Captain Craig Lahr is the man behind Skinny Water Charters of Clearwater, FL. A highly skilled local fishing guide and charter boat captain, Captain Craig is writes about his adventures and also gives tips and tricks for fishing in the flats here in Clearwater Fl
Experience may not make you the best, but it's it's certainly at the base of all great fishing captains If you ask most captains they would say they are the best at their craft. Myself? I’ve been in the fishing business for 38 years of those, 23 as a full-time guide....
The flats and oyster-bars have been very productive with nice trout and lots of Clearwater redfish of all sizes. Proper bait makes difference from the flats to the shallows With the water temps staying consistent, fish are moving from deeper edges of the flats to...
Ready to Fish? Good news, red tide is not a concern in Clearwater We are still red tide free in Clearwater beach and still have no sign of it from Clearwater, FL to Tarpon Springs. With beautiful weather and great fishing it's time to book your trip with Skinny Water...
Red tide may finally be clearing out in time for winter fishing trips *Note: the images used in this post were taken in Madeira Beach during September 2018. As a Florida native, having seen red tide throughout the years, it hasn't got any worse than previous red...
Since the water temps are in the mid to high 80s Clearwater, FL, fish have changed their patterns. Spanish Mackerel, redfish, trout,snook and a few tarpon have made their presence known from Tampa Bay to Tarpon Springs. The bridges, backwater jetties as well as near...
Looking for fishing charters? Clearwater is Red-Tide clean! With all the recent postings and news media talking about the red tide in Florida it is very sporadic. Clearwater, Dunedin, St Joseph Sound, Palm Harbor & Tarpon Springs, Florida have not seen any red tide as...
Since the water temps are in the low to mid 90s, fish have changed their patterns. Tarpon, snook, redfish, trout and sharks have made their presence known from clearwater fl to Tampa Bay to Tarpon Springs. The bridges, backwater jetties as well as near shore reefs are...
With the last 10 days of rain and wind with a low-pressure that built in the Southeast part of eastern U.S. has kept most charter boats off the water. By the weekend things are going to get back to afternoon showers and thunderstorms which should get fishing back to...
Tarpon fishing remains strong for the Clearwater and Tampa bay area. Tarpon have been ranging from 80 to 150lb with multiple bites, pinfish, thredfin and scaled sardines have been the bait of choice. We have been focusing on the last 2hr and first 2hrs of the tides in...
The last two and a half weeks of rain and wind has kind of put a hold up on the tarpon fishing off the beaches. Now that we have a break in the weather and a new moon coming up in the next week tarpon fishing will get back to normal with lots of big schools off the...
With Summer here and the heat in the Clearwater St Pete and Tampa Bay area being so uncomfortable at times; doing some night time shark fishing can be great explosive fun! With many different species such as black tips, spinner sharks, bull sharks and hammerheads and...
The tarpon have shown up in the Clearwater Beach backwater and passes from St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs. These fish are just showing up. The best time to target these brawlers is on moving tides in the passes. For the back water the ponds will be easier to target...
Weather is heating up, and fishing is getting even hotter. With the influx of bait that has recently shown up like scaled sardines, shed and threadfin herring, fishing is definitely on the upswing. Snook season is open. Spanish Mackerel are showing up in good numbers...
Now that it's been about 2 weeks since the arctic cold fronts, Redfish have finally started to feed. With extreme low water, the Reds have been tailing in potholes where the water is a few inches deeper. Live pinfish or grunts under a popping cork or soft plastic...
Spotted Sea Trout remains the main target fish through-out February. The shallow grass flats from Clearwater north to Tarpon Springs have been abundant with Speckled Trout this month after the extreme cold fronts. My favorite artificial bait has been the saltwater...
The effects of winter-like weather will dictate the quality of fishing for this month. This depends upon how many cold fronts are still in our future. When water temps creep down below 60 degrees, many fish along our coast will slow down their metabolism in order to...
After a recent cold front, water temperatures dropped into the mid-50s. Thanks to a couple days of warm weather the water temperatures are back to 60 degrees. Fortunately we have not seen any big fish kills in the Clearwater FL area. Having a chance to get out on the...
After the latest cold fronts the weather has gotten warm again in Florida and has brought the water temperatures back to the high 60s. Scaled sardines and Threadfin Herring have shown back up due to the warm weather. This won't last long until the next cold front but...
After the recent hurricane the water has cooled bringing a few king mackerel and Spanish Mackerel to the nearshore Waters of Clearwater Beach and the Tampa Bay area. These speedsters will be showing up more and more as water cool. Fish from to 10 to 30 lb have been...
West Coast Florida – Clearwater Fishing Reports March – April 2017 Spring Break is in full swing here in Clearwater Beach FL, and as usual the Kingfish have shown up! All of our charters this week have had good amounts of Kingfish action, with fish averaging 15 to 25...
