Summer 2008 rolled in with the fishing hitting on all cylinders. The Gulf of Mexico fishing was outstanding with warming water temperatures and great visibility. Our annual tarpon migration arrived early and in full force, schools of false albacore provided explosive surface action, jack crevalle cruised the beach, and there were plenty of ladyfish and Spanish mackerel close to shore. The king mackerel bite was picking up speed, and then everything came to a halt on July 5. For the first time in memory a plume of cooler, silty water from the flooded Mississippi River invaded our waters and shut down the tarpon, false albacore, king mackerel and jack crevalle fishing. We were forced to look elsewhere and discovered an outstanding summer run of giant redfish. In addition to the big redfish, the inshore waters produced mangrove snappers, slot redfish, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and flounder. Pompano started showing up in late-August and September which bodes well for a productive fall. We had a lot of happy anglers this summer, and here are pictures of some of them. For photos from previous seasons, check out these additional galleries:Spring 2008, Winter 2008, Fall 2007, Summer 2007, Spring 2007, Winter 2007, Fall 2006, Summer 2006, Spring 2006, Winter 2006, Spring 2005, Summer 2005, Fall 2005. Click on any of the small images below to see the full size photos. Use the back button on your browser to return to this page.