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HEMMERS REPORT

Grouper fishing is good in the 60 to 130ft range. Start the action going with frozen sardines before switching to live bait. Large pinfish and Spanish sardine are the best live baits.

Redfish are schooling in large numbers in the lower parts of Tampa Bay. Most of the schools are real spooky. Approach the area with a push pole or a trolling motor on low speed. Look for areas that have nervous water or mullet schools.

Snook are working their way toward the beach. They are in the residential canals south of Weedon Island to the bridges that link the mainland to the beach. A threadfin or scaled sardine is the bait of choice.

Look for the kingfish in the shipping channel. Start at Egmont Key and work your way out. Most of the kings are small, but last weeks Tournament winner came out of the Egmont hole.