Sports
Catch of the week: Hogfish City off Siesta Key
Capt. Jonnie Walker guided a New Hampshire woman to a fat hogfish that bit a live shrimp this week
Angler: Maryanne Hamilton of New Hampshire
Fish: Hogfish
Weight: Just more than four pounds
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Bait: Live shrimp
Where: 35 feet of water depth offshore of Siesta Key
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Conditions: Sunny, slick calm, surface water temperature between 65-67 degrees
Quotable: "The hogfish are just so rare. But this year I've caught more hogfish in the last week than I have in the past six or seven years total. It's amazing. I can't understand it. -- Capt. Jonnie Walker
Guide: Capt. Jonnie Walker of Bay Walker Charters can be reached at 941-922-2287. Or visit his blog.
