Posted on July 9th, 2025
It was hot, but very nice today after last night’s storms that produced heavy rain and lightning. There was a little chop and swell left in the ocean this morning, but it calmed down nicely and some fish were snapping.
My good friend Shawn Harman, owner of Bahia Marina and Fish Tales had Charlie, Chris Stafford, Skyler, Johnny Brit, Bryce, Mike Hardester and Fritz out on the Fish Bound with Captain Kane Bounds and they put on an absolute clinic. The crew mugged up a limit of flounder with some very nice fish in the mix.
Captain Shawn Gibson of the Wound Tight had the Lavender family out on the ocean today and they had an awesome time with the yellowfin tuna. The Lavenders caught seven fat yellowfin by 9 am and were back in the inlet by 1:30.
Three generations of Evans, Dave, Jake and Fischer had a great time fishing with Big Bird Cropper on his Lost Time. The crew caught throwback rockfish and some nice bluefish on Jake’s Freedom Baits heads and swimbaits. The night before, Fischer fished the route 50 bridge and caught a bunch of rockfish too.
Captain Dave Caffrey of On the Run put these junior anglers on some fun flounder fishing this morning with this nice keeper going in the box.
Captain Marc Spagnola of Dusk to Dawn Bowfishing had a nice day for his shooters in the south bay putting them on some nice cow nosed rays.
Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star had a much better day today than yesterday with some nice fish coming by the rail.
