Rusty and I launched around 9Am and headed down the river. The first hook up was a lower slot Redfish. It wasn’t long after that Rusty hooked one of the thousand river monsters that we had been seeing rolling on the surface. After a long battle Rusty finally landed himself a large Gar. We continued down the river floating with the outgoing tide catching a few small Snook and enjoying the scenery.

It seemed that ever bend there was a gator sunning on the bank. If you find yourself in the Venice area, look up Snook Haven. This will be a place to visit very often for me.

Steve Gibson aka ShallowPockets is one of YakAngler.com recommended guides, check out his details and website shallowpocketsfishing.com HERE.