Fishing in Tampa Bay
There was no real reason for us to stop in Tampa other than MacDill Air Force Base, where we had heard a lot of RVers spend the winter. You have to make reservations a year in advance to get a site with full hookups, but sites with electric only are available on a first-come basis. So we decided to give it a shot and spend a few days there if we could get in.
We did get a spot and it turned out to be the best fishing spot Sid has had on the whole trip so far. The base sits on a small penninsula jutting out into Tampa Bay, midway between Tampa and St. Petersburg. There's a small beach, but it's really nothing much to write home about.
The best fishing was in the evening, right before sunset, and Sid took advantage of that nearly every day. He'd either bank fish or take his kayak out into the bay. Despite being a worse photographer than me, he did manage to get pictures of some of the fish he caught.
Jack Crevalle
Snook
Speckled Trout
He also caught redfish, amberjack, croaker, snapper and some other unknown fish. Right before sunset, I enjoyed watching the mullet that continually jumped out of the water, some of which were 3 or 4 pounds! Bait fish that big! Sid's bucket list got a lot shorter during our stay in Tampa.
Sunset over the bay, with the skyline of St. Petersburg to the left
And, while not technically shore birds, the campground was always full of beautiful birds for me to watch. I got to see my first of many pink spoonbills, too!
Pink Spoonbill
Tampa held another big surprise for us which I'll detail in the next post, so stay tuned!
Until next time...
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