April Report - Sharks, Stone Crab, Cobia

April is often a great month with mild winds; however, we had plenty of windy/challenging conditions and also beautiful days. As a guest keep the conditions in mind when leaving a review, captains do not control the weather, meteorology must be a fake degree due to the wild inaccuracy of forecasts. This was the last month for stone crabs, and we did well despite being late in the season. The inshore bite was off and on depending on conditions, some days over 20mph winds. Offshore the bite was solid with good numbers of grouper and other reef fish. Upon request I will shark fish, often at same reef fishing location for grouper, but with different gear. Plenty of big sharks were caught and released. A first for me was a client hooking a large sea turtle, which was promptly released. The tarpon are here and will stick around through early summer. May is usually a great month, book yourself a trip on the Free-Spirit Gag season is OPEN!