Thread: when will spanish show up?

long range forecast showing below ave temps through mid march....nothing above 65 predicted through the 19.....it changes daily but all signs are pointing to later than sooner

We have been spoiled with several above average winters the last few years. I can remember years when Spanish didn't show until late April early May so who knows.

following #r advice....i have been watching the tampa reports for anything good...not even a mention of a spanish.... gonna be a while....forecasts still say cooler than normal temps for 2 weeks.....one good thing is the days are getting longer that helps a lot with water temp...but need some warm south winds and lot less rain.... going to be a while for the cobia too....

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following #r advice....i have been watching the tampa reports for anything good...not even a mention of a spanish.... gonna be a while....forecasts still say cooler than normal temps for 2 weeks.....one good thing is the days are getting longer that helps a lot with water temp...but need some warm south winds and lot less rain.... going to be a while for the cobia too....
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This little cold spell might just help for those brown fish

First good report I've seen...
http://www.cyberangler.com/fishing-r...port-27028.htm

Capt. Jon Fetter
February 28, 2013
Estero Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report

The fishing this past week in and around Estero Bay was quite good. The nearshore reef was on fire with spawning sheepshead in the 3-4 lb range. Shrimp tipped jig heads worked best for them. Anglers can also pick up flounder, snapper, Spanish mackerel, and the occasional gag grouper with this method. Just remember that the grouper must be returned for another day.
The passes are starting to fill up with Spanish mackerel.

:headbang:

I'm gonna go out on limb here, thinking the spanish should show up around here after the middle of March ;-)

I am with peach this cold front will hopefully have the meatballs swimming the beach this year

That is a good report that someone is catching them. the bad news is that is a long ways away!

http://www.cyberangler.com/fishing-r...ters-27037.htm

2.5 more weeks!!!!!

http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_da...3.1449.n16.jpg

look at yesterdays image. cold water plumes coming out of the bays along the panhandle.

Not to mention the mud!
[img width=720 height=540]http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/imagery/subsets/tmp/AERONET_Stennis.2013065.terra.250m.jpg[/img]