August / September fishing report

Greetings everyone!

Well it's that time of year when things start getting wet around here. As we enter the august september rainy season is very easy for all of us to say that the fishing season is gone for the year, notso!!
We are still trucking along catching a variety of fish on all of our trips. Both bay and offshore trips have been fair.
This week in the bay I had catches of snook and mangrove snappers. On some of the trips we caught keeper redfish along with some shorts . The best snook fishing took place in our local passes to the gulf were the tides were perfect at that time.
My 4 hour gulf trips are catching barracudas , groupers , small sharks, and mangrove snapper. This time of year is also the only time I ever see catches of mahi-mahi on my n8 and 10 hour big grouper trips. Join us for a long day offshore ,I sure you'll love it!
The next time I will report is the end of september so if you have any questions email or call me .941- 376-8669
Thanks and take good care of each other,
capt. Tommy Tinacci

Spring has sprung and fishing is going nuts!!!

TARPON R HERE****TARPON R HERE****TARPON R HERE****TARPON R HERE****
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THE TARPON R HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The good crab eating schools we like were all around us this weekend and we jumped many!
Lot's of big tarpon schools were moving down the beach this weekend and we got in on some great set-ups in 5 feet of clear water. NO sharks either!!! Couldn't believe that but ooh aah I'm not complaining.
I had schools of 100plus fish .Some schools had bigger fish then others, but most of the fish we caught were in the 100lb range. Big enough for BOB Johnson --lets' just say that---big enough for BOB Johnson to try to handle:)hehehe

Also this week and the past few weeks we have been just making them as happy as can be with our trolling of yozuri lures . Clients fishing with me on the 4-6 hour trips have been and are currently enjoying a full on king mackerel fishery. Mixed catches include king mackerel , Spanish mackerel, little tunny's ( false albacore), barracuda and black tip sharks.
If your looking to spend some time on the water while your here in Sarasota and want to take fish home to eat then this is your trip!!!
Not only will you enjoy the fight these fish offer but there taste both raw or cooked is delicious.
I will explain more of the cooking /sushi recipe to you after you fish with me.I have a certain preparation method that I don't wish to share with the competition.
Onward, my long trips this month were fantastic.
I had a trip where we found a new ledge in 80 feet of water that wore our arms off catching amber jacks , grouper and sharks!!!
We caught 4 black grouper of 16-20 lbs came up , 15+ sharks to 40lbs and 15lb amberjacks just wore us out .In 80 feet !!! that's a great find and one I will add to my growing book of numbers.
This month's fishing has been really terrific and memorable too! You have all been super fun people and that makes it all the more fun for me.
Well, thanks for stopping by and if you coming to srq anytime soon drop me a line. I'll do my very best job of getting you offshore on a nice day and really catching you alot of fish. BLAH BLAH BLAH:)
call me
941-376-8669
peace be with you ,AND STOP RUNNIN THE RED LIGHTS DAMNIT!!!!
capt. Tommy Tinacci (not japanese)

April Fishing still strong

Hi all,
Continued excellent catches of kings and spanish mackerel, along with the occasional tuna (little tunny) or barracuda.
We will catch more barracuda as the water warms; however ,there are plenty on the deep springs I fish and we caught 4 on the last weeks amberjack trip.

Afternoon and morning trips are catching fish (kings etc,). So don't think you need to fish only a morning. Sleep in if you want!!!! your on vacation for the love of god!! This type of fishing exists through july !!!
ok. also.......

I have plenty of split trips this month for those of you who don't want the whole boat to yourselves, so don't wait till the last minute to call me .

ALL SPLIT CHARTERS****** please pick up the phone and call!!!!******** MOST TIMES I'M OUT ON THE WATER AND CAN'T GET TO THE COMPUTER IN TIME TO ARRANGE THIS.

Well I'm out the door!!!
take good care of each other,
Tommy Tinacci

What a month !!!!!!!

Firstly, Thank you for all your business and for choosing to fish with me again for 16Th year in a row !!!!
you know who you are and you know how thankful I am for people like yourselves who have made this Brooklyn boys dream come true of fishing professionally for a living.

I have fished from my heart since I'm twelve and some of you have had the opportunity to reap the benefits of this.

Like for instance the KING MACKEREL FISHING I'm having right now.
Take you lord for this great pleasure of harvesting these very willing mackerel you have put in the gulf of Mexico for us to eat and enjoy. This is my march and April thanks I pray every morning I have a trip. \

The fishing has been kick ass !!! I mean better then I can write ,obviously!
All of my guests this week have been catching king mackerel , tunas and Spanish mackerel. Two very large barracuda (22lbs-26lbs) were also caught on two different trips, both by 9 year old anglers out with there dads. I am catching these fish with our light tackle fishing rods and twelve lb test line.
These fish are on 4 and 6 hour trips and these guest experienced hours of continuous catching of the fish mentioned.
10 hour trips are also doing great for amber jacks , and groupers . This is a fishery that's always been very consistent year round.
many thanks ,
Tommy Tinacci

stupid fishing!!! or maybe it should be called slaughter

Greetings,
This is going to be short and sweet because it's sunday night and I'm cranky, tired and I have 14 trips this week to do for the crazy fish mongers on vacation here.
pay attention,
4 hour trips
KINGMACKEREL, TUNAS , BARRACUDA, SHARKS AND SPANISH MACKEREL. all on light tackle as usual.
I can also take you to go bottom fishing if you want too. just specify if you call me for a trip.

6 hour trips same fish --just more fishing time when your already catching them or slaughtering. When fish are coming over the rails faster then I can put lines out ,I call that slaughter. For all you school moms out there don't get mad it's just a word.
next,
8hours take you pick , we can catch 1000 pounds of amberjacks like the 2 old guys I took this week did! or big gag groupers 6- 15 to 15 lbs or 200 lbs of kingmackerels( 30 plus kings), barracudas10-15 lbs , blacktip sharks to 100lbs)or a little bit of all of the above. my 8 hr trip is action , action and more action and I have a big comfortable shinny boat to catch it from. lot's of fish and on light tackle.
10- 12 hours deeper and more fish , fill the hold .

kiding aside , if you need good honest fishing information and a captain to go along with it ,you have come to the right place.
fishing excellence is what I practice here and my attitude on the boat goes along with it!!! don't let bad writing and an ugly website fool you. one phone call and you'll know you have the right guy.

be good to one anotha fa once arite,
tommy tinacci
(yes, from brooklyn... the place that makes great kids!)

really good fishing this weeks trips

Hi everyone,
just wanted to stop for a few minutes this week and fill you in on how I've been doing on my trips.
For starters , I had a great week with mangrove snappers and gag groupers. I have been having steady 60 plus mangroves and grouper mix for 4 persons on 4 hour trips.
That's what I call really good . the tide running hard and the moon rising in the late morning really sparked things up for us. I'd like to take credit for this good fishing but the fish just know when they're in the mood to feed hard.
The best part for me was seeing these good sized mangroves coming out to eat our baits. Good fun for the nice folks I had on the boat this week.

For those of you who like kingmackerel, good sized bait stacks are starting to form out in the 6 hour zone for me. That means I can take you on a 6 hour trip and guarantee that you'll catch kingfish and tunas for hours straight with 12lb class spinning tackle.
You'll be thrilled with this if your looking for big fish without having to go 30 plus miles for this type of action.
For you shark hunters, there are sharks in the 8 hour zone . Makos have been caught already by fellow charter skippers the past few days and I will be headed out there this wednesday . If I don't get a mako I'm sure to catch some blacktips on my grouper bottom. We 'll also catch some tunas and amberjacks.
Grouper fishing in this zone is closed at the momment.
well this is all I can think of at the momment. I have lots of trips that need 1 or 2 persons to fill, so call me!!! I can put you together with 2 or 3 more persons for one of the best fishing trips I know you'll find here in sarasota.
Be kind to one another It's all you can leave behind in this world,
tommy tinacci

excellent fishing now!!

Readers,
Too many fish !!! what can I say . I don't always say it but ,hay!... here it is! It's better then my normally great trips .
The bottom fishing is outstanding right now with catches of 50-80 fish for 4 hours of fishing 4 persons. Don't start doing the math in your head ,like you all love to do , just enjoy it and take this nice weather god has blessed us with down here and smile. period.
I am catching mangrove snappers, gag and red groupers , hog snappers, triggerfish and others on half day trips.
King mackerel and little tunnys(tuna)on the 6 an 8 hour trips along with the bottom fish mentioned earlier.
readers...you'll notice I'm just a cut and dry writer . sorry I just don't like to tell stories -just facts . Get me on the boat and you'll be thanking your lucky stars you picked this outfit.
10 hour trips amberjacks, kingfish, groupers ,snappers and others.all big fish. I here theres a mako(shark) out there if you would like me to get him on the line for you (seriously). My 12 year old angler got one last feb .
Thanks for stopping by , I'm committed to keeeping you all on the fish out there and giving the unmatched fast service Im famous for.
peace be with you,
tommy tinacci

Febuary 2007

Greetings Everyone,
Hope you all up north can still feel your brains.
Come to your senses and get down here before you turn into a frozen block! I just want you to get here and get fish'in so you can warm those ol' bones and crack some smiles too.
It may not be as warm as you would like, but it's not 5 degrees.
This past week has been very windy with cold fronts moving though. I havent made much of anything lately but I did manage to cut my foot with an axe this week. See , this is what happens to a fishing guide who's tryin to keep busy round the off season. Honey do's leading to honey can you come home and bring me to the doctors.('__>)
I suspect though the fish are still gathering up offshore on the ledges. It's been a couple of weeks since I've been to my deep offshore spots and I'll bet they are just filling with mangrove snappers ,groupers and other assorted rod benders.
The kingmackerel are still out there in the 80 foot zone for your 8 hour trips . They provide excellent action on the light tackle I provide you. This picture is a good example of an 8 hour day we fished kings and then decided to go bottom fishing for some groupers.
Lately, the water temps have been hanging around 68-71degree zone.Sooooooo any good weather stretch between now and march will mean a sooner beach session for the sight fishing of cobia.

If you have never done this you are in for a treat.
I use my smaller 25foot boat "catch the spirit" for this type of fishing.
The trip starts out driving down the local beaches in search of the fish and ends up with you seeing the pods of fish and casting at them for a hook up.
This is one of my favorite fish to catch. The only way for me to describe the day is ,..this type of fishing is the reason why I'm a guide.
Come see for yourself , better yet , call me I will be happy to share the details and costs for the trip. This is for all of march and april.
Then we have the close in kingmackerel and tuna run///// most of you who fish with me already know. Febuary .........it's a great month to dream about march and april.
Be good to each other and take care,
capt . Tommy Tinacci
941-376-8669

Happy New Year!!

Greetings,
Happy New Year to all!!!!
I just wanted let you all know the last 5 days fishing here has been awesome for mangrove snapper and other assorted great eating bottom fish.
We fished 4 10 hour trips and caught hundreds of snapper and others like grouper.
Snapper has been more predominant.
catch spirit out!
tommy tinacci