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Articles By Captain Ray Markham


Inshore Bite Heats Up As Tarpon Numbers Rise
Inshore Bite Heats Up As Tarpon Numbers Rise
Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:00PM by Captain Ray Markham

Despite slower tides toward the week’s end, this past week anglers fishing aboard my Action Craft flats... Read More


Full Moon Winds Up Another Grand Slam Week
Full Moon Winds Up Another Grand Slam Week
Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:31AM by Captain Ray Markham

I’m still running inshore trips, but tarpon season is upon us, and my first tarpon trips of the... Read More


Snook Highlights a Mixed Bag on Falling Tide and Barometer
Snook Highlights a Mixed Bag on Falling Tide and Barometer
Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:51AM by Captain Ray Markham

Anglers aboard my skiff, the Flat Back II out of Terra Ceia, saw steady action all week with snook, trout,... Read More


Snook On The Move - Preparing To Spawn
Snook On The Move - Preparing To Spawn
Tue, May 1, 2012 at 8:52AM by Captain Ray Markham

Snook have been pouring out of backcountry areas and on the flats over the past several weeks. Creeks and... Read More


Steady Action Has Anglers Seeing Red!
Steady Action Has Anglers Seeing Red!
Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:37AM by Captain Ray Markham

Some days it seems like staying in bed might be a good idea, particularly when heavy rains, lightning, squalls,... Read More


Warmer Than Normal Weather Pushing Fish Ahead of Schedule?
Warmer Than Normal Weather Pushing Fish Ahead of Schedule?
Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:33AM by Captain Ray Markham

Whether or not you think fish are ahead of schedule, only the fish can say for sure. Trout are right in line... Read More


Behind the Front
Behind the Front
Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:33AM by Captain Ray Markham

Anglers aboard the Flat Back II this week caught snook, trout, and redfish while fishing inside Terra Ceia... Read More


Persistence on Slow Tide Days leads to Good Catches
Persistence on Slow Tide Days leads to Good Catches
Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:32AM by Captain Ray Markham

Slower tides this week made for a little slower action most days, but still with diligence, anglers aboard... Read More


March Roaring In  With Big Trout!
March Roaring In With Big Trout!
Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:13AM by Captain Ray Markham

Daylight Saving has begun, and on March 15th, we had equal daylight and dark hours. As we get progressively... Read More


Spring Is In The Air and Water
Spring Is In The Air and Water
Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 12:18PM by Captain Ray Markham

Anglers fishing aboard the Flat Back II, my 1820 Action Craft Flatsmaster SE Hybrid, reeled in Inshore Grand... Read More


The Lure of the Full Moon
The Lure of the Full Moon
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:38AM by Captain Ray Markham

A few days either side of the full moon can be a great time to fish on the low tides, but navigation can... Read More


Spooning For Reds
Spooning For Reds
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:08AM by Captain Ray Markham

A recent trip to the Homosassa River to fish with my friend, Capt. William Toney, out of MacRae’s of... Read More


A Pair Of 7s Make for Good Luck
A Pair Of 7s Make for Good Luck
Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:33AM by Captain Ray Markham

For over thirty years, I’ve used a pair of jigs tied up in tandem called the Love’s Lures Tandem... Read More


Action Heats Up With The Water
Action Heats Up With The Water
Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:05AM by Captain Ray Markham

Terrific action for the past month has been seen aboard my Action Craft flats skiff, the Flat Back II. With... Read More


Trout and Redfish Take The Main Stage
Trout and Redfish Take The Main Stage
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:21AM by Captain Ray Markham

Good numbers of fish have been caught over the past few weeks with a number of different... Read More


It's a Spring Thing
It's a Spring Thing
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:26PM by Captain Ray Markham

Fishing in lower Tampa Bay in the Terra Ceia area has broken loose and, at times, has been crazy good! Spring... Read More


Better Weather, Better Fishing On the Way
Better Weather, Better Fishing On the Way
Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 1:07PM by Captain Ray Markham

The weather lately has been unbeatable. Fishing for February has followed suit. Most days have been very... Read More


A Tribute To Love
A Tribute To Love
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:16PM by Captain Ray Markham

When tiny glass minnows started showing up a couple of weeks ago in lower Tampa Bay, I theorized that they... Read More


Year End Fishing Fine
Year End Fishing Fine
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:49AM by Captain Ray Markham

The holidays make it hard to keep up, with time spent with friends and family, but the past few weeks saw... Read More


Showing Signs of Getting Back to Normal
Showing Signs of Getting Back to Normal
Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:23PM by Captain Ray Markham

The holidays make it hard to keep up, with time spent with friends and family, but the past few weeks saw... Read More