Sports
Catch Of The Week: FWC Scientist Boats First Redfish
Gina Russo, an environmental scientist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, lands her first hook-and-line redfish this week with Capt. Ray Markham
Angler: Gina Russo of Pinellas Park.
Fish: Redfish.
Length: 26 inches.
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Bait: CAL Jig with a shad tail.
Where: Terra Ceia Bay.
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Conditions: 78-degree water temperature, afternoon, sunny. "Another day in paradise," Markham said.
Quotable: Russo, who has helped the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission raise redfish at the FWC's Stock Enhancement Research Facility in Port Manatee: "I've caught a bunch of those in a net, but never on hook and line, much less on an artificial."
Guide: Capt. Ray Markham runs the Flat Back II out of Terra Ceia and can be reached for charter at 941-723-2655.
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