offshore action

2011-07-04T06:27:00.000-07:00

On Show Me The Fish Charters, parties are watching explosions of all American amberjacks, kaleidoscopes of kingfish, roaring red snapper (& vermilion with voracious appetites), robust red grouper, monstrous mangrove snappers, along with powerful porgies, salacious sharks, and barracudas big enough to boast over. Stare into the mouth of the barracuda Rokey Vious Williams holds ... IF YOU DARE! It was his 1st barracuda ever, and caught with a tube lure 15 miles offshore Anna Maria.

Like the rockets red glare, and bombs bursting in air, Capt. Larry's trips gave proof that the fishing is blowing up off of both Longboat Key & Anna Maria Island, around 150 ft. Sardines are what the fish are salivating for, but live and cut bait both are bringing in a plentiful parade of fish.

How many red snapper have you caught this year? Whatever the answer, it's probably not enough; remember, American red snapper go out of season July 19 12:01 am! Soon, it will be too late to get what are some of the tastiest fish in the gulf, so now is the time to get as much red snapper as possible...Capt. Larry's Tip of the week-> Freeze any extra red snapper by adding enough water to fully cover the fish in a ziplock bag & make sure all of air is out of the freezer bag. This ensures you have red snapper to fill your frying pans to make it through until the season opens again.

Capt. Larry hopes your 4th of July was fun F squared; fish & fireworks! Happy Independence Day everyone!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Make Fishing Time, Family Time

2011-06-28T10:54:00.000-07:00

Capt. Larry's parties are getting patriotic with great catches of American red snapper and red grouper, along with mangrove and yellowtail snappers, amberjack, huge porgy's, kingfish, barracudas and large sharks. The best action is offshore of Anna Maria Island & Longboat Key, in about 140 ft. Both live and cut bait are working awesomely, as well as squid, with smaller pinfish actually bringing in the greatest results... it's like feeding candy to a baby! We have had a perfect week of weather and it looks like more fantastic fishing weather to come. It'll be a holiday weekend, which is a spectacular opportunity for a family trip.... it allows you to bond with your family, while getting some sweet fishing action in, which might even lead to some delicious treats to grill up & share! Karen Decker from Orlando took her sons out with Capt. Larry, so he could teach them how to fish! The proud Momma is pictured above with an amberjack she caught in about 115 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, using a butterfly jig. As evidenced from 10 yr old Sean Decker to the right, Capt. Larry was a good teacher & they truly learned something! Sean is holding a nice amberjack he caught, and if his happy grin is any indicator, he had the time of his life doing it!

13 yr old Mattew Decker (below), shows us that he too was an apt pupil in Capt. Larry's school of fishing. He scored a decently sized amberjack caught also using a butterfly jig, while 115 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
Show Me the Fish's guests are also catching (and releasing) gag grouper and Goliath grouper. Barracudas and many school dolphin are also par for the course. On another trip, Capt. Larry's close friend & fishing buddy caught a 35 lb blackfin tuna that ended up on the grill. Also, if you haven't done so already, Show Me The Fish is now on facebook, be sure to like the page & suggest it to your fishing buddies! Fish, be happy & have a safe fourth of July!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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Seeing Red, They're Fishing so Hard

2011-06-21T11:23:00.000-07:00

Capt. Larry's parties are seeing lots of red with limit catches of beautiful red snapper and firetruck red grouper. They have been going deep, starting out in about 120 ft and ending up in 150 ft for the best bites. To the right is 13 yr old Lucas Bush from Bradenton, holding his first red snapper. Lucas caught it on a family fishing trip, using a sardine in 130 ft waters offshore of Anna Maria Island. The party also caught a bounty of grouper and their limit of red snappers, as well as those monstrous mangrove snappers everyone is after this time of the year.

Always keep lots of rods rigged up with artificials for pure mayhem when the mahi-mahi show up. When they stop hitting one bait or lure, be sure to change to another to keep the party going. Keeping at least one in the water always keeps the school at the boat. Lately, the mahi-mahi have been loving Capt. Larry's parties so much they hang out there until everyone is tired. It's a beautiful thing to watch!

Below is Bob Wilson from Ft. Myers with a very fierce red grouper he caught using a sardine in 145 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
Do you want to see red too? Whether you prefer red grouper or snapper, the reds are out there waiting to be caught, be part of the action by joining Capt. Larry's next fishing charter! Can't get out fishing just yet? Join Capt. Larry on facebook & see pictures of the fishing good times ASAP!

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So THAT'S what he's talking about...

2011-06-18T09:42:00.000-07:00

Just like the temperatures, offshore action is on fire! Capt. Larry's parties are burning up their reels with the immense amount of fish that have been biting.... They've been catching almost everything this time of the year, from gag and red grouper, to kingfish, Spanish mackerel, cobias, and that wonderful variety of snappers- amberjack, mangrove, yellowtail and lane snappers. Best of all, the parties have been getting what the tourists love to catch most of all- SHARKS! If you missed the post about the most recent bull shark caught on Capt. Larry's boat, check it out here! The blacktip shark below, though of a different kind & smaller is still a fish you would not want to be caught swimming with! From left to right is Lydia Beachum and Judie Beachum, posing with blacktip sharks they caught about 7 miles offshore of Anna Maria Island, using on pinfish. Lydia shows us that it doesnt matter how big or small you are, you can still catch a massive beast of a fish... or two!
Further proving that size doesn't matter, the kingfish below is proudly being held by 11 yr old Harry Duxbury, visiting all the way from England! It was Harry's first kingfish, and was caught with a sardine in about 40 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Certainly much different waters than what he is accustomed to; Capt. Larry was pleased he could help make a lasting impression of what fishing in America is REALLY like!

The action heats up quickly, starting at 40ft to 70 ft for the kings. Capt. Larry's summer plan of action is anchoring up on a honey hole he knows from past experience to be loaded with grouper and snapper, to catch the multitude of tasty bottom fish, and follow that up by deploying a chum block... from there, all Capt. Larry and his party's need to do is stand at the ready on the flat lines & wait for the king mack attack!

TIP OF THE WEEK: Someone asked Capt. Larry recently "How do you find as many kingfish on a regular basis?" He jokes that they don't look for smoker kings, THEY LOOK FOR US! But in all seriousness., with a good chum slick on the waters, the kingfish really do come looking for you. Once the kings are around the boat, Capt. Larry's parties catch them on spoons, gotcha lures and variety of live bait- i.e. blue runners & cigar minnows as dessert to keep the kingfish around for the whole meal, and to keep them jumping in the boat! On a recent trip, a huge kingfish was hiding under the boat trying to eat our Spanish mackerel while it was being reeled in. Capt. Larry truly made lemonade out of lemons by sending the mackerel back out on a stinger rig with larger hooks.... and THEN it was on! End result: a 35 lb smoker screaming the reel, and later in the boat. In Capt. Larry's own words: "That's what I am talking about!"

To find out more what Capt. Larry's talking about, "like" Show Me The Fish on facebook, and to experience the extreme fishing action for yourself, call or email Capt. Larry to arrange a charter for you and your bro's.

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
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No Bull... It's a Bull Shark!

2011-06-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Capt. Larry started off June with a bang, by gracing the cover of Woods n Water magazine, which can be viewed here or picked up at a gas station like Circle K! Also, Show Me The Fish Charters is now on facebook, so "like" it to keep your finger on the pulse of Capt. Larry's sweet fishing action!

Speaking of some fantastic fishing action, On May 10th, John Fordham from Bradenton caught a humongous bull shark, that conservatively measured about 9 ft, and was around the 300 lb range... The fight for this beast lasted no less than 3 hrs on 60 lb test, while using a live 2 lb blue runner for bait, fishing in about 90 ft waters offshore of Anna Maria Island. John managed to wrangle it to the boat for a photo shoot. Those of you who enjoy swimming on our fine gulf coasts keep an eye out, as this bull shark was released alive, to fight (or bite) another day!

While on the subject of monsters, check out the monster gag grouper below, around 25 lbs, that Mary Johnson (also of Bradenton) caught in 40 ft, approximately 7.5 miles offshore of Anna Maria Island, fishing with a sardine for a tasty treat the grouper apparently enjoyed quite a bit! Mary's party also caught massive amounts of mackerel, snapper, other groupers, & kingfish (click here to see Mary with her king of a kingfish), on a unbelievable 4 hr charter with Capt Larry. Though the trip only lasted four hours, the memories that Mary made, not to mention John with his beast of a bullshark, will last a lifetime! For the firetruck red grouper, the best bite is out about 130 ft, using large pinfish. If you get bored when the grouper bite slows, Capt. Larry finds downsizing his tackle to 25lb test and changing the bait to sardines... that will lead to all-you-can-eat-snappers! During spring and early summer, anything can happen; this is can include, but certainly not limited to catches of speckled trout- up to the limit, which are heartily available in the bay, Spanish mackerel all the way down the beaches, as well as everything that's hitting offshore of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key. This is the perfect time of the year for a variety of fish, so don't spend this beautiful weather inside, come out, bait up & GET YOU SOME!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
NOW OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Abundance of Amberjacks

2011-05-18T23:13:00.000-07:00

While operating out of his new & improved location, the Bradenton Beach Marina, Capt. Larry and his fishing parties have been catching their limits of amberjacks, while going offshore, out past 100 ft on the wrecks, springs and large ledges. There, they also find monster mangrove snappers, along with a smattering of yellowtail snappers, cobias, big sharks, and impressive red groupers. Check out Mike Romano below with his first amberjack caught using a live pinfish in about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. That same party also caught more amberjacks, grouper and a cooler heaping full of mangrove and yellowtail snappers.
The amberjacks have been so thick, Capt. Larry's charters have practically been beating them off with a stick! Check out George Cummings from Anna Maria Island with his epic amberjack he caught using a live pinfish in about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. George and party was on a charter during a scorcher of a day, and it seems the hotter the weather, the hotter the fishing action!
Inside 9 nautical miles [state waters] you'll be in the midst of a myriad of keeper gag grouper, plus some monsters mixed in to toughen you up. It's important this time of year to always keep a flat line out with a large, live bait. Last week Alex Simard, fishing here all the way from Italy, hooked up a serious sailfish on a live blue runner on the free line. It's a common occurence during the summer, make sure you aren't caught with an empty flat line, or- even worse, no flat line at all! So folks, keep your lines tight while the weather is paradise, because life is good, fishing is fantastic... NOW is the time to come on out and get ya' some of this awesome action!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
NOW OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

King[fish] of the Sea

2011-04-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

One of Capt. Larry's favorite fish to catch is by far kingfish... they put up a hearty fight, make for impressive pictures, and though it's not the best fish to eat, it does indeed have a distinct taste. Below is Eathan Way with an awesome example of the might King[fish] of the sea he caught recently. He was using a sardine in about 50 ft waters, offshore of Anna Maria Island. That same party also caught more kings, a variety of groupers, as well as snapper while on their charter.Even the fire chief of Ephraim, Wisconsin, Niles Weborg, got into the spirit of KINGFEST by catching the beast you see below. Chief Weborg was also selected as the "pic of the week", and duly so! Niles was using a sardine in about 70 ft waters, offshore of Anna Maria Island. Capt. Larry has been finding that frozen sardines have been working exceptionally well lately, to catch up to the limit of a wide variety of fish, ESPECIALLY the kingfish. During that same charter Chief Weborg went on, the party also caught many more kings, but a nice mixture of groupers & snapper.The larger red grouper and red snapper are out past 130 ft currently. Though live pinfish have been bringing in mountains of fish lately, it's still efficacious & a sure-fire bait to start out with frozen sardines as you're getting the party started. Bottom fishing has been "the place" to hit an immense amount of amberjacks; seems that's where they have been hanging out, but no place is safe from a Capt. Larry charter! Below is Fritta Crotty, with a nice-sized Kingfish she caught using a sardine in about 40 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
Even though his location has changed, Capt. Larry's results are the same... he leads his charters out to the right place, at the right time, to bring in an epic catch. In a nutshell: fishing is fantastic, life is good, & now is the time to come on out and get your fat grouper and snapper for your next BBQ, all while experience the trip of a lifetime!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
NOW OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

To Catch A Predator...

2011-04-22T08:52:00.000-07:00

"Mr. Shark, have a seat right over there," Chris Hansen from Dateline would say if he encountered the most dangerous predator of the seas. Instead of talking to the sharks, Capt. Larry & his fishing parties CATCH sharks- and a wide variety at that!

Tom Spouillon (alias Capt Nemo) is below
with a nice blacktip shark he caught recently using a live pinfish in about 115 ft waters, offshore of Anna Maria Island. Tom and the party also caught more sharks, grouper, snapper and amberjack while on their charter, and overall just had a fantastic, memorable time.

In the picture below (from left to right), is 13 yr old Riley Besecker from Buffalo, NY, with his feisty blacktip shark caught using a live pinfish. Assisting him with the holding of this blacktip beast is the first mate, Larry Bethke. THe party had been fishing in about 165 ft offshore off Anna Maria Island. All day long the anglers had been battling (AND caught) a nice mixture of yellowtail snapper & amberjack plus battled many larger sharks in the 250 lb range.

While on the same trip, 8 yr old Noah Besecker, also from Buffalo, is pictured below with his first flounder, caught near Coquina beach using a live grunt. Though not as impressive as a shark, flounder are fantastic eating, and in this case this flounder certainly qualifies as a "trophy"! The party had a great trip & caught a bounty of gag grouper and snapper offshore. However, it was when Capt. Larry stopped near the beach that Noah hooked this trophy flounder and a few sharks.
The fun these kids had on their fishing trip is almost tangible while looking at their happy faces in the pictures. Your son or daughter have a birthday coming up? Give them the gift that will have them grinning from ear to ear not only during the trip, but afterwards as well. What kid wouldn't want to catch something they can eat later & then tell stories about for years to come? It truly is the gift that keeps giving!

Keep your lines tight, hooks baited, & your mind on the prize, because the time to catch something amazing isn't tomorrow or the day after, but NOW!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
NOW OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Crab Crackin' To Help The Mackeral Attackin'

2011-04-13T20:42:00.000-07:00

BIG NEWS for Show Me The Fish Charters: Capt. Larry is now operating out of a new location, the Bradenton Beach Marina; click the link to check out the new digs, or stop by if you're in the area. One thing that hasn't changed about Capt. Larry's charters is that the anglers are suffering sore muscles from big mack attacks! From young & new fishers, to experienced seasoned anglers, the invasion of king mackerel is serious business & requires more than a little effort! While fishing in about 40 ft to 70 ft waters, the parties have been catching this immense amount of king mackerel on a variety of live baits, as well as artificials... The schools- running about an average of 35 lbs, can't seem to satisfy their appetites! Each trip we seem to always hook into a few real smokers; it's not always an easy task when they are cutting through steel leaders, straightening hooks, busting up tackle... like rowdy teenagers, they're hungry & causing real chaos! Below is Stephenie Franco from Westfield, Indiana, with one of our first kingfish of the season, so congratulations are in order! This proud angler-ess caught her kingfish using a sardine, in about 50 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
We usually start out catching grouper and snapper as we are bottom fishing on a hotspot & deploy a chum bag (Capt. Larry's Tip: Anytime you get to crackin' open crabs or shrimp, save the shells and add to your chum.... the fish LOVE it like a special treat!), which always seems to draw the kings to the boat. Tip #2: always have a couple of flat lines with select live baits behind the boat to entice & hook the pelagics, make them come to you! When the flat lines go off- you'll know, as your reel drags will be screaming. On Show Me The Fish trips, it signals the start of a Chinese fire drill of sorts; pulling in all the other lines that were bottom fishing (usually several folks fighting grouper), so the angler on the kingfish [the running game] are able to fight it unobstructed, ensuring that the serious game fish is successfully caught! If someone tangles the angler up while (s)he is fighting a smoker, Capt. Larry throws down the flag on an interference call to protect the #winning. Below is Mary Johnson of Bradenton holding the mighty game fish. She caught this kingfish using a sardine about 40 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Mary and that party also caught more kings, large gag grouper up to 25 lbs, red grouper and some tasty snapper.

Regularly Capt. Larry's also catching girnormous firetruck red grouper, as well huge gag (all while still staying inside 9 miles), cobias, amberjacks, & a variety of large sharks usually out past 100 ft along with tasty snappers, porgies, triggerfish and sea bass. The weather is sunny & perfect, the fishing is more than great which = "life is good!" Now is the time to come on out and get ya some of this wild and crazy action!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
NOW OPERATING OUT OF THE BRADENTON BEACH MARINA
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Kingfish & Cobia Cometh Again!

2011-04-06T16:58:00.000-07:00

On Show Me The Fish Charters, Capt. Larry & company have caught their first cobia of the year! This momentous event happened on 3-24-11, in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. While the party was catching snapper and amberjacks, a huge school of cobia came near the boat, and Capt. Larry cast a Zara Spook magnum surface lure to cobias... almost immediately the largest one grabbed the lure! The captain then handed off the pole to Bud Northway, from Clarence New Hampshire, for a serious fight AND what became the catch of a lifetime, all while using 25 lb monofilment line during a 45 minute battle royale. Below are the proud anglers, taking all three of the men to hold up this monster cobia caught by Bud Northway; he's on the left, with Stu Ambrose in the middle, assisting with the brute, and John Northway on the right. On that same trip we hooked up a 8 ft lemon shark, after an hour long battle with almost everyone taking turns on the beast of burden. Once one angler got tired, the rod would be passed to a buddy & they would take over for a while; now that's real extreme sports entertainment! Below is an approximately 75 lb amberjack that Chris Braun (left) caught, with an assist by Eric Smithman & Alex Braun (left to right), all from Bradenton, FL. These hard core anglers asked for big fish for their first offshore trip and their wish was more than granted! During that trip, the satisfied fishers were dropping line in about 200 ft using pinfish and also caught a plethora of snapper and large sharks.
Just a few days ago we encountered our first king Mack Attack(TM), with a school of kingfish swimming around the boat. Capt. Larry's party caught 8 kingfish, while fighting many more that got away to be caught another day. Some of our other special species caught on recent trips: Spanish mackerel, snappers and catch-and-release gag and red groupers. The kings are hitting around 50 to 60 ft and we are still fighting big amberjack, and a wide variety of sharks- blacktip, bull and lemon sharks up to 8 ft out past 100 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key... Needless to say, this is a beautiful thing & exactly what we're looking for! Now is the time to come on out and enjoy paradise.

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
operating out of the Bradenton Beach Marina
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Miss Show Me The Fish 2011

2011-03-30T12:03:00.000-07:00

Just like every once in awhile a particular fish caught stands apart from the rest, fishers- especially female fishers, can stand out in extreme & unique awesomeness as well!

Nina West, seen in the slideshow below with a variety of fish, holds her own while fishing & can still look photogenically fantastic in the subsequent pictures. Congratulations & thanks for fishing along!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

You don't need to be in school to enjoy SPRING BREAK!

2011-03-24T14:48:00.000-07:00

Spring break is here & Capt. Larry has been slammed with charters, as everyone is itching to get some quality fishing in. Though they've were only able to fish offshore one day this week due to the high winds, it hasn't hampered the results- large fish. Show Me The Fish's party started the day off by fighting a couple of big cobia that eventually broke off. Subsequently, the amberjacks started biting, which lead to a multitude of catches of them, as well as mangrove snappers and porgies. The bites were non stop action, and like most of Capt. Larry's trips, the anglers came in with aching muscles from catching so many fish. Below is Phillis Tuinstra, from Grand Rapids, Michigan holding a nice gag grouper she caught (and carefully released), while using a live pinfish, in about 120 ft offshore off Longboat Key.

If the winds are hampering your efforts to fish offshore, closer in the Spanish mackerel and sheephead bite has been going strong along the beaches and local piers; it's a great back up plan if you can't head far offshore on the windy days. Despite the poor weather, Pictured below is of Terry Wilkerson. He has an awesome amberjack he caught using a live pinfish in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Terry and party also caught lots of blacktip sharks, more AJ's, porgies, snappers and catch-and-release grouper.

While fishing closer in be ready for the kingfish invasion. The local grapevine has it that the serious kingfish action was off the coast of Ft Myers. As soon as the bait schools show up, so will the cobia and big sharks. Looks like the forecast starting this weekend predicts perfect weather, which is an a offshore anglers dream come true, especially after a windy couple of weeks. On Show Me The Fish we will be heading out to about 160 ft and going for the gold on these calm days targeting the big boys out deep. Now's the time to come on out and get on it. Spring Break is here, so don't waste the opportunity to have enjoy it!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center
Cell: (941) 720 - 6475
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

All Jacked Up With Amberjacks!

2011-03-12T08:46:00.000-08:00

On Show Me The Fish Charters operating out of beautiful Bradenton, Florida's Cortez Fishing Center, Capt. Larry's parties are all jacked up with massive amounts of amberjacks! They've been catching big amberjack, but more than just that species... much mangrove snapper have been coming our way, as well as some yellowtail, lane and vemillion snappers mixed in to make a perfect potpourri of fishing action. Delicious reef fish like porgy's, sea bass and triggerfish have also found their way onto our hooks & into our coolers. Capt. Larry has been fishing areas that don't usually have as many grouper and American red snapper, but they are still quite plentiful everywhere he's been fishing. This leads to catching and releasing them very carefully; it gives us the thrill of the sport, but comfort knowing we are letting these fish go to be caught another day, to go into another frying pan! Despite the catching & releasing, Capt. Larry still takes a few quick photo's of the trophies for a lifelong memories for the catcher. One of the Captain's favorite sayings is: "If you don't have a photo of your catch, it MAY be just a fish story!"Above is Capt. Larry himself, proving his awesome amberjack abilities, with his impressive catch he garnered using a butterfly jig, which also pulled in some spectacular reef fish as well. Below is (left to right) Duane Cowgill, John Dixon, John Womack, Nate Saltonstall with a yellowtail snapper, and Doug Bassett. These happy anglers caught more amberjacks and a bounty of mangrove snappers, yellowtail snappers and porgies in about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
The fish are definitely out there to be caught, as you can see from the proof the pictures provide; the key is to get out there & carpe diem--- SEIZE THE DAY & SEIZE THE AMBERJACKS, because if you aren't, someone else will!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Jack Snapper Happy

2011-03-07T07:52:00.000-08:00

It's been a hotbed of sweet snapper action fishing with Show Me The Fish Charters! We've had heavy action grace us with a bounty of fish before the wind started blowing, and giving us a mild cold front. Capt. Larry's 31 ft custom Morgan Sportfish can handle the high winds and seas, but it's like riding a roller coaster ride once the party is farther offshore, and not always funsies for most folks. Last weekend it seemed the fish knew the weather was going to be less than optimal, as the amberjacks were starved... almost as if they were going to chew the bottom off the boat! Saying they were feeding heavy before the front is definitely an understatement! Below is a nice American red snapper, being held by Dick Prentice of Anna Maria Island for a quick picture before it was released. Dick was using sardine, specifically targeting other snapper & various reef fish, roughly 120 ft off Anna Maria Island.Large live baits for the AJ's are working best in this weather. Along with the usual suspects of amberjacks, Capt. Larry's party's have been hammering hard on monster mangrove snappers, trophy flag yellow tail snapper, tasty lane and vermilion snappers, porgies, & triggerfish to fill the coolers with the fantastical fish that will eventually fill our bellies! Along with what we kept, we have been carefully releasing large gag grouper and American red snappers in about 110 ft, catching them without even trying. Below is Tom Kearney, also from Anna Maria Island, with a nice gag grouper he caught and released. Tom was using a live grunt, trying to fish for amberjacks in about 130 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island when he caught this beast.
Further offshore in about 160 ft on the springs and wrecks are party's are catching all the above plus lots of blacktip sharks up to 6 ft and hooking into much larger sharks around 9 ft maybe around 250 lb range. Closer in on the near-shore reefs the best sheephead action of the year is going on during this month. It sure looks like spring is here, & Capt. Larry is looking forward to the kingfish that will be here any day now; and when they arrive he will be vigilantly there for them! As soon as the wind calms down, the bite offshore will be off the charts. These fronts are actually helping the fishing by bunching them up into groups and pushing new fish into on our reefs, wrecks and rockpiles. The first boats that hit these honey holes will be rewarded with an amazing experience. Fishing's great and life is good, now is the time to go offshore for a trip of a lifetime. Capt. Larry's springtime wishes for you: keep tight lines and good fishing will continue!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Spring is in the air AND the water!

2011-02-28T09:20:00.000-08:00

Capt. Larry hasn't let the weather fluctuations slow down his fishing charters a bit; lately, they've been hitting the large Amberjacks hard, using a combination of large live baits and butterfly jigs. After his fishing parties have caught their limit of those reef donkeys [amberjacks], not to mention usually releasing a plethora of more amberjacks, we break out the light rods and tear into the snapper action. We have variety, just to keep life interesting, on Capt. Larry's trips... snappers range from a mangrove, lane, vermilion and huge flag yellowtail snappers. Below is Bill VanWienen from Grand Rapids, Michigan, holding an impressive gag grouper he caught and released using a live grunt in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Bill and party were catching a whole mess of amberjack and a variety of snappers, without even targeting grouper. The party still caught and released 15 huge gag grouper on that charter with Capt. Larry.

A myriad of porgies and triggerfish have also consistently been in the box at the end of the day as well. We are still catching & releasing much gag and red grouper, even though we aren't even targeting them. Best action starts out at about 110 ft, and only gets better as you fish out deeper. Closer in, there are all-you-can-catch sheephead on the artificial reefs, docks and bridges. Off the beach, is where the Spanish mackerel and Bonita seem to be hanging out, so where you go to fish really depends on what you're looking to catch, and inevitably cook up some tasty times of your own!

After perfect weather as of recent, it is an indication that spring just might be here. I forecast pelagics will be close behind, with an early wild and crazy kingfish run... along with cobia and blacktip shark so ready to be caught, they almost jump in the boat! Fishing is great, the weather is beautiful and life is good. Now is the time to come on out and get on the fishin' while it's wet & wild!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

All-Consuming Amberjack Awersomeness

2011-02-11T07:17:00.000-08:00

Don't be fooled by the cool weather the offshore catches, especially amberjacks, are heating up. Just be prepared to fish in between the cold fronts and you will be rewarded with a legitimately wild and crazy time, only unlike in Vegas, it's something you can be proud of, gloat about, thus what happens on Capt Larry's boat is awesome enough to be shared with the masses. Case in point is of Dick Lind from Hibbing, MN, pictured below. If anyone knows cold, it's Minnesota folks! Dick is pictured with the largest amberjack of the trip he was on. He was using a live pinfish, in about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
To the right is Jay Herbert, pcitured with a huge amberjack he caught using a live grunt in about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. This was Jay's largest catch ever and his party also caught more amberjacks, lots of snapper,red grouper and catch and release gag grouper.

Recently Rob Lipsett chartered a boat by himself and caught AJ's all day long along with some snappers. That's an incredible workout for anyone, especially someone that is 66 years old! A lot of our younger guys on trips cant handle a fight like that.

Look for the snappers and AJ's starting out at 100 ft... for the biggest and the baddest amberjacks, go out to the springs and wrecks out 155 ft plus. Large live baits are working best, along with butterfly jigs, to mix it up a bit. Sardines are working great for the snapper and reef fish. Despite the cold, fishing's great and life is good. If you aren't feeling the same "life is good" sentiment, come fish & party with Capt. Larry, he'll meet your fishin' needs & exceed your expectations!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Looking for a Guarantee?

2011-01-31T05:58:00.000-08:00

On Show Me The Fish Charters we are catching huge amber jacks all day long almost each time we go out. Along with that, a plethora of many of snappers- mangrove, yellowtail, lane and vermilion, are pretty much a genuine guarantee. With the usual porgys, trigger fish, scamp, red grouper and catch and release gag grouper added in the mix on the regular. During the Christmas celebration, Joe Pasuit & Craig Parsons from Lake Orion, Michigan had a nice catch of gag grouper; those two gentlemen are pictured in the below picture from left to right, joined by a mother-daughter team, Lois and Laura Farrell from Tampa, Fla.

That same team of Lois and Laura Farrell from the bay area, are pictured below with their largest gag groupers that were caught on that trip. We were fishing in about 60 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, using live pinfish which seems to be what the fish are asking for recently.
I'm sure many of you locals are bundling up during these recent cold snaps, but I've seen the best results to be on any of the wrecks, springs and ledges out past 100 ft. Overall, if you're seeking the best Red grouper bite, you'll find that offshore, in about 165 ft... and this IS due to the cold. So, put on a good coat, maybe a hat and get out there.... because there is most definitely some hardcore fish out there to be found as long as you are willing to deal with a bit of chilly weather. Case in point are the folks pictured above; sure, Joe & Craig are from Michigan, but the mother-daughter team are Tampa Bay locals and they managed to brave the elements & were greatly rewarded!

Are you ready to claim your fish reward? This isn't like mail in rebates, this is the REAL DEAL, where you are guaranteed a quick ROI (Return On Investment) & a tangible benefit- fish that you can be pictured with, take some fillets home for tasty times later, & perhaps even be a fishing rockstar!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Fishing In a Winter Wonderland...

2011-01-15T08:22:00.000-08:00

Many fishers get turned off when it gets chilly out, but Capt. Larry's trips have been awesome despite (or maybe in spite of) the cold. He only made one trip this past week due to the winter winds, but the cold weather wont stop these fishermen! If you can get out on the water, you will definitely be rewarded with a bountiful catch offshore, in between the cold fronts. There's no competition because there isn't anyone out there on the reefs due to the high wind, resulting in the fish are stacked up, ravenous, & ready to be caught. Look at 7 year old Cade Parsons, who wasn't fazed by the cooler weather (being from Lake Orion, Michigan probably helps!), holding a big gag grouper. Cade was using a live pinfish in about 50 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island & caught the gag grouper while fishing with his father.

On Show Me The Fish charters, we are catching many large amberjacks, and in those same areas catching a great number of red groupers, mangrove snappers, plus yellowtail, lane, and vermillion snappers. Though a lot of fishers discount them, we've also caught more than a few triggerfish, and a bunch of porgies, which are actually pretty tasty. These species feed well during the winter, one just needs to find the right day to make the trip offshore. Your best bite will be offshore of Anna Maria Island, in roughly about 120 ft waters, using large live bait.

On the inshore scene, my friends are catching lots of sheepsheads around the docks and bridges, as well as nice sized trout in the Palma Sola bay area. Looks like this is going to be a rough winter, so be able to adapt & get ready to fish in the instance between the cold fronts when you'll be able to get out there.

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

GAGS GONE WILD!

2011-01-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

The holidays might be over, but we are still celebrating on Capt. Larry's boat, with gag grouper gone wild! Show Me The Fish Charter parties are catching up to the limit catches of gag grouper, and by going further offshore, there's been an immense amount of catches of red, black and scamp grouper, mangrove snapper and amberjack. Captain Larry hailed in the new year with hot grouper action, starting out in about 50 ft and around any rock pile/ledge out past that depth. Amberjack are also going steady & strong out around 115 ft. Large live baits like pinfish, sandperch and grunts are producing the larger beasts of the gulf. This time of year a wise fishermen needs to be flexible, fishing in between the cold fronts... But it's those cold fronts that bring the a trip of a lifetime & start your new year out right!
Above from left to right, is Bob Gilbert and Brian Hudgins, both from Glovcester, Virginia. Bob is holding a black grouper [Carborita] & Brian has a hefty gag grouper. They were caught their respectable sized fish using live pinfish in 80 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. The happy anglers caught their limit of gag grouper, a smattering of red grouper and snatched up some snappers too.
Directly before Christmas, on Dec. 23rd, Pastor Jim Laduke and Baron Laduke (left to right, as seen in the above picture), both of Bradenton, FL caught a nice gag grouper. This was Baron's first offshore trip, and he was blessed to catch the largest grouper of the day! This gargantuan gag grouper was caught using sardines, in about 50 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. What a great way to begin the holidays!

We hope your holidays were fantastic & filled with fish as well... if not, give Captain Larry a call & he will ensure you get to where the action is & leave satisfied with an impressive catch!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Grouper...

2010-12-25T07:01:00.000-08:00

How has your holiday season treated you in regard to fishing? Did Santa stuff your stocking with grouper galore? Well, if not, you're not fishing with the right people or in the right places!
December is Captain Larry's favorite month to catch grouper, especially gags. So far this month the weather has not been the welcoming, pleasant weather Florida is known for; it's been windy, with some record cold temperatures earlier in Dec. As of the writing of this, Capt. Larry has still managed to fish offshore once this week, which isn't optimal, but certainly better than no fishing at all offshore! There was a window of opportunity in between cold fronts, and despite the weather, he was rewarded with a fantastic trip. Captain Larry got the present from the sea of a limit catch of gag grouper, along with some black grouper, a few festive red grouper thrown in, and many delicious snapper to make it well rounded.Live pinfish and grunts has been the best bait Capt. Larry has used, but frozen sardines and cut bait also have had awesome results. On every spot we fished from 40 ft out to 80 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, the fishing party caught plenty of keeper grouper. On most of these areas, the serious anglers got hit by some freight trains of monster grouper that ran them down in the rocks, and physically abused these guys, resulting in a broken line! Capt. Larry calls it "taking them to school" or "rocking them up." And no matter how big or bad you are, a large gag grouper will rock you like a hurricane!

Further offshore past 100 ft, there are a whole posse of big amberjacks on the wrecks and springs, just waiting for a fight (are you up for it?), along with much larger mangrove snappers & the possibility of cobias, or black fin tuna showing up to crash the party. Above is Rob Brady from Bradenton, Fl with a flag yellowtail snapper he caught using a sardine in about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Rob caught this while taking a break from his tackle shop called "Reel Tackle" at the Red Barn Flea market, and caught more than just this flag yellowtail-- more snappers, amberjack, and red grouper.

This time of year you have to be ready to fish whenever possible, in between these cold fronts, and you will most definitely be rewarded with a very Merry Christmas!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Tis The Season To Catch Gag Grouper!

2010-12-17T07:23:00.000-08:00

How are you celebrating this season? Well, Doug Peterson (below) brought in some holiday cheer by hooking the largest gag grouper he's ever caught, using a live pinfish. This was in about 60 ft. waters offshore of Anna Maria Island. Doug was visiting the area on vacation, fishing with his dad Jim; both caught their limit of gag grouper, PLUS some red grouper and snappers to make this a Merry Christmas for father-son team!
Also bringing in a festive treat this holiday season, was this nice cobia caught by Lee Smith using a live pinfish in about 130 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. The happy fisher folks (left to right) are Lee Smith, Linda Schultz, Peter Dangler and Pam Turner all from the local Bradenton area. Lee needed a little assistance from his friends to hold the monstrous cobia up for a pic. His party also caught a plethora of grouper and snapper on their trip, which will definitely make this cold season warmer. Trying to figure out what to get that fisherman (or woman!) in your life for Christmas this year? Get them a gift certificate for a fishing trip of a life time by contacting Capt. Larry! It's truly the gift that keeps giving, and will be a present that will excite for more than just the moment of opening, be a "perfect fit", and might even lead to a posting with their picture on Capt. Larry's website!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Get the Lead Out To Get Some Red...

2010-12-13T07:48:00.000-08:00

Capt. Larry's fishing party got red this weekend, reaching a limit catch of firetruck red grouper and American red snapper. On that same trip, they also caught a mass of humongous gag grouper, cobias, legitimately impressive mangrove snappers, amberjacks and lemon sharks. The bites were coming so fast and furious on the bottom game, they never had a chance to deploy a flatline for the kingfish and other migratory species for what Capt. Larry calls his running game.

Jim Mallo (on right with Tom Blakely) and party represented the Lakewood Fishing Club this Sunday, and caught so many fish it about hurt! Though these were serious anglers, some almost had to tap out... but NEVER did. This wild trip happened out about 140 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key, using the magical bait combo of sardines and pinfish.

Closer in, there are a lot of kingfish, Spanish mackerel, gag grouper, cobia, sharks, & barracudas... and interestingly enough, a few reports of sailfish. They were said to be caught out around 7 miles. Hooking up a sailfish at least has better odds than playing the lottery! The more you play offshore, the better your chances to win big, and eventually you will hook into one of these fantastic fighters in our waters. It's considered one of our ultimate catches on the west central coast. Most of our species are on a ferocious feeding binge, trying to get fat for the winter. Like it usually is on Capt. Larry's boat, there's hot fishing action going on, so seize the day & come out and get ya some!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Happy Birthday To Capt. Larry!

2010-10-22T06:30:00.000-07:00

When Capt. Larry blew out his candles on Oct. 13th, he wished not for a new truck, but instead for the winds to die down to continue on with some awesome fishing! His wish came true that week while about 40 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island... he encountered some hot pelagic action.While anchored on a reef he began catching grouper & snapper as he was bottom fishing. The flatlines with sardines went crazy, with the party catching a large cobias, a smattering of blacktip AND reef sharks, Spanish mackerel, barracuda and a mighty kingfish. Below is Susie Swartz from Chicago, holding a massive cobia, assisted by the birthday boy, Capt. Larry himself!

The weather for the next coming week looks perfect and Capt. Larry plans on heading out past 100 ft, in search of those monster groupers, tasty snappers of varying kinds, and amberjacks. Sometimes at this time of year the seas can be rough... Not a problem though, as you can fish closer in and still catch a plethora of keeper-sized gag grouper, not to mention the many pelagics out there just waiting to bite on your bait! It's a beautiful thing. Don't forget, after Oct. 1 red snapper season has opened on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. So now is the time to come out and get ya some of this action!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Autumn is Coming, but the Grouper Action is Still Hot!

2010-10-02T11:05:00.000-07:00

Due to the windy weather, Capt. Larry hasn't been on as many trips as usual, but those that he has had were fast and furious, mostly because gag grouper have started their fall feeding pattern. These bad boys are back in town in the 50 to 60 ft depths, and have voracious appetites; but that is definitely a good thing for the local fishing folks! Capt. Larry has also been catching red grouper, mangrove snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, sharks, barracuda and hooking up some large Goliath grouper. Below is Nick Victor-Smith with his ~350 lb Goliath grouper that he jumped in the water and swam with for a photo shoot before the release. Nick was using a whole mullet for bait in about 60 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.
The party also got busted off on more of these monstrous Goliath groupers, as well as catching some nice gag grouper for dinner! Below is the entire party (left to right) Annah Dault, Nick Victor-Smith, Jenah Victor-Smith, and Chad Coey all from Anna Maria Island. Part of their bountiful catch of gag grouper were acquired using using sardines and pinfish offshore in about 65 ft waters. The party was able to freeze some of the grouper for the upcoming Sept 13th wedding reception for Annah & Chad! Congrats & best wishes to the happy couple!The gag grouper bite will continually to improve, and eventually reach a peak at Christmastime. There are also a large number of Spanish mackerel off the beach, and up to a few miles out. Enjoy the plethora of grouper while it's hot & the weather cools!

Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Shark Attack & Mangrove Madness!

2010-09-24T06:20:00.000-07:00

Captain Larry finished up the summer with some impressive catches & amazing trips. For example, Robert Quidry of Tampa- with Anthony Leveret assisting, caught the largest red grouper of his lifetime recently! Robert was using a live pinfish, in 130 ft waters offshore of Anna Maria Island. Robert Quidry's gargantuan red grouper wasn't the only fishtacular catch that trip; the party also caught a bountiful mix of grouper, snapper, and sharks.
Jenny Fulford, of Bradenton, had a close call with a reef shark she caught in 30 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, using a live grunt for her bait. Jenny was fishing with Nelon Kirkland, and had a bit of a surprise during picture time.... As you can see from the slideshow, she was holding her recently caught, 4 1/5 ft reef shark, and it decided to take a stand & BITE BACK! No ladies were harmed during the incident, and we can only assume aforementioned shark was perhaps camera shy.

Pastor Greg Dumas, lead pastor of The Crossing Church in Brandon, had a VERY blessed trip while out with Capt. Larry! As you can see from the picture, instead of manna from the heavens, his blessing was a large cobia from the sea! The picture to your right is of Steve Ingram and Pastor Greg Dumas, both from Brandon, with their impressive cobia's. Both were caught using live pinfish in about 130 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. During this trip we were discussing a previous trip last summer, where a cobia swam right up to the boat & Pastor Greg threw out a live pinfish to him and subsequently caught the cobia! Right after that it happened again, only this time with 3 cobia's swimmimg up to the boat! We were able to catch 2 out of 3, which is not too shabby at all! The party also caught an array of grouper, amberjacks, sharks, and finished off the day with mangrove madness with a monster mangrove snapper bite. It was definitely one of the more amazing trips, but anytime one fishes with Capt. Larry, it's an adventure of a lifetime! Give the Captain a ring if you'd like to have an adventure that will result in a heart-pounding fights with a wide variety of fish, & exceptional memories (not to mention fish stories!) to share & relive!

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Who Want's to Be A Fishing Rockstar?

2010-07-30T07:47:00.001-07:00

Part of the draw to fish as a sport or hobby is not just the heart-pounding fight of the fish, or the sense of accomplishment when one reels an impressive big one, but the bragging rights & picture taken to show ones' friends of that glorious moment in time. We've all heard grand fish stories, with the obligatory follow up of: "pics or it didn't happen!" Capt. Larry goes one step further and not only takes pictures of the fishers on his boat, he submits them to local & fishing publications like The Coastal Angler, Anna Maria Islander, Manatee River News, Florida Marine Times, Long Boat Key News, Florida Mariner and many more. Not to mention some recaps of fishing good times end up right here, on the Show Me The Fish Blog! Sending your friends a link of your fishing story, complete with fishing picture insde inside trumps a mere picture... Here are some of the latest rockstars that fished with Capt. Larry. Above is Jessica Kreke from Cincinnati, Ohio looking cool in rockstar sunglasses, holding a tremendous smoker Kingfish caught with a sardine, about 45 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.

Next, is Trey Walding,from Lakeland, with rocking out a substantially large firetruck red grouper he caught during a spirited fight, also offshore of Anna Maria Island, but he was a bit farther out at 140ft & was using live pinfish instead.The last fishing rockstars we have are a father and daughter team! Fifteen year old Madison Banks, and her dad Jerry Banks, caught some burly gag groupers while fishing with pinfish, about 60 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.

Do YOU want to be the next fishing rockstar? Contact Capt. Larry & he'll get you to where the action is. Lately, he's been catching enormous amounts of fish whether he's farther out at 130 ft offshore- where he's noticed live pinfish & grunts work best, but he's also been getting considerably large catches closer in around 50 ft. There, it seems is an extensive variety of fish: kingfish, sharks, snapper, and even some considerable sized gag grouper. In the passes, along the beach and Skyway bridge tarpon are plentiful. Now is the time to come out, get in on the action, and be a fishing rockstar!

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Cell: 941-720-6475 | Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

Go Deep To Beat The Summer Heat!

2010-07-18T15:36:00.000-07:00

Offshore fishing has been and will continue to be great this summer in the West Central Florida area, with no signs of oil in the water or on the beaches in these parts. Monster red grouper are one of the hottest species this month, however the best action you'll find is out around 120 ft and deeper for those fire truck red grouper. Along with those champions of grouper, full of fight, we’ve been catching gag & scamp grouper, that will also leave your upper arms hurting the next day from reeling those bad boys in! We have also been getting snapper happy, catching American red, mangrove, yellowtail, & lane snapper. We’ve been finding those on the offshore reefs & wrecks, with tilefish, and mahi-mahi there also keeping that wide variety of snapper company. In those same areas, we've been catching many amberjacks, smoker kingfish, cobia, barracudas, and a myriad of large sharks lately.

We start out on Swiss cheese bottoms that range from 120-160 ft, using dead sardines and squid for best results on our red grouper trips. This combination of bait gets the red grouper’s appetite wetted, and then follow that meal up with live bait for dessert- such as pinfish, sand perch, and grunts…that's when we catch the serious monsters. Sometimes even our most fit anglers tap out, and many of the fishers on our boat need assistance or even a spotter to help get these ocean beasts off the bottom because of how much they weigh!

July and August are awesome months for deep water pelagic, especially bull dolphin. You can almost always catch schoolies 100ft out and deeper, but the bull mahi-mahi are usually farther out past 150 ft, which seems to be the hot zone of the month! We like to troll skirted bally-hoo at about 5 knots at this time of the year. Using that trolling method, you can certainly catch wahoo, billfish, and blackfin tuna... It's both exciting and intense! While trolling, I'm always watching my depth finder, and ferreting out new grouper and snapper spots… they are out there, sometimes right under your pole!

Below is Leah & Brent Brown of Bradenton with a large reef shark, caught off Anna Maria Island, using part of an amberjack that was bit in half by a barracuda attack!

As I mentioned in my last fishing report, red snapper will be out of season as of July 23, in state and Federal waters, so the clock is ticking & days dwindling when you’ll be able to catch these snapperlicious treats. Remember to stay hydrated and drink plenty of liquids, because that summer heat can catch you off guard & stop your fishing fun or other summer activities. Par for the course, it’s a hot summer, with offshore fishing being even hotter! So now is the time for you to come out and get ya' some, while the action is happening & the snapper can still be caught!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
Show Me The Fish Charters
Located at the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL
cell: (941) 720 - 6475 | email: captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Capt. Larry DOESN'T go to Scotland!

2010-07-15T08:54:00.000-07:00

Many of you might have received an email yesterday morning saying Capt. Larry was in Scotland, in trouble, & needed money. Now, we hope that most everyone has enough sense to realize this is a scam, because frankly, Scotland doesn't hold much interest for Capt. Larry; unless maybe he was there to fish for the Loch Ness Monster... and if he tried, be rest assured he would catch that beast!

What Capt. Larry and his fishing parties HAVE been catching some awesome groupers- blacks, gags, & reds. Along with those tasty treats of fish, his trips have been bringing home a plethora of cobias, kingfish, porgies, amberjacks, barracudas, Mahi-Mahi [dolphin type fish, but NOT flipper], and a variety of large sharks! Red snapper may be going out of season July 23rd, but we've been catching a heck of a lot of them, and good news is that the mangrove snappers that cant help themselves from biting ARE in season all summer long!

The best action starts at about 125 ft out, using live baits- pinfish especially. The larger red grouper are moving in to this depth, and should continually improve their feasting on our hooks as the summer progresses. On my half day trips, they usually run closer in (around 50 ft), we are catching smoker kingfish,gag grouper of keep-able size, and sharks; seems no matter how far out we are, we still get a sizable amount of different kinds of sharks. Nearer to shore, tarpon are thick around all the passes, like Egmont key and the Skyway bridge. While on the outgoing tide in the inter coastal waterway (and the passes), try to scoop up as many pass crabs for bait as you can, because they will be your little fishing buddies as they are fantastic for hooking a big tarpon.

Back to offshore, we had a trip recently where while catching humongous amberjacks on a large ledge, when suddenly about a 50 lb cobia swam up to the boat! The first mate was quick on the draw and put a live grunt by one of the cobia, he immediately grabbed it, spit it out and circled around, still deciding what to do. He couldn't resist the grunt very long, and one bite became two, and the cobia didn't realize he was hooked until it was too late! He didn't give much of a fight until the gaff hit him. Capt. Larry had already briefed everyone to stand clear when a green cobia comes aboard. That unexpected passenger caused everyone to scramble as this wild & crazy fish hit the deck, thrashing violently. We all scrammbled when this wild and crazy fish hit the deck thrashing violently. The party said they knew it was a serious situation when the captain and first mate start running for cover! That was almost as much fun as wrestling large sharks for a photo before their release, and certainly gets the blood pumping!

Like I often say, now is the time to come out and get ya' some of this hot action, as that could've been you with the epic cobia wrestling story of a lifetime!

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell 941-720-6475
Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton, FL.

Best Bachelor Party Ever!

2010-06-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

Even when we aren't on a bachelor party, it gets absolutely wild and crazy with some parties, with the result being the trip of a lifetime! Going deep will net you monster grouper, so take the extra time, spend the extra gas because June is the month for the true black grouper, also called June fish. It does seem the best month to catch one of those bad boys.

Speaking of parties, May 20th, we went out for assistant fire Chief Ezell, of the Bradenton Fire Dept's, belated bachelor party. Below is a picture of him on the right, holding a monster true black grouper, that Bobby Dodge on the left caught. That same trip we also caught 6 huge gag grouper, 7 big bright red grouper, as well as catch and release red snapper, porgies and lots of sharks. The group was using live pinfish, in about 200 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. The other picture below is of Bobby Dodge, Keith Roderick, Anthony Leverett, Ron Kinlaw and Randy McCaskill all of whom are from Bradenton.

Some recent closer inshore fishing accomplishments have been around 50 ft. There, the kingfish are in schools, guaranteed to keep your rods screaming! I always like to keep a flat line out and a chum bag over the side; that ensures that the fish come to me. That way I cover the entire water column and catch everything that swims. Remember to keep and eye peeled for cobia or a school of mahi-mahi, because they could swim right up to the boat this summer.

Tarpon are very thick during the summer around the Skyway bridge, and a lot of boats have been hooking up with them. It's a secret, so don't tell anyone how many gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper and sharks inside the Tampa bay shipping channel.

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell: 941-720-6475
Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton, FL

Sharkfest!

2010-06-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

On our trips offshore of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key have been quite fruitful lately! Between catching bountiful black grouper [carborita], gag and red grouper, as well as our catch and release red snapper, we have our hands full! But that's a good thing, when you're catching beasts of fish without even trying to get them; there seems to be no shortage of these tasty treats! We couldn't wait for June 1st to get here & the red snapper season to open.

In the meantime, we had been catching awesome amberjacks, meaty mangrove and yellowtail snappers, large porgies, killer kingfish, monster barracuda and a variety of other sharks. On some spots, after we're catching a serious bunch of fish for awhile, the sharks smell blood, get riled up & join in the action. That's what I call a sharkfest! Kids definitely get excited when catching sharks.

The pictures below are of Capt. Larry with a massive red grouper, following with a firetruck red groupers caught on May 21st by Jack O'Hara and Luis Newcomer, both of Bradenton. That's only part of their catch that included (but wasn't limited to) grouper, miscellaneous snapper, porgies and different kinds of sharks. The last picture is of Jack O'Hara again and Anthony Leverett, both with with red grouper. Notice how the grouper on the left has a bite mark... That shows the sharks were interested in what we were doing, and took a piece out on the grouper's trip back p to the boat! We were offshore of Anna Maria Island in about 125 ft using live pinfish on this charter.

On another note I haven't seen any signs of tar balls or anything else that comes with oil spills off of our coast or beaches. We need to keep praying it does not reach our coast and hope this is cleaned up as soon as possible!

Life is good the weather is perfect and the fishing is great.Now is the time to come out and getcha' some.

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell: 941-720-6475
Email: captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL

May Recap of The Fantastic Fishing!

2010-06-03T12:50:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to announced the kingfish and cobia are here! As I'm sure everyone's noticed, the warmer the water gets, the bigger fish are getting hungry & ready to bite on your line. These past couple months, we made the most of many people's spring breaks, bringing in more fish than in past April or Mays. Our area really needed the hotter temperatures, after that brutal winter. My boat ran almost three weeks non-stop & we caught a plethora of gag and red grouper. In the mix also was (but not limited to): amberjack, kingfish, cobia, blacktip and other large sharks... notable but not nearly as exciting were a variety of snappers, triggerfish, and porgies.

The slideshow below stars Scott Taylor from Tampa, with his Smoker Kingfish around 40 lbs. Scott was using a flatlined sardine, in about 150 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, on 5-6-2010. The second picture is of Margie Ferrantegennaro, also from Tampa, with one of her mighty gag grouper. She caught it using a live pinfish in about 60 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, while fishing out with her family. The happy family also caught more grouper, kingfish. Margie even caught a Hogfish [Hogsnapper] on hook and line. The final picture has Robert Guidry of Tampa, with his first amberjack EVER, caught using a live pinfish in 150 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island on 5-06-10.

This heavy biting is happening at most depths, with the kingfish hitting mostly around 40 to 50 ft depths offshore of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key. Cobia are on almost any kind of underwater edifice, natural reefs or an artificial structures like a wreck. Lately, Gag grouper are hanging out on the ledges that have the least amount of pressure, and the monster red grouper are hungry out deeper (in around 170 ft) and are moving in closer as the water heats up. We've been seeing a lot of cobia these past couple of months, and have even had them swimming around the boat! Of course there are days that the fish just don't act interested in biting, but then the next day they are so easy to catch a caveman could do it.

Kingfish are definitely back & begging for some attention! We caught large ones almost every day we went out fishing this past month. However, I predict that the real big Mac(krel) attack will be happen any day now, but it will definitely be sometimes this June. That's when the mackrel will school around the boat in a feeding frenzy, hitting everything but the kitchen sink! Some of my clients get tired of catching so many, that we move on to spots that are known for other species- that's another positive aspect of fishing with me: I have a spot for every type of fish!

As usual, fishing is great, the weather is beautiful, and life is good. Now is the time to enjoy paradise and come out and get ya' some!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell: 941-720-6475
Email: captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center
12700 Cortez Rd. west
Bradenton, FL 34215

Ending May With A Blast Of Goliath Grouper!

2010-05-30T12:10:00.000-07:00

The temperatures are rising, and so is the amount of fish we've been catching during recent trips. My parties have been getting in a large number of gag and red grouper, smoker kingfish, amberjacks, mangrove and yellowtail snappers, big barracudas, blacktip and other large sharks. Along with those impressive specimens, we've been playing the catch and release game with goliath groupers. The best grouper action I've seen lately is out past 150 ft for large reds or inside Tampa bay for some tasty, huge gag grouper and Spanish mackrel. I'd like to note that kingfish and shark frenzies can happen at any depth, the key is to have plenty of bait. Monster amberjacks (also called reef donkeys by some folks), are on most of the wrecks, springs and deep ledges. They are sure to make your arms sore and body ache, and having you feeling those monster amberjacks throughout the next day!

In the slideshow below, Captain Larry is releasing an aprox 350 lb Goliath Grouper Flint Bescker from Buffalo New York caught using an amberjack for bait. We were offshore of Anna Maria Island, in about 90ft using a 9/0 senator reel, extra heavy duty rod and 200 lb test. Flint and his friends broke of a few larger Goliath groupers and finally caught a smaller one and then I safely released it to fight another day. Ron Kinlaw is next with one of the many gag groupers he caught, on a typical beautiful sunny day! And the last picture is me again with a nice Blacktip Shark we caught and released safely, using a live pinfish on a flatline fishing in 90 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island.

Tarpon have also been showing up here in Sarasota bay. And on another note, the experts and scientists' forecast that it's not likely for that nasty oil spill to hit our coast, and the west coast of Florida- even the keys, will be fine. We should all be praying it'll stay that way. I've been fishing these waters for decades now, and especially for now, there's no reason not to go fishing or visit our beautiful gulf beaches; they aren't rated some of the nicest in the world for no reason!

The fish are biting,the weather is beautiful and life is good so come on out and get ya some!

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell: 941-720-6475
Email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton, FL

Heat Yourself Up, With Some Sheephead Action

2010-03-07T11:30:00.000-08:00

The best action these days has been with a multitude of amberjacks and a variety of snappers – all that you can handle! Also mixed in when we fish offshore, are banded rudderfish, porgies, mangrove snapper, triggerfish, big sheephead, different kinds of sharks. They aren't in season, we've been getting a lot of catch and release gag and red grouper, even though we weren't trying to catch them. We were actually even fishing in areas where there usually aren't that many, which means when season does come around again, we will be catching an immense amount! It's almost like these grouper know they have immunity deal, where we can't get them, but come April 1^st, it's game on again!

In my opinion, the hottest action is still out past 100 ft offshore, using live baits, because they seem to bring in the greatest catches. The tip of the week is that there are a bunch of huge sheep head out there, close or even IN artificial reefs, offshore of Anna Maria Island. These bad boys will be out there for another 2 weeks spawning, and that makes them quite hungry! This winter has been a tough one, with only one or two a week days calm enough to even head offshore. What that means, is that you should be ready for that window of opportunity, because you will be rewarded with a great catch. Offshore fish are still biting ,even in this cold weather. Like I always say: now is the time to head out deep, because the action is guaranteed to heat you up!

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell: 941-720-6475
E-mail: captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fshing Center, Bradenton, Fl.

Serious Anglers, with a Serious Catch!

2010-03-02T07:26:00.000-08:00

The offshore action has been hotter than ever lately, giving us as much amberjack, mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper, porgies and sharks as we can handle! But as Martha Stewart says: "It's a good thing!" Recently on a trip, we had a 9 ft hammerhead shark (as visible in the slide show at the top of the blog), that followed up our amberjacks to the boat. That was definitely a pleasant surprise! With my fishing trips, you never know for sure what will happen, but it'll definitely be good times, that is guaranteed!

On February 1st, grouper went out of season , but it will reopen on April 1st. All is certainly not lost; we can still catch other fantastic fish, all day long! Lately it has been up to the limit catches of snappers and awesome amberjacks, plus many other tasty species that our available. There is also a good chance for blackfin tuna in deeper water this month. The best action is starting at 125 ft, where we fish wrecks and large ledges, using large live baits and butterfly jigs as bait. While you are closer in (and especially on the artificial reefs), look for monster-sized sheephead on the 1 and 3 mile reefs. Also there, you'll find mangrove snappers, porgies and all the key west grunts you want.
The picture above (from left to right) is of Larry Garvin, Geoff Worthing, Dennis Wickie,Don Kirkwood, Bill Rolston, and George McMillan from Ironwood, Bradenton. They have an impressive catch of greater amberjack. These serious anglers weren't playing around and also caught gag grouper, snappers, porgies, and lesser amberjacks. That same trip they caught and released more amberjacks, leaving some for you to catch on your next trip! We were fishing offshore of Anna Maria Island, in about 155 ft, using both live and artificial baits. The next post could have YOU in it, proudly holding fish. Give me a call, and we can make a memorable fishing trip happen!

Thanks,
Capt. Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center
Cell: (941) 713 - 4606
Email: Captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Amberjack Attack!

2010-02-26T10:03:00.000-08:00

It's definitely a positive thing when amberjack is not something you lack! Lately, that has certainly been where the greatest action has been- amberjacks and snappers. When we go offshore, not only are we getting a plethora of amberjacks, but also all the banded rudderfish we can handle, with some mangrove snapper, porgies, triggerfish, and various kinds of sharks mixed in. Usually, we are out about 100 ft offshore, using live baits, when we are getting these scaly beasts.

The picture to the right, is of Phyllis Tinstra, holding the biggest amberjack that was caught that day; lately it's the ladies that catch the biggest fish on my trips! Below (from left to right) is Richard Dykhoffe, Larry Tinstra, Phyllis Tinstra, and Jim Meiger, with a whole slew of good sized amberjacks. They were caught about 120 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, using live pinfish.

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell: 941-720-6475
E-mail: captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Operating out of the Cortez Fshing Center bradenton Fl.

Capt Larry & Westervelt Family Fishing Trip

2010-02-23T13:49:00.000-08:00

The Westervelt family had such a good time fishing with Capt. Larry in August of 2009, that they made a video of their adventures! Take a peek, and see the fun they had, and all of the fun YOU could have taking a trip with Capt. Larry & Show Me This Fish Charters. To contact him, call his cell: (941) 720-6475, or email him at captlarrymcguire@gmail.com. It's your ticket to having that fishing trip of a lifetime!

Gag Grouper Catches Are as Good as it Gets!

2010-02-09T13:19:00.000-08:00

We have been catching our limit of gag groupers on every trip lately! Along with those huge gag grouper, we've also been getting red grouper, mangrove snapper, porgies, amberjacks (catch and release only, since they are not in season), and sharks! Live baits have been working the best, but cut bait, sardines, and quit have also been producing amazing catches. The action has been amazing at pretty much any depth where there are serious rocks, but especially so from 40 ft on out to 100 ft. Amberjack season started back up on New Years Day, but grouper season closed in the Gulf of Mexico on February 1st (until March 31st of this year), so we've really been concentrating on getting those this past month. The pictures attacahed are of 13 year old Molly Fava and her largest gag grouper. She caught this beast using a live pinfish, 80 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. She caught the two largest grouper in the party! Ladies do seem to catch the largest fish on my boat. The other picture in this post is (from left to right) Lee Wilder, Doreen Fava, Molly Fava, Karl Fava, Mike Schmitt, and Bob Gilbert; in the picture is only PART of their catch of gag groupers. This party had a few more they could not hold up for picture time. Now is definitely the time to come out and get some of the best offshore action of the year and get your large catch, that will give you memories that stick with you for a lifetime!Thanks and I hope you had a Happy New Year,

Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell 941-720-6475
email captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Capt. Larry McGuire of SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS, runs out of the Cortez fishing Center, Bradenton FL

Capt. Larry Fishes with a Tennis Pro!

2009-12-08T08:44:00.000-08:00

Recently, Capt. Larry had the pleasure of taking out Sly Black and his daughter, 11 year old Alecia Black of Bradenton, FL. What made this trip special, other than Alecia catching her first amberjack (while using live pinfish), is that Alecia is rated #1 in the world for girls 12 years old and under. This explains why when asked if fishing was better than tennis, she quickly replied “no way”! Alecia is a student of her dad’s school, The Sly Black Tennis Academy in Bradenton, and has also won the USA tennis championship for juniors. So far on my boat, she is rated #1 for 11 year old girls for amberjack and grouper and amberjacks; way to go Alecia! She was able to catch them herself, but since they were so heavy her dad did need to give her a hand with the gaff hook.

On that same trip, the party each caught and released several big amberjacks. Usually we would keep these impressive specimens, but now they are now out of season until the start of the new year. Even with the release of the amberjacks, our boat was still filled with fish. We caught monster red grouper, gags, with a smattering of snapper and sharks while we were fishing about 35 miles offshore of Anna Maria Island.

Another notable trip was on 11-18-09, my first mate, Larry Bethke caught a 9ft hammerhead shark in about 130 ft of water, and subsequently released it. The shark was entirely too dangerous to bring in the boat for a photo shoot. In general, we’ve been catching a lot of gag, red and scamp grouper, and also mangrove snapper, porgies, triggerfish, along with a wide variety of large sharks. Action has been good and steady along the beach for kingfish and mackerel, whereas we’ve been going offshore for everything else.

The weather is beautiful, after the 2 weeks of wind, and shows Florida is truly a paradise! The fish are biting as if they’ve been starving, and life is indeed good! Now is the time to come and get you some, while the fish are hot!

Thanks,
Capt Larry McGuire
SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS
Cell 941-720-6475
captlarrymcguire@gmail.com
Located at the Cortez Fishing center Bradenton Fl.
Sly and Alecia Black can be reached at 954-822-8435 for any more info about their catch.

Tis the Season To Catch Gag Grouper!

2009-11-11T20:38:00.000-08:00

December is my favorite month of the year; not just because of the Christmas holidays, but because gag grouper are at their peak for copious catching! These bad boys tend to migrate and move into the 'hood; what I mean by that is, closer into the gulf, where they are easier to snag. Look for them anywhere there are rocks, ledges, or structures. This goes from the Tampa Bay shipping channel to 250 ft offshore. Personally, I fish for them for 40 to 130 ft, and on some day catch a limit without traveling farther than 60 ft. That all boils down to less travel time, and more quality fishing time!

On the days I don't have a charter, I'll still go out fishing because it's just THAT good in December. A valuable tip for catching them, is to start out with some frozen sardines and a squid combination; it gets a magical scent going on down in the water. That will have them coming in, and once they do start biting, drop down a live pinfish, sandperch or even a grunt for dessert...at that point, all you need to do is be ready! When that monster grouper hits you, it's like being hit by the Rock on WWE Smackdown; he will bruise you and abuse you! Your rod will bend over, and that's when you need to start cranking the reel as hard and fast as you can, raising it up. Otherwise, he will take you down into the rocks and break your line. My personal term for that kind of action is “taking you to school;” on a few trips, i've seen guys bent over the side of the boat, rods bent almost around the bottom of the boat when that big grouper hits and they lose control. My first mate and I always try to assist someone before the situation gets that extreme. It's much like lifting heavy weights... sometimes you just need a spotter.

With plenty of large red grouper, monster mangrove snapper, not to mention the cobia and kingfish (if we have a warm winter), it's definitely an adrenaline rush out there! So far, both cobia and kingfish have still been available. Always keep that flat line out while you are bottom fishing, because you might be rewarded, and even hook a blackfin tuna or wahoo when you are out deeper (120-160 ft, or more). Chum blocks also always help.

Amberjack will be moving in closer and feeding better as the water temperature cools, but they're out of season until January. Remember to watch the rule book very closely, because regulations are always changing. During this month there could be a front moving through every week, and you need to be ready to fish in that window of opportunity. There's usually a few calm days in between, and you might just have that awesome fishing trip of a lifetime you've always dreamed of! Now is the time to come and get that Christmas present-- a big gag grouper! Have a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

Thanks,

Capt Larry McGuire

SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS

Cell 941-720-6475

captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Located at the Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton Fl.

The Grouper are Moving In!

2009-11-06T05:16:00.000-08:00

The offshore biting is going strong with many different species available for the catching! My personal favorite fish, the big bad black grouper, are moving closer to the shore and bunching up, which makes them easier to snag. Our parties have been catching them, along with red grouper, a few scamp, awesome amberjacks, smoker kingfish, cobia, sharks, barracudas, as well as mangrove and yellowtail snapper.

We had more than a few fantastic catches from 40 to 125ft, using live bait, as it seems to be working the best. Even as I'm writing this report, the wind has picked up from 20 kts and 4 to 6 foot sees (or more), and will keep us offshore anglers in port. Once the weather calms down, the fish will be feeding ferociously, with a myriad of new fish. With this tropical depression, it will be the grouper and snapper especially that are pushed into our areas in the ledges, reefs, and rock piles. My plan is to head offshore as soon as the gulf clears up, and it should be wild and crazy times, with non-stop action! Now that's what I'm talking about! It's definitely the time to come and get ya' some!

Pictures: the picture to the right is Cory Patterson with two large gag grouper and the picture below is Shawn Green of Palmetto with the largest gag grouper he's ever caught! Both were caught 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island, on our special Halloween trip. Just goes to show you that fishing is a great way to celebrate any holiday!

Thanks,

Capt Larry McGuire

SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS

Cell 941-720-6475

www.captlarrymcguire.blogspot.com

captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Located at the Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton Fl.

October Fishing Forecast

2009-09-26T12:07:00.000-07:00

t’s Going to be an Octoberfest for Fishing This Month!

In October anglers can expect a cornucopia of action that is sure to produce a variety of tasty treats. Warm waters of the gulf will begin to cool as our days get shorter; it sends most species into a feeding frenzy with the fall patterns. Gag groupers have started migrating closer to shore and anywhere there are rock piles or ledges. Look for them in about 25 to 100 ft of water, and they WILL be hungry, getting fat to prepare for the winter.

Fire-truck red grouper will still be hot as ever, and look for them at 100ft and farther out. The fall kingfish run should start any day now, even though there have been some smoker kings around all year. The fall run can get wild and crazy, especially when you chum a large school. It’s like trick-or-treats while bottom fishing for grouper and snapper… That’s how I like to fish for kings; I make them come to me, instead of chasing them around.

Most species of offshore fish will be available and hungry, especially many mangrove & yellowtail snappers, as well as amberjacks. These are found in abundance in about 150ft on the wrecks and springs. Cobia can show up anytime in large schools, both near the beach to deep offshore. Mahi-Mahi (a dolphin unrelated to flipper) will be out deep until the first cool front pushes them south for the winter. Keep an eye out for blackfin-tuna; last fall we caught some nice ones on our flat lines. Summer action was boiling hot, but it’s only going to get hotter as the water temperature cools. Fall and early winter are my overall favorite times to fish. Now is the time to come out and GET YOU SOME!

Thanks,

Capt. Larry

Capt Larry McGuire

"SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS"

Cortez Fishing Center

Bradenton Florida [941-720-6475]

captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Fishing Report & Forecast: Go Deep for the Summer Heat

2009-08-13T20:40:00.000-07:00

Action offshore is boiling hot, with our catches of ginormous red grouper and a few gag grouper. Lately we've been catching a spectacular variety of snappers – mangrove, yellowtail, lane, and patriotic American red snapper. We've also had the pleasure to get cobia, nice sized amberjacks, and mahi-mahi (don't worry kids, it's not Flipper)! Believe it or not, despite it not being their prime months of spring or fall, we are still catching kingfish.

The most awesome action is out deep, past 135 ft. Our bait has consisted of live pinfish and frozen sardines. With some grunts and sandperch being thrown in too sometimes; it worked like a charm! Some of our most recent trip, we've had pelagic species mentioned above- sharks, cobia, mahi-mahi, and kingfish – were swimming around the boat, following the large groupers (especially red grouper). One trip last week, Pastor Greg Dumas (pictured) of the Crossing Church in Brandon, was quick to put his bait in front of a large cobia. He's an avid fisherman, and when the cobia bit, Pastor Greg caught his biggest cobia ever; a whopping 30 lbs!

This time of year, be ready with a few light rods to throw out live, or even artificial bait to those free swimming pelagics. You never know what can happen in the summer heat! The forecast for the remainder of the summer has the species that are ripe in season, mentioned above, biting fantastically for the rest of the season. Perhaps, you'll even run into a smoker kingfish like I did! Now's the time to come out, AND GET YOU SOME!

Thanks,

Capt. Larry McGuire

"SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS"

Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton Florida

(941) 720-6475

captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

Grouper, Snapper Mahi Mahi Hot Offshore off of Anna Maria Island

2009-08-03T17:03:00.000-07:00

On 07-28-2009, while we were fishing 37 miles offshore Anna Maria Island, we filmed another episode of "The Reel animals Fishing Show" with Billy Knobles, Mike Anderson. We left the dock knowing that the possibilties were endless, because this group has the right chemistry, and when we get together anything can happen! No one doubted amazing things would happen, because it can get downright nasty out there. I anchored on a spot I found recently, a little ledge in about 137 ft deep. Though I started out having a big redneck grouper busting my line, a little later I did catch him with my first leader in his mouth.

After catching a few more, we moved to a different spot, where big Mike Anderson drew the first blood with a nice American Red Snapper; a few more huge red grouper followed. When we were heading to the third spot, I told my first mate Jarrod Vineyard "I'm looking for that special spot where the fishing just goes off the chart!" Before I made it to my third spot, I was watching my depth finder closely and saw a big grouping of fish on a little ledge. I had never seen this spot before, so I acnhored on it and entered the coordinates into my GPS, and i'm glad I did because this spot was the pot of gold we were searching for! Cpt. Billy Knobles hit the first fish, a humongous Fire Truck Red Grouper, soon followed by a large group of Mahi Mahi. It was such a hot spot, it had more quality fish than us or any other group could manage to catch, no matter how much time we had; large red grouper, monster mangrove snapper, and more mahi-mahi than we can handle! Though we were all expecting something like this, it was still a surprise, and true pandemonium. There was even a bull dolphin, approximately 30 lbs at the back of the boat, but unfortunately he didn't hit.

After two hours of non-stop action, the guys said that we had enough film footage, enough for two shows. The coolers were full and life was good; it was everything an awesome trip should be! Cameraman Kyle Marter said he had never experienced this type of a trip before, it was fast and furious to say the least. The Reel Animals Fishing Show will air in about three months, Saturday at 6:30 a.m., on NBC Channel 8.

We headed in early and left the fish chewing for another day. All of our fishing trips are different, and each has it's own unique exciting offerings. On some of our most recent trips, we caught exceptionally bit kingfish, amberjacks, black tip sharks, barracudas, both gag and red grouper; not to mention, the variety of snappers- scamp, red, mangrove, and lane snappers. Last Saturday, one of my best fishing buddies Skip Shipley of Cortez had a catch like ours. One big notable difference was that he had a ten ft hammerhead shark circling the boat thirty-five miles out. Needless to say, no one went diving on that spot! You never know what can happen; action has been great, and the summer is the time to go deep - 130 ft or more. I've found live pinfish to get optimum results. Fishing is hot, just like our weather, so come on out and get ya some!

Thanks,

Capt. Larry McGuire

"SHOW ME THE FISH CHARTERS"

Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton Florida

(941) 720-6475

captlarrymcguire@gmail.com

www.captlarrymcguire.blogspot.com

Fishing with Frank Almeda, July 2009

2009-07-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

Offshore action is intense! We've been catching large red grouper, amberjacks, mahi-mahi, mangrove snappper, gag grouper, yellow tail snappper, big sharks – including black tip sharks. The best action is past 100 ft, and live bait such as pinfish has been working best.

Last Tuesday we guided Frank Almeda & his party through a bunch of gag & red grouper and snapper. Fishing was fast and furious, but because of his experience and skill, we were catching the largest and most impressive grouper. Frank is not only a thirty-eight year resident of Anna Maria Island, but he's 87 years old, which made his fishing skills even more astounding. Though he's the president of the Rod and Reel Pier Fishing Club, it was his first trip with Show Me The Fish Charters, and it was most definitely phenomenal. Way to go Frank!

July 15th Fishing Forecast

2009-07-21T16:43:00.000-07:00

Offshore fishing is and WILL be great this summer in West Central Florida area. Monster red grouper are one of the hot species this month. The best action you'll find is 120 ft and deeper for the fire truck red grouper. Along with these bruisers of grouper, we are catching gag & scamp grouper, American red snapper, mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper, lane snapper, tilefish, and mahi-mahi on the offshore wrecks; also we've been seeing many amberjacks, permit, cobia, barracudas, and a variety of sharks lately out there on those same wrecks. For our red grouper trips we start out on swiss cheese bottoms, that range from 120 to 160 ft, using dead sardines and squid. This combination of bait gets the red grouper fired up and then we throw in some dessert of live baits, such as pinfish, sandperch, and grunts; that's when we catch some serious monsters. Many of our parties need some help or even a spotter to help get these bad boys off the bottom because they are so heavy. Sometimes even our most fit anglers needs to tap out and recieve some help! August is also a tap out month for deepwater pelegics, especially bull dolphin. You can catch schoolies 100ft out and deeper, but the bull mahi mahi are usually out past 150 ft; that seems to really be the hot zone this month. We like to troll skirted bally-ho at about 5 knots at this time of the year. Using the trolling method, you can certainly catch wahoo, swordfish, billfish, and blackfin tuna... It's both exciting and intense! While I troll, I'm always watching my depth finder, and ferreting out new grouper and snapper spots. If you fish offshore, and do bottom fishing at around 350-400 ft, you can definitely catch some nice kitty mitchell groupers and Warsaw groupers. Remember to stay hydrated and drink plenty of liquids, because that summer heat can catch you off guard. August is hot, and this offshore fishing is REAL hot! So now is the time for you to come out and get ya' some, while the action is happening.

Capt. Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters
Located at the Cortez Fishing Center, Bradenton, FL
cell: (941) 720 - 6475 email: captlarrymcguire@gmail.com