2/4/02, Oakhill, west wind @ 5-10mph 55 degrees, 1 quart, Just not running and very few boats too. I know there will be better days. A tug was reported to run aground due to ignorant shrimpers blocking the channel near Lopez. I will call them lucky not to have lost their lives but now Im sure there will be more law enforcement there in the coming days. Keep your self legal or your trip will cost you! Jethro

2-4-02, Riverbreeze, Windy, 50-55, 1 gallon, A chilly night and a lot of work. They were running deep. Hard to see and with the surface rippled, even harder. Had my lights down at 5 foot. Mostly small and medium with a few dozen large. Jim and Linda

2-4-02 1930 til 0030, RiverBreeze 1/2 mile east of ramp 11 ft, cooolllll 5-10 from the ne 45 deg, 4 gals 2 in the box and 2 dipped, Jethro it was cool and everyone left about 930 when the tug came through, and then they started running deep. we braved the cold and it paid off and the biggest was approx 8in long and thank god for friends with box nets. whats going on with haulover any thing running there? til next week. Melbourne Mark HC is slow as molasses Mark

02/05/02 8pm to 1245 am, Riverbreeze, 60 deg NE wind calm to 8mph, 3 Gal, Got set up at 8pm and waited for the tide which finally started doing something about 9pm. Fist hour was real slow then we got blitzkreiged. Shrimp ran pretty hard for about 2 hours and then slowed to a trickle for the next hour or so. About 35% small with a lot of mediums and a few dozen larges. Only got about 2 doz jumbos. Thank god we didnt have to deal with the nasty weather on monday. I couldnt believe how nice it was. Didnt take much to work up a sweat. Made sure I didnt drop the trailer off the end of the ramp this time. Till next week.Dirty Howie

2/5/02, lopez, clear-windy-good current, 2 gallons, arrrived at 6 and started dipping about 7:30. After the change of tide they ran hard for awhile, then went steady until 2 am when we left. dipped 2 gallons. I guesss some of the peaple out there have no respect for boating and space? The guy with the front mount stearing was running around full speed buy other boats and us. And then another set up so close that I could touch him with my net. There alot of room out there guys, lets use it. Dave

02/06/02, Riverbrezze, 10mph and gusts to 25mph, 1 Gal. Got there at 9:00pm Shirmped till 1:30am All the shrimp were large with about 20 jumbos. They were still running when me an my son left. Got all I needed for fishing this morning. Tough choice.Should I stay or should I go? Fishing it will be. Ginzo

2-6-02 8pm to130am, rb, very windy, 0.1 gallon, lotta stuff in the water and could not see more tha a few inchs below the surface only got what came by on top.set up south of the ramp at the channel marker took my friend that had not been he seemed to have a good time bt i was disappointed not getting many. Wes

2/8/02, RR Bridge, Cold and blustery north wind, 8 jumbos, Got set up at 6:00 and had 6 shrimp in the first half hour after dark. Then got colder and colder and finally called it quits at 10:30. About 10 boats were there and we were the second to give up.
swashbuckler

2/9/01 12:00am, RiverBreeze, Mild wind from SW, 25 shrimp, First time shrimping at Oak Hill so got there early to familarize myself with the water. Setup at Lighted marker # 7 right outside Riverbreeze ramp and ancored just east of channel and waited. We must have choosen a good spot as in no time they're were boats all around us, some ancored right in the middle of channel. Started dipping at around 11:30 but water was murky and shrimp were running deep. Looked like those ancored in the channel were dipping pretty frequently unlike us, so we moved into the edge of channel as well. We caught 25 shrimp and most of them small. Not much like all the stories I had heard about Oakhill ,but it was fun. Will try again on Full Moon. Pingu

2/18/02, Shrimp started running here at Le Fills Fish Camp last night. The tide only ran until 9;45 - 10;00pm but some got 3-4 gallons in that short time. The wind was strong out of the north but that did'nt seem to make any difference.I had to go out and just got back [9;00pm ] But will give them hell tomorrow night. The biggest catches seemed to be gotten about 80yds south of the 9a marker but I'm partial to the west side across the channel from marker 9a. Anyway thats it from the FISHKILLER.

2/18 7pm til 9:30pm, S of Riverbreeze, Cold, upper 40's, calm early, windy late, 3, Great night even though it was cold. When the action started we warmed up quick. No one else out there. Orange

2/19/02, 6:00pm - 12:30 am, RB south by Buoy 8, 60-65 degrees, calm, 1 gallon, Attempted to set up at 9-a but already 6-7 boats set up south of it. Current was moving slowing where we opted to set up and only a few shrimp. Moved north 1/4 mile and reset. Better current but water really cloudy. LOTS of dead grass and junk moving through. mostly small to medium will a smattering of large.Jim

2/19, No traffic --- No shrimp either. They ran that one night and havent run since. Right now there are only three boats on the river in this area and I dont see anyone dipping. Its 7;50 right now and the tide is running pretty good with that south east wind which is probably spooking them. Will let you know as soon as I see any action.Maybe they will run this weekend and you'll get a chance to get out. As for work you can have my share. As they say, work is for people who dont fish. Thats what makes retirement so great. Fishkiller

2-20, 7:00pm til 9:30PM, 9-A and north 1/4 mile, cloudy, WINDY, about, 1 guart, With winds coming out of the south at 15knots plus early in the evening, the water had a fair chop to it near 9-A. We set up about 80 yards south of it and worked hard for the few we caught. The chop made it hard to see plus they were ruinning deep for the most part. Moved north 1/4 miles and rest. Had a short burst of a dozen or more when we first set but then it died off. Battery started going dead for some unknown reason, called it a night.Jim

2/20, Oak Hill, Windy, 1 gallon, Started out at the RR Bridge around sunset. Rough water and only 2 shrimp had us packing up at 8pm. Drove up to Haulover, where five or six boats were anchored around the bridge. Watched for awhile and never saw a net go in the water. Proceeded to Lefills and managed a gallon of mostly smalls.Snookman

2/20, Haulover, 9 shrimp, Buddy of mine went last night to haulover. Water was ripping but at 9:30, they were the last boat to leave. Nine shrimp in the bucket.swashbuckler

2/21/02, lopez, 64dgrees no wind, 3/4, Got set uparound lopez,too many boats around riverbreeze,had 1 of my lights take a dump on me but still had plenty to do the job,shrimp ran consistant till around 01:00 then just died totally,never really ran too hard,but got 3/4 gallon anyway.
will be out next week with the full moon.leatherman

Feb. 21/8:00-11:30, RB, Cloudy, no wind, about 70 degrees, About 1 quart, Got in the water about 8:15, current was already moving. Nice night but no shrimp. Talked to several people from south of Lopez to north of RB ramp, we had more than most...was a sad thing! Doug

2/24, north of lopez, calm wind , COLD, 2 GALLONS, SET UP AT MIDNIGHT,RAN FROM THE MINUTE WE GOT THERE AND WERE STILL GOIN GOOD WHEN WE LEFT,WIFE GOT TO TIRED,LEFT AT 2:30,GOT 2 GALLONS ANYWAY.....NEXT TIME,WERE STAYIN,LEATHERMAN

02/25/02 12am to 3am, riverbreeze, 55deg 2-5mph wind, 2 gal, Got to Riverbreeze at midnight and got to our spot where we started dipping some strays right away. shrimp quit running about 3am so we called it a night. The majority were small with a few dozen mediums. Better than the few that the other folks said they got last week.Dirty Howie

25th & 26th, River Breeze, Calm Monday, Windy & Choppy Tuesday, 4 Gallons Monday, 1 Gallon Tues, Heard They killedem at HC Tuesday, wish I woulda went! Love Your Site Jethro! Anyone at HC Tues Nite? Keith

02/26 9pm, Haulover, mid 50s, 5 gallons, Waited for my friend to get off work and we tossed a coin and took the long way around to Haulover, arriving at 9pm. A boat pulling out said they had a nice night, running good and big. As we were launching they sent their yound son down with a jumbo to show us. Headed out, anchored up and started dipping. I now have sinking lights and love shrimping over them, Thanks Sonny for the plans. We were back at the ramp by 1245am with a 5 gallon bucket of mostly large and jumbos. Awesome night I've been waiting for.SNOOKMAN

2/26, Riverbreeze, Cool and Windy, 1/4 Gal., Arrived at 12:30 and stayed until 4. Shrimping was very slow and they were mostly mediums. The only good thing was not much traffic on the river. Oh well, I should have been there yesterday.Craig

2/26/02 6:30 pm- 12:00, Railroad Bridge, Mid 50's, 2 1/2, We set up at sunset & didn't see much until 8:30 when some stray jumbos started to show up. At about 10:00 the wind shifted from South to North West & they ran steady till about midnight, mostly jumbos. I tried out a new frame net & picked up about 10lbs of jelly fish & 10 shrimp. Not enough current or dumb shrimp. Hawkeye

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3/1, Haulover Canal, Windy, About 30 shrimp. Set up before dark and was ready for the steady flow west to east. They were sporadic. Good sized mediums and jumbos but I gave up at midnigh since I hadn't seen a shrimp since about 8:30. I wonder how the other ten boats out there did after midnight. Am I just going home too early? Swashbuckler

3/2 9pm - 2am, Haulover Canal, Very strong wind from the south, 67 - good sized mediums and jumbos, Current was cookin' from west to east - a lot of boats dragging anchors. It took both anchors to hold my Gheenoe bow into the current. Only saw a couple of shrimp between 9 and 11pm - they were sporadic the rest of the night.Steve

3/2/02, Haulover canal, VERY WINDY, 76 SHRIMP MED/JUMBO, For the few that i caught the key was being on the edge of a mud line coming in from the west end. In the mud there were shrimp but you could not see into it more than a couple of inches. However, about 60 feet off the north bank it switched to some clearer(still dirty) water. If you stayed in the mud you had shrimp you could not see. If you were to far into the clear you could see you had no shrimp. this was a night that taught many people the importance of anchor chain. msnsanity

3/2, Haulover,70 windy out of the south, 50 lg. & jumbos, the current was ripping had to anchor with front anchor only. Ginzo

3/3, Riverbrezze, 75 Wind started from so. by 9PM no. 1 Gal. Med, Large, a few jumbos, Me and my son went, they ran good for 1 hour then died. Rain started at 9:oopm wind switched out of north and it was hell getting back to the dock. Waves were coming over the bow. Freaked my son out. Ginzo

3-5-02 5 pm till 9 pm, 9a Oak Hill, windy till 9pm, 30 shrimp, Took my son and his girlfriend even though it was windy, we only got 30 shrimp. Three jumbos the rest medium. Their first time ,had a good time . Will try again wednesday. Only one other boat we saw, he left at 8:30. George

03/06/02, Oak Hill, Cold Northwest Wind 15-20, 0, Only boat out there after the front passed. Picked up two dozen the first hour, then only 6 more shrimp the remaining two hours after which we left. Slow current flow, hardly any shrimp. Rudy

3/7  9p-1a, R/B, clear sky  water calm ,wind  SE 5mph, 2 gallons, Anchored just south of R/B 10ft of water very SLOW..2 gal mostly large& jumbo Larry

3/8/02 - 10 PM - 3 AM, RR bridge - 405 bridge, Clear - cool - light ESE winds. 1/2 - RR bridge/ 3 - 405 bridge, Mostly x-large, a few mediums, 4+ dozen jumbos. The run started late and lasted about 2 1/2 hours. The mediums are called "jumbos" around River Breeze/Edgewater. It looks like the ISAA is imploding - most of their fishing/shrimping seems to be done on line anyway. Hang in there bro! Bubba

3/8, 10:15-2:30, RB, Low 60's, light SE wind, 2 1/2, Shrimp started right at current change, not fast but steady. Dipped mostly sm/med and got most of the jumbos in the frame net - very deep! Got ready to pack it in about 2:00 when the current slowed, then the jumbos started coming to the top for about 1/2 hour until everything stopped completely. Many too big to get in the sock.Doug

10:00 To 4:00 3/9/02, Riverbreeze, No wind 60 degrees, 2 1/2 Gals. They started running as soon as the tide changed. Got about 1/2 gal in box net, the rest we dipped.
gal of med., gal. large, 1/2 gal. jumbos. Ginzo

3-9-02 8:00pm to 12:30am, Route 44 bridge, wonderful, A bakers dozen, Started at the Bissett Bay fish camp with I4 traffic we arrived to late to get a spot all lights taken and could not use my own. The off to the route 44 bridge made our way through the maze of vendor tents (craft show or something?) realized I needed more handle from the mail pier so we diped off the sea wall piers did ok for my first shrimp'in. Just glad to get a few.. Jeff

3-9-00 9pm-3am, North of riverbreeze, very nice calm wind but water was cloudy, two people 2 and half gal. each, Shrimp were all over the place early but visibility stunk. Very hard to see over a foot. Was entertained by a couple screaming at each other all night. Mixed bag small mediums and large. ReefRomper

3/9/02, RR Bridge, 0 to 7mph Variable, 1/2, Arrived at around 7:30pm and shrimped til 1:30am. Visibility was excellent but shrimp were scarce. We picked up about 3 dozen medium and large shrimp. E-Dogg

3/10/02, RR Bridge, North wind at 25-30mph - 70 degrees, 0, Arrived just before dark. Wind was whipping out of the northwest at about 25. Set out hoping for the wind to sit down a bit after dark, no luck there... Visibility was poor, 1 to 2 feet. Stuck it out for two hours and picked up two small shrimp. Maybe next time....E-Dogg

3/11/02, Just south of 405 bridge, Too windy to haul lead - East 25-35 MPH, 1+ gal.,They wanted to run late last night but the chop kept them down. I managed to dip over a gallon of jumbos by 2:30 AM. Smaller boats were bobbing like corks - the Outrage took it in stride. Hang in there Bro!, Bubba

3/12 Haulover Canal, wsw wind calm, 65 degree water 70 air, 2 gallons, Took Cuteynudie out to show her how the shrimp are and started slow so fished and caught 4 reds. (shorties) The shrimp started around 730pm and they ran large to jumbo (not Oakhill jumbos) Been so long since I caught shrimp there what they looked like! Hope they will pickup better for next time. Nice night to be on the water.Jethro

New moon 3/14/02 8PM-11PM, Haulover Canal, light south wind, water clear, 8 shrimp, Slow at Haulover, arrived 8PM left 11PM. Caught 8 shrimp, missed 2. Mostly ex large and jumbos. Clear skies, weather nice, about 18 boats in canal. No one dippin' much. TC

3-14-02, H/C and R/B, ssw, 2 gal, 8:00-1:30 H/C nice night not to many boats. Slow action all night never really had a run. Same at R/B mostly med and large. Linesider

3/15/02 7:30-10-00P.M., HC, clear wind east10-15 switching to south , 4 srhimp, Beutiful night not many shrimp, high light of the noght was seeing fireflys, have'nt seen them for a long time. some folks were catching fish. FWC is out doing safty checks. greenfisher

3/16/02, Riverbreeze, No wind 60 degrees, 2 Gals. 11:30 to 5:00am med., large, and jumbos. mostly med & lg. Tide started at 1:30am shrimp quit at 4:30am. Ginzo

3/16/02, lopez fish camp, warm 68 winds from the south, 2.5 jumbo,s mediume in 1 hr and half, was a steady run as soon as it got dark and was med to jumbo,s not many small ones in water water was cloudy,good steady current rm

3/18/02, HC, 1.5, Mostly jumbo and large. Slow but steady from 10 to 2. Ted

3/20/02, HC, SW wind 8mph, 1/2 gal, Dipped from 9 pm to 12 am all large shrimp. Ginzo

3/20/sunset-10, RR Bridge, SSE 15, 2 dozen, Wind was really up, but shrimp were few and far in between. Maybe sometime soon they'll pick up again. Heard that they were talking about shrimpin' on the Monsters of the Midday today. Just what we need, more Yahoo's out. Jason

3-23-02 7:00 to 2:00, Oak Hill, Clearing with a NNE wind, 2 gallons, Lots of boats and some medium to large shrimp. The run started right after dark and was steady until 1 A.M. Wade

3/23 7-1am, Riverbreeze, ne wind, 65 degrees, calm, 3 gallons, Water was clear...very easy to see the shrimp. Caught 1 gallon small shrimp by the sandbars, but current was only running on front of the boat and not in the back and it took us about 2 hours to realize that we were too far from channel. Moved closer to channel and constantly dipped for 1 hour straight. Shrimp were everywhere. Mostly mediums as we got closer to channel. Got about a quart in frame net for the 30 minutes we had it down in the strong current. Always heard the stories about Oak Hill...it is definately worth the trip out there. We netted over 2000 shrimp in 3 nights. Gotta love it! Trina
 

3/24/02 8:30pm till 1:30am, River Breeze, Perfect wind from the south around 10-15, 2.5gals. shrimp ran well almost all evening but were almost all small to medium just 1 or 2 large would have filled the bucket if they were bigger. Only moderate crowd on hand. Dave & Rich "Dolphindancer"

3/24-25/02 10:00pm to 3:00 am, Riverbrezze, so east 5 mph, 4.5 gal. Dipped all but 1/2 gal.In the box net. Mostly med. with a few large. Ran like hell the frist 1 1/2 hours and the last hour we got 2 gals. Great night wish the shrimp were bigger.Thats alot of heading. Ginzo

3-24-02, eau-gallie bridge, windy tide moving in, 2-dozen, fist time dippin had fun tide was moving in got fist 12 quik net was not propertly tied at bottom got heavy shrimp fell out had to start over caught another 12 or 13 bye 2am things slowed down got back to kisssimmee 330 am hey people out there if your gona drink or eat please take your trash with yas broken beers bottle and trash are killing our enviroment think when you drink and have fun peace&godbless charlie

3/24/02 11:00-2:30, Riverbreeze, wind SE 10, 60 degrees, 5 gallons! Started dipping around 11:00. Shrimp started running real hard just before midnight. Three of us had nonstop dipping for about 2 hrs. Shrimp were mostly small to medium with a good number of large. We dipped about 3.5, back net got the other 1.5 GREAT NIGHT! Junior

3/24/ 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 3 miles north of riverbreeze, half moon,water clean,wind light, three gallons, Hi ya'll,put in at riverbreeze,but the tide was still rakin in,so we motored north to the end of the no wake zone. Shrimp ran really good for an hour or so right after the tide changed..End result = 3 gallons of medium to small crustaceans. nalagem

3/25/02, Riverbrezze, real nice, 5.0, A repeat of last night. Got 5 gals. this time. Off to haulover the rest of the week for some larger shrimp, I hope. Ginzo

3/25-26 9:00pm-4:00am, Riverbreeze, Slight wind early then calm, 5 gallons, medium to large incoming 2hours then steady till 4:00 plenty sore. The Snods

3/25 10pm, Riverbreeze, 3 1/2 gallons, Shrimping was consistant. Better in the Channel. Wife thoughtn a jumbo was coming through about 11:30pm. Turns out some rogue pinched a log over the side of their boat and it made it's way through our lights. Hope some poor soul didn't catch it their box net. Andrew

3/26-27, HC- RB, a storm early and then sw winds till 12 then calm, 4 gallons, the shrimp were running consistent thu out the night but didn't really get busy till around 230 and left them running at 330. Mostly small shrimp at RB last night. Jethro

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03/29/02 7:30 til 9:00pm, Riverbreeze, se STRONG wind, 1/2 gallon, Shrimp were running great until the wind picked up. We could not see past a foot. Shrimp were tiny then started running bigger. As soon as tide switched the river was unbearable...choppy...and swells. Many people left to go to Haulover. Some pulled their boats and were waiting for the tide change to go back out. We gave up. Hope to hear how the Haulover people did. Trina and Missy

3/28/2002, 3 miles north of riverbreeze, very nice, warm, water clear, three gallons, put in at the north causeway around 11:30 p.m. Tried the south causeway just after the tide changed. Caught 5 gallons of leaves and no shrimp.. We cruised south to the cut by the blue hole. Shrimp were plentiful, we dipped until 5 a.m. and ended up with 3 gallons of medium to small shrimp, but no jumbos. Good practice for the big run next full moon?? nalagem

3/28, Riverbreeze, 2 1/2 gallons, Out with wife and kids shrimp started running around 2:30 mostly small to medium. Bill

3/31 8:30 - 1:00am, Haulover, fairly strong wind out of the S - SW, about 50 shrimp, Looks like I missed them again - they ran early. One guy at the ramp had 2.5 gallons - said they started running right at dark. They pretty much quit right after I got there. Steve

4/3/2 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM, Riverbreeze, 68 degrees sw wind 5 mph, 3 1/5 gals.Started running at dark. Mostly sm. med. large. a few jumbos. Got all the big ones from 11:00 to 12:00. Ginzo

4-3-02, .5 mile south of Riverbreeze, slight south wind early then calm, 4.5 gallons, Went with 2 other boats.Started with small shrimp in 9ft.3.Moved to 11.4ft. dipped till tide quit.Shrimp got bigger as nighjt progressed.steady,kept busy!
oh what a night! The Snods

04/03/02, Oak Hill, Calm, 3 1/2, Hit Oak Hill for the past three days. Monday night was the best. Wind from NW at 5. Shrimp were there from the start but improved as it got later. Only 8 or so boats anchored. Tues started out with strong S winds as a small rain cloud went by. It then calmed down. Netted around 31/2 gals mostly in deeper water. Last night was slow but steady. Many boats out. With two netting at the drop off, worked till the tide quit with 3 1/2 gals. Only about 36 large, one gal mediums and the rest small. It was calm all night. Rudy

4-3-02, .5 mile south of Riverbreeze, slight south wind early then calm, 4.5 gallons, Went with 2 other boats.Started with small shrimp in 9ft.3.Moved to 11.4ft. dipped till tide quit.Shrimp got bigger as nighjt progressed.steady,kept busy!
oh what a night!The Snods

4/4, HC, calm, 1 gallon, mixed bag small to jumbo mostly medium. slow current from the river made it a slow night. lots of finger mullet.Ted

4/4, 7:30-12:30, RB, Cloudy, 70 degrees, light north wind, 5 gallons, Shrimp were everywhere when setting up and very steady until about 11:00. Told my boys we were going to leave by midnight if the shrimp didn't pick up again. Just before midnight the tide went slack and all hell broke loose, couldn't keep up. Dipping 5-6 shrimp at a time while 5-6 others swam by. Dipped about a gallon from 12:00-12:30, then headed home. My boys had a blast (so did I)! Doug

4/4 first dark til 1:30AM, River Breeze, Mild with light winds, 2.5 gallons, Launched before dark and set up in our usual spot south of RB. Caught a few shrimp on the incoming tide just before dark and then when the tide shifted they ran fairly well until about 11pm. Hung around for a while but nothing to keep us there so we headed north to the ramp. On the way we noted that the people were still dipping as wqe got farther north. Dropped anchor and caught another 1/2 gallons before calling it a pretty good night. Jim & Linda

April 5, Oakhill, Clear, Cool, Less than 1 gallo9n, 1/2 gallon of small to medium. About 6 large, no jumbo. The time of year seems right but Friday the 5th was not the night. The sentiment was the same from 8 other boaters I surveyed. The wind blowing from the North was a bad sign as it offsets the tide flowing north trying to get out of Ponce Inlet. As such, I have never seen the outgoing tide so weak. It was cool and a sweatshirt was required. We got there 8:40 pm as the tide was supposed to changed. The wind kept boats from turning the other direction for a while. Shrimp ran on top best actually before the current turned north, odd. I have never seen so many small shrimp. We restrained from catching any fingertip sized shrimp. We brought in the frame-net and only had a very modest double-handful. The dipnet brought in a bit more, all said a 1/2 gallon. Don't think Saturday night will be worth it, maybe better moon conditions will change my luck. Looks like I'll spend the rest of the weekend fishing instead of shrimpin'. Plumber

4/5/02 7:30-1:00, Riverbreeze, 10 mph ne wind, 65degrees, 1.5 gallons, We were over on the east side and there were few shrimp until 10pm. We saw people dipping on west side so moved and that is when we started seeing them. Current change was late due to the wind. It only lasted 2 hrs and was really slow. It started 2 hours late and stopped when it was suppose to. Shrimp were decent size (medium)once we moved. Trina and Andrew

4/5/02 7:00pm, H/C, NE@65deg., 4.5 gallons, Went to Haulover to get out of the wind.Maybe 10 boats out there current was moving real fast almost had to jump in the water to catch my net ,slipped out my hands luckly the frame net caught it. Shrimp were med. to large good night not alot of riff raff out there.Herb

4/6/02 7:30-2:00, Riverbreeze, 5mph NE wind, clear water, 2.5 gallons, Weather was much nicer than last night! Once the tide changed the smaller shrimp ran through. Then there was about a 10 minute lull and we thought we were through and jumbos started popping up everywhere. Got 125 "oak hill" jumbos, the rest were a mix of med. and smalls. Great night of shrimping! It's fun to catch those biggin's! :) Trina and Andrew

4/6/02 8:30p to 2:30a, Oakhill, 60s, NNE @ 10-15, 2 1/2 gallons, Tide was slow to come. Approx one hour or so after scheduled time due to winds. Water was a little murky but very little trash. Shrimp started coming in steady at about 11:30 and continued until 2:30. Mixture of small, med, large and about 2 doz jumbos. Was a pretty fair night given the conditions. Ive done worse. Dirty Howie

4/9/02, river breeze, windy from the se humid mid to uper 60s, 1/2 gal small, tried haulover early till 11pm zip. tons of trash. moved to rb for the change of tide. 2 large the remainder small. slow but steady till 2am then total stop.
called it a nite at 4 am. tom

4/10/02 dark till daylight, Haulover Canal, wind out of se 15 to 20, less than a gallon, got there at dark and got my favorite spot at the bridge.. the water was dirty and running as fast as i have seen it run in 46 years but it was running in the right direction..i believe we missed alot of shrimp because of the murky, dirty water and they were running deep..caught a keeper red and four keeper trout and less than a gallon of shrimp, all bigguns..stayed all night and had a good time..motor man

4/11 7:30 - 1:00am, Haulover, Wind 15 ESE, 17 shrimp, Should have spent more time fishing. Alot of fish busting finger mullet. Dipped a finger mullet just before I left - tossed it out there and caught (and released) a 36in redfish. Water was moving from the river toward the bridge. Steve

4/13, RR bridge, one measly shrimp, decided to hit the rr bridge cause the 528 bridge shrimping has been pitiful, very small to medium there, i wanna cry, have not hit a good night for months, went to HC last moon twice took only about 4 doz for two nights, now i'm really gonna cry, gonna beg my husband to take me to riverbreeze this week for the first time, any suggestions as to what nite and about where to anchor, would be appreciate, thank all, Susan the shrimpin nut

4/14, RB, calm 76deg, 1 1/2 gallons, Tossed anchor at 8pm, tide was already running. Shrimped till 10:30p. mostly small& meds..2jumbo.
This next week will be the time to get out and catch shrimp! Lar.

04/18/02 2000-0100, Oak Hill, SE 10, 5 gallons, Shrimp started slow and small, then imporved in size and quantity as the tide moved faster. Better in shallow water than deep. Just about everyone got their limit last night if they worked the whole tide. Mostly small, but a few large and maybe 2 or 3 jumbo. rudy

4/19-20/02 7:30-12:30, NORTH OF RAMP BY CAMPGROUNDS, CLEAR SLIGHT SE EARLY THEN CALM, 4 GALS. STAYED IN CHANNEL (RISKING A FINE)
11.3" STEADY TILL BIG YACHT CAME THROUGH THEN SLOW. HAD A GREAT TIME AS USUAL! THE SNODS

4/19/02, South of riverbreeze, windy early,then calm, 5 gallons, Got out around 8pm started slow with a stiff breeze,set up a new frame net,worked like a charm!!then they ran steady till we left at midnight,very strong current,and a very good night,kids had fun,5 gallons.
Will be out a bunch this week gonna stock up! LEATHERMAN

19 April, RB, nice night with some wind, 3 gal. Ran real good for awhile than slowed.When slack tide came got alot until the tide started in strongly,had bait fish going around our light like they were on the Nascar circuit and that seemed to bring the shrimp up,was a sight to see. Wes & Judy

4/19 4/20, Riverbreeze, light SE wind, 2, 4 gallons, Shrimp ran good right after dark until 9:30 or so then slacked off. Friday evening were mostly all small, Saturday evening were small/medium, only 2 jumbos. Saturday evening they ran strong again at about 2AM when tide turned. How has Haulover been lately? TC

4-19&20th Sunset until midnight, Riverbreeze, SE wind, Friday night was the best I have ever seen the shrimp run. We got 3 gallons of teeny tiny shrimp. We left and they were still running. Saturday we got 2 gallons. People in the channel were dippin' fools, (we decided not to risk the ticket)! We had first time shrimpers on the boat and after 3 hours they were ready for bed, so again we left while the shrimp were running. Still had a great time. We got only 3 "jumbos" the whole weekend. Where did those big shrimps go from 2 weeks ago? Trina and Andrew4

4/20 Shrimp are running thick right as the tide started out at 8:30pm.

4/20 8:30-12:30, Just south of Riverbreeze, 2.5 gallons, Anchored just south of the pier on the East side. Shrimp ran good until 11. All small and mediums. Lots of boats. Everyone we talked with got between 1-3 gallons. rob

April 20, 2002, RiverBreeze 1/2 mile east of ramp 12 ft, Clear/ breeze from the se @ 10/ 70 deg, 4 gals 1 in the box and 3 dipped, Well as usual you try to get there early and it was packed at 715pm. Set up and got the new fangled(green) lights out. worked great. 830 they were everywhere. then died. only about gal from 830-1230. then we said wait while everyone else left. Bam at 1250-0215 the tide start to slack AND THEY POPPED UP EVERY WHERE. three of us on the boat earned our shrimp. mostly med , 6 jumbos .. and for the folks whoo smoke put the cigarette butt fish in an empty beer can like the folks on my boat. Melbourne Mark

4/20, riverbreeze, 1 gal, well i finally made it to riverbreeze, lots of boats, got there around 8:30 people were already dippin, mostly small and a few mediums it was fun but i think haulover is better for size, gonna go to haulover this sat 4/27, it looks perfect for a good nite i hope. Happy shrimpin to All
susan, the shrimpin nut susan

4/20/200, RiverBreeze, Wind SE @ Warm, 3 gallons, Shrimp moving steady from 8:30 till 12:30. All small though,the only large things we saw in our lights were a family of Manatees and a 6-7' gator floating by. 3 of us dipping and someone always had a net in the water. Was alot of fun even though the shrimp were small. Pingu

4/22 10:30 p.m to 2:00 a.m. South of Riverbreeze, warm, wind out of SE, 2 gallons, 4/22 South of Riverbreeze from 10:30 pm to 2:00 am. Warm with breeze from SE produced 2 gallons. Very good runs at times. Had much more success in the areas where the trout were jumping. Shrimp of all sizes with most in the small to medium range. People fishing from the dock south of boat ramp were having luck as well catching trout and ladyfish. ---mdmgator

4/22/02, south of RB, warm,light wind, 3 1/2 gallons, Got on the water at 10:45 was kinda slow,but the started to run ok,Tug came through and got re-set up and dipped steady for another 2 hrs,only about 25 total in the frame net,decent night though,3 1/2 gallons. LEATHERMAN

4/23, 528 bridge at indian river(Cocoa), wind NW 10-15, 2 gals, oh man it was good, mixed bag of smalls, med and large and 4 jumbos
around 10:30 the wind let up a little and they started hitting the seawall, dipped most but got around 1/2 gal from traps stayed till 2:30
Happy Shrimpin All. Susan, the shrimpin nut

4/23/2002, 1/4 mile south of riverbreeze, Warm, light breeze, misquitoes, 5 Gal, Arrived at 10 PM, tide was already running. Shrimped east side of river south of RB. Slow and small, moved to west side at 1:00AM. Slow and small, around 2:30, they went nuts and ran like crazy. All smalls and meds. Left at 5:00AM with 5 gals of shrimp. Very few went in the frame net, they were all on top. They were still swarming the boat like bees when I left. JohnB

4-23-02, River Breeze, wind E 10 mph, 5 gallonsI haven't seen them run this hard in quite sometime. Get out there before the moon passes or you'll be sorry. bgwillia

4/23, 1/4 ,ile south of RB, Windy, 10-15mph NNE later ENE 65-70º, 5 gallons, Launched about 9pm, and set up our lights and caught about 3-4 dozen before the tide changed. The change actually was delayed a little due to the strength of the winds. Clarity was good. Debris was limited. They ran from small-mdiums to large with no JUMBOS :(( The effect of the tide change actually was seen about 1AM when the wind and the tide turned to boat around. At times they ran so hard you could not keepup. We could dip as many as 10-15 without lifting the net. These spurts ran for 5-10 minutes and then would stop. We left at 4AM with our bucket full and the shrimp still running strong. Too bad there aren't any 'carry overs' from days when you only got 1 gallon!!!! Jim & Linda

 4/23, 8:30-11:00, Mather's Bridge/Eau Gallie, Strong NE wind, 4 dozen jumbos, I know 4 dozen does not seem like a lot...however this whole year the most we ever got was 6 around here. The current was running north to south and the wind was helping to push the current. We are going to try again tonight and hope that the strong East wind doesn't interfere! It would be nice if more people posted reports from this area! It was fun catching those big boys and not having to drive an hour to do it! Trina and Missy

4/24, 528 bridge at indian river, S/SE 10-15, 150 shrimp, used traps and dip net, caught all with traps, mixed bag again, small med and large and 6 jumbos, first pull at 9:30 was the best for size left at 12:30 and where still running, this is the week folks, tell the boss you are sick Happy Shrimpin, Susan

4-24-02, River Breeze, wind S-SE 12 70 deg., 5 gallons, IT'S ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bgwillia

4/24 12:00-4:30 a.m.riverbreeze, wind NE at 10, 70 degrees, 5 gallons! Started dipping shrimp steadily around 12:30. Once the current picked up they were boiling everywhere. Two of us had no trouble at all getting our limit, and we turned off the lights with them still swarming! They were mostly smalls, a fair amount of mediums, and a couple of large. Makes it worth the 2 hour drive we have every time we come up from Port St. Lucie! Junior

04/25, Oakhill, windy from south, 3.5 gallons, Been a good week at oakhill for many from what I hear over there. We got to oakhill (lefils) at 1:00 a.m. Thursday night ( technically would be Friday morning 4/26) Fished for a while and then around 2:30 they ran very well. We woulda got 5 gals if son had been more into it than his fishing. But that is ok. Loved watching him reel in 20 inch ladies. We were off the east side of channel in shallow water.Ricker

4/25 Haulover Canal, s wind 10 mph, 1 gallon, It was full of grass. Got 10 gallons of grass to our 1 off shrimp but they were large mostly. We could have went to Oakhill but wasn't into dipping smalls. Not too bad for having gottn over major surgery and a great way to help in my rehabilitation. Lots of boats out there for a Thursday night. Jethro

4/26 1:30am - 5:00am, South of Riverbreeze, light wind from the south, 5 gallons, They began running about 2:00 and it was crazy for a while. Lot of grass and the water was murky but there were so many it didn't matter. Mostly mediums some larges but no Eau Gallie Jumbos. Heard they were running on the incomming tide right after dark also. Also had some joker with a generator and "shuttle landing" lights come up way to close. His lights reflected off the water right into anyone else in their path. Great night, especially when the generator ran out of gas. Marty Swindle

4/26 1:00 AM to 5 AM, River Breeze, Wind S, 5 mph, Water 80 F, 1 gallon, Beautiful Night 1/4 mile South of the ramp at River Breeze Park. Dipped a few on the East side of the channel. Then spent the rest of night dipping along the seawall on the West side. Got about a gallon in an hour between 3:30 and 4:30. Action stopped about 5:00 AM. ironring58

4/24/02 9:00-11:30, Mather's Bridge/Eau Gallie, Strong SE wind with a S to N current, 100 shrimps, I guess that the jumbo shrimp have finally arrived down south here. We saw one about every five minutes. Going out tonight...went to Pineda last night for about 30 min and saw nothing. Concluded that Pineda is not going to produce much this year! Thinkin' about hitting Haulover tomorrow night. Also, heard from about 5 different people that 528 causeway is the place to be with all the construction. Trina and Missy

4-26 night time -8---to 11pm, the bridge after the eua gallie causway, nw wind, gallons ? ya right got about 6 single's, at first moon was a shinning then got cloudy didnt see mutch more shrimp from then on around 10pm to 11 left for the long ride back to kissimmee getting pretty disappointed with these long rides and not getting many does anybody no were i can shrimp without about up in oakhill area or titusville need directions and not have to pay and dont need a boat or just invite me over to eat some of yours i'll bring the beer im an awsome cook on the grill. charles

4/26/02 9-12pm, Mather's Bridge/Eau Gallie, SE 10mph then flattened out later, 3 dozen, It ran a little slower tonight. No one seemed to be dipping much. The moon hid behind the clouds all night. Gonna try it again tonight! Trina and Missy

4/27 Sat. nite, Haulover, 4 awesome gallons, finally had the nite i was dreaming of, they started running right after dark and slowed around 11:00, mostly LARGE -Extra large the shrimper next to us said he left friday nite with 5 gallons and had left by 10:45, it was constant dipping, had so much fun
Happy shrimpin everyone, Susan

4/27 8pm - 3am, Haulover, breezy, 5 GALLONS, Finally! I had a good night. Got there a little late and it was crowded. Had to wait until others got their 5 gallons and left before I could move into a good spot. A mix of medium, large, and jumbo - mostly large. There were small ones coming through too but I was being picky. Great night. I also overheard others saying they were not running as good as the night before. Current was heading east from the Indian River. Steve

4/27/02 8:30-11:00, Mather's Bridge/Eau Gallie, SE windy, 5 dozen, While you were all out at Haulover catching your limit, we were at Mather's catching ourselves 60 jumbos! We are bummed we didin't go to Haulover, because that was our plan all week! We will be there tonight though! I am thrilled for Susan...she has been working hard to find the shrimp! :) Trina and Andrew

4/27, Pineda, SE 15 75deg, Wind was blowing and the shrimp were not moving, got about 2 dozen all JUMBO. 4/27 10-12, Mathers Bridge, SE 13 75 deg, Got there about ten people were already leaving, got another 2 dozen large, some Jumbo. Very slow!!! karl

4/27 2-6AM, RB, barely covered the bottom of the bucket, launched at 2AM just before hi-tide. Full moon, nice night. Lots of boats on the water. Went 1/2 mile south of the ramp on east side, next to the green buoy.
A few shrimp up to 3AM then stopped until we left at 6AM. Mediums. Thought for sure we'd nail them based on the reports on the previous days. So much for the full-moon, hi-tide theory on that night. We'll gettem next time! rob

4/28/02 Dark til 11:30, Haulover, Breezy SSE, 2.5 gallons, They were definately running. Mostly medium to large. Have seen them thicker through there though. Guy in front of us closer to the trees must have limited by himself. Sort of felt like we were in the wrong spot all night. Moved closer to the trees and saw tons! Lot of fun! Looking forward to the next full moon...it will be the last! Happy Shrimping! Trina and Andrew

4/29 8:30 - 1:00am, Haulover, Wind out of the NW, 1.5 Gallons, Pretty good night - they were still running when I left - hated to leave. I think it would have been better if the wind had been out of the S or SW. It took a while for the current to start moving.Steve

April 20 thru april 29, Lopez vicinity, fair,warm, average of 3 gasllons, We camped out for 10 days in the lagoon and dipped every night through the full moon phase. We averaged 3 gallons a night with the best night being the night before the full moon(the 26th) That night we dipped 4 gallons and the size was excellent.. Mostly Extra large with lots of jumbos mixed in. Excellent camping trip..Nalagem

05/01/02, Haulover, SW wind 8mph, 1&1/2 gals, Nice night,lot of boats for a tuesday night. water started moving around 9:30. left at 1:00 am I alsos dipped 12 empty cans of bud. come on guys keep them in your boat.Ginzo

 5/2 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.south of riverbreeze, warm,light wind, four gallons, Got set up about 10 p.m. Tide was not running that strong. Dipping was slow but consistent.Something under the boat was chasing the jumbos up from the deep and into dipping range. We ended up with mostly extra large and jumbo shrimp with a gallon of mediums mixed in. This was one of our best trips this season..Nalagem

5/03/02 9 to 12:30, Mathers Bridge, windy SSW 15 75deg, 1gallon, very windy but productive. all the shrimp were jumbo, largest I've seen in years. not very crowded.Karl

5/3, Dark - Midnight, RB, Started windy as hell, ended still & hot, 2.5, Got on the water at 7:30, wind was blowing a gale out of the south and the current was ripping. Shrimp started very slow. Picked up as the wind died down. Steady from about 9:30 - 11:00 but never very fast. Mostly mediums, some large & some small. Water was very dirty and shrimp were hard to see. Got about a gallon in the frame net, the rest dipping.Doug

5/4/02 9-11pm, Mathers, SSE 10mph, 5 dozen JUMBOS, There wasn't a gallon of shrimp to be found like last night. Didn't stay that long because of punk kids trying to fish off the bridge into our lights while smacking their lures into the boat. Jumbos as usual. They were running straight at the boat rather than off of the fenders like usual Trina and Andrew

5/10/02, Haulover Canal, windy, 2-3 doz. Got set up under the bridge before dark. Shrimping very slow but were also very large. Had 2-3 doz. by 1AM, mostly exlarge and jumbos. Packed up, went to Riverbreeze. Really windy from south 1:30 AM 'til 3:30 AM, got about 1/2 gal, mostly small/med in the box net. Current strong, very windy. TC

5/11/02 1:00AM to 6:00 AM, Riverbreeze, 70 windy out of the south east, 3 gal. med. lg. few jumbos, Running from the time I got there till I left. Got most of them in box net, for a change. Dipped about 1 gal. These next couple of weeks should be the last of shrimp with any size to them. Time to start fishing alot more anyway. Ginzo

New moon 5/12

5/14 &5/15, Eau Gallie Causeway Relief Bridge, Nice, Gallons! your joking, right, Shrimp are active from dark untill about 10:30 then they go home and so do I. Tuesday the wind was out of the north 10-12 mph, current was moving south, netted 3 dozen large and a few Jumbo Jumbos. Wednesday was about the same, the wind was more out of the east. Shout out to Susan "The Happy Shrimper Lady" Leroy

5/16 thursday 9:30 p.m. - 11:00p.m. south of riverbreeze, breezy and choppy, four gallons, We set up just north of lopez fish camp just after dark. Shrimp were pouring through heavily .My girlfriend dipped 2 gallons as I was getting the boxnet in the water. Then it started slowing down. We dipped steady for an hour before tide slowed .Shrimp were running mostly medium size. nalagem

5/23, dark till 11:30, Port 528 bridge, NNE, 16 shrimpies, well, it was slow, so slow i didn't stay, betting on next week for another run for our money, lol
Happy Shrimpin, Susan P.S. Hey Hey Leroy, them jumbos sound tasty.

5/25 midnight to 4 a.m. south causeway to oakhill, excellent weather,clear,full moon, barely one gallon, We hit all our favorite spots from new symrna to oakhill..shrimp were small and scarce..This has been a good season,time to concentrate on fishing!!!!! nalagem

MAY 26, OAKHILL, SOUTH OF RIVERBREEZE, CALM CLEAR AND BEAUTIFUL, ABOUT A GALLON, WATER WAS CLEAR, SLOW GOING ONE AT A TIME, BUT IT WAS GREAT JUST TO BE OUT, HAVEN'T BENN ABLE TO GET OUT ALL YEAR, DUE TO BOAT PROBLEMS, SEEM TO HAVE MORE NOW, THAT'S LIFE. HAD FUN ANYWAY. TUKRLASNIKL

5/25 12 - 5 am, Oak Hill, light east wind, 2-3 gallons, Got 2-3 gallons of very small and small shrimp, just north of Lopez where we camped. It was a good night and a great weekend, even if the owner of lopez charged an additional 2$ per night for each infant we had (3 infants). Reasoning was that they would flush the toilet and wash their hands too. My daughter and the other two kids, has yet to flush a toilet since they are still in diapers. Oh well, will probably go somewhere else next time that is less greedy. Sheesh! Christian

5/27 1 - 5 am, Oak Hill, light east wind, 1 (maybe gallon)maybe 1 gallon of smalls/mediums just north of Lopez. Not much going on even with a stiff east wind. Christian

05-28-02 8;00pm-0200, Mathers bridge Eau Gallie Cswy, temp 82, brisk wind from the north@15, 1/2 jumbos, got to the bridge around 800pm and did a little fishing and right out of the gate 2, then 1 , then 2 more.. and hit and miss the rest of the nite. the longest one measured 9 in.. no lie..... jumbos a total of 86 shrimp between the three of us. not a lot but it beat the drive to oakhill.. Melbourne Mark

5/28, Eau Gallie Causeway relief bridge, NNE wind 8-12 mph, current moving south, A good night for for a couple hours of dipping. Netted 42 of the horned rascals, they started popping up to the surface before it even got dark. I quit at 10:00 and went home Happy. Leroy

5/29/02---8:30pm to 10:00pm, Eau Gallie relief bridge, ESE wind 5-10mph, 2 dozen jumbos, Perched on the south side of relief bridge a little before dark. Despite having to sight and dip in the dark (our lantern malfunctioned!), we still managed to pull out 2 dozen jumbos (5-6 inches long). The wind and the current seemed to come to a complete stop a bit after 10pm and so did the shrimp..... SuzieQ

6/4/02 1030p to 1230a, Riverbreeze, 80 deg ese 10-15mph, Gallons??? Well, it appears that the end of the season is here. I should have heeded the lack of reports and stayed home. Two hours of shrimping in murky water netted us a whole half quart. Looks like I'm forced to do more fishing now. Dirty Howie

6/5 Since the shrimp have finished their run I have been  more offshore fishing. I have a link to some of my better catches and reports @ 2002 Fishing Reports 

Will be heading the the left coast 7/3 for scallops and spend 3 days getting then. What is that about 3/4 gallon of scallops in three days? I'll be doing this for the fun of it anyway. Jethro

7/5 Went to Crystal river to go scalloping and was able to get our limits on both days. Looked like shrimping the Oakhill area with all the boats that were out there.

7/6/02 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Under the Eau Gallie Bridge, light wind, 60 good size shrimp, First time I ever went shrimping and we scored 60 mediums. Water was murky so they had to be on top to see.Twerp

7/14 Hearing reports of small to medium shrimp being caught at Reed Canal in Daytona this weekend with castnets. Shrimp are also being caught at the 528 bridges on the Indian River and Banana River in traps. Funny how you help people out and then they report on other sites! Kinda insulting don't ya think? Jethro

10/11/02, 528 bridge, none, stayed all night fishing same 12 and 13 inch trout. put traps out and nothing. ftc

sat.- sun !2:00 to 6:00 am 10/19, Riverbreeze, 68 degrees wind out of the n.e. at 5, 1 Gal. It was a fun frist trip. found a few things that need fixing. shrimp were all sm. and med. should taste good though. May try haulover tonite. Ginzo

10-17-02, Riverbreeze, wind 3-5 mph from ne @ 60-65 degrees, 2 gallons Got to Riverbreeze at midnight. Ebb tide started at about 1:30.Dipped constantly from the time we got there till we left @ 6:00. 2 gals. small-medium. Slow but steady. Rob

Sept. 21, South Causeway, mild se breeze,full moon, 0, Tide started out about midnight. Never saw a single shrimp,but got some big strikes fishing with live baitshrimp.. Got broke off ,possibly by a large snook after a brief battle nalagem

sat 29 sept, oak hill, lite breeze and clear ooooooooooo1, went mainly to check out the new boat and light system i made before the season gets here we got a few and my outfit worked ok need some changes wes/judy

10/30 HC, nw winds 70º, 1 shrimp, Thought about scouting the area and see what was happening and the area was all mine for the night. Not a single other vessel except for the one moored in the marina. the fishing was slow also with the phosphorescence in the water. Couple more weeks should do it. Jethro

11/02 530pm to 900pm, rr bridge, 15 knot north at dark dropping to 8 knot, 3 shrimp, Got to the bridge at 530 p after 3 hours of trying to find blue crabs by wading in the turtle grass flats near oak hill.Didnt find a single keeper crab but i did find some nice cherrystone clams on the east side of the channel near lopez in about one foot of water.Set up near the pilings,water was moving south pretty quick, saw three small shrimp in three hours. Could tell things werent going to change, wind wasnt letting up enough for current to switch,packed it in and will wait till the next full moon.When i was young we could catch a bucketfull of crabs in three hours working grassy flats almost any where in the river if it wasnt too cold.Where in the hell are all the crabs? Have they gone to deep water already? Any body with an idea pls post. Killian

11-2-02 8pm-midnight, fire cracker island,Edgewater, no wind @ 65deg. zero, We launched at Park Ave. waited for tide to change. Tried to find some mullet for fishing,but only net sailors choice. We got 12 tiny shrimp jacob

11-9 / 6:30 - 9pm, South of Riverbreeze, wind from the South, 1 gallon, Anchored just south of riverbreeze on the west side of channel for the first hour and a half. Moved south to below the cut on the east side of the channel, got a couple hundred in an hour. They were still zipping through when we had to leave. The kids had a ball! Marty

11/11/2002, Oak Hill, 20 Shrimp,The Insane Shrimp Possie sent a two boat regatta only to be bitchslapped by faulty trailer wiring, Lach of plug in boat, and very few shrimp. The beer was cold and Clammy did not fall in the water this trip. Shrimp Slayer

November 13 at 8:30 PM, Snake Creek in Islamorada, 20 N CHilly but not freezing, half a gallon, 12 pack of beer and three hours with a 16 square foot net. Cought a couple with the dip net but the frame net made the night Capt Lee

FRIDAY 11/15, a good spot! 70 deg.south wind, 2 1/2 gallons, went out for the first night of the season for us,had a great night.Started out slow but then they came steady for about an hour then all disapeared,got most in the frame net but dipped about a gallon,current was good but the water was cloudy and the shrimp were deep!Overall a good night only stayed out about 3 hours total.
PS. send these reports people..they help us all!! LEATHERMAN

11/23 RR bridge Titusville, 46º wind  N@ 10-15 mph 26 shrimp. The wind was blowing  hard to see them and were running deep. 12 mediums and the rest small bait size. I will give a couple more days. Jethro

11/23 sundown til 9:00, North of Riverbreeze, N wind cool somewhere in the 40's, 2 gallons mostly small and a dozen large, Convinced the daughters and wife to join me on this trip, luckily had the shuttle launch as bonus. Shrimp ran about 6:45 and we were dipping steady til a large boat muddied up the waters. You know it is hard to tell that this area is Minimum wake but I guess some boaters think they are above the law. Saw the Man with the blue light flashing fly by a couple times. To sum it up A great night out enjoying God's creation. Bill D

11/23 6:30 to 2:00, 528 bridge, fair to cool, 1 shrimp, 11/23 , 528 bridge 6:30pm to 2:00am one lonely shrimp. But agreat night to be out. It started with a supper lounch. And a mild night of light wind and stars. Better lukck next time (BARBER} gregory

Nov 24, North of Lopez', Slight breeze out of the east, beautiful, 1 gallon, Shrimped 6:00 to 10:00, varying sizes- several bigs- Good gallon to start the season. Unrealdr

11/27/2002, North of River Breeze, Light North wind, 12 Shrimp, Packed up the kids and shrimped from 7:30 till about 11:00. Tide wasn't moving real fast and the water was pea green. Couldn't see them unless they were right on top of the water. I didn't see anyone else dipping a whole bunch. First trip of the year was a pretty night on the water though. Alot of boats anchored in the channel and a few running around without lights. Also saw a several people gigging flounder, don't know if the got any though. JohnB

11\29 12aaam till5am, river breeze, about 50 degs,wind about10 knots, 2 gallons, nice night was at the edge of the channel,most of the night ,but did better in the middle at the end,bad day fishing is better then a good day at work. tony

Friday, 11/29/2002, Sebastian Inlet, 50 degrees, cool & clear, slight wind, 63 shrimp, I got excited to go shrimping again just from reading Jethro's homepage. I'd been over 15 years since I last went "dippin". I recruited an old friend, spent the day repairing & testing lanterns, nets,& making reflectors.(very difficult to find Coleman lantern GENERATORS, & they don't run worn a darn with a diry one) The tide ran out from 5:30 to 11:00 PM, when we left. A beautiful night out in Gods playground, a good friend to shoot the bull & compete with, and an old familiar spot. Shrimp were spotty at best, mostly small, ran 1-3 shrimp in short "bursts", then 10-15 minutes of nothing. Caught 63 in all, only about a dozen large. One third were in a frame net and the other 2/3 in 2 dipnets. However, I did catch the First Shrimp, and the Largest Shrimp(a JUMBO), so I won both of the competitions we had amongst ourselves for the night. GO SHRIMPING, its fun and rewarding, for the appetities of both your stomach and your soul! The Can AM Kid

12/1, Titusville - RR bridge, moderate N then light NW, 30 - shrimp, 12/1 dark - 10:30. Fell for the BS report in the friday Orlando Slantinel. Went to Titusville - RR bridge for the "big shrimp run - peaking over the weekend" - I think they just make this crap up. We were the only boat out - cool 48 degrees with a stout N wind - then laid down to light NW. Tons of trout under the lights. Shrimp showed some sign of happening - then the wind died and the water stopped moving. Couple dozen shrimp - all nice ones. Scott

12/1, RR Bridge, Wind N- NW 5-10mph 45deg. 28shrimp, The wind was whipping when we first set up but died down by 9:00pm. Water movement was very slow. It was hard to dip the shrimp before the trout nailed them but the ones we did get were all jumbos. So much for that "big run" that the Sentinel predicted. None the less, any night out on the water.... Hawkeye

12/4 Haulover Canal, s wind air 68º water 63º, 3 shrimp, Current was slow and lots of phosphorescence. The only other boat got 3 also. Had to take the long way there since its closed from the north. A rocket went off around 10 so that was the stint of our trip.

sat. 12/7/02, river breeze, WINDY, 2 GALLONS, 2 gallons half dipping the other half box net. mixed size mostly large bobw

12/7 6:30 pm to 1:30, 528 bridge, windy about 15 mph cool about 43, 7 shrimp all jumbos, 2nd time this year .It was a great time with the family greg

12/10/02, Oak Hill, 100 good sized shrimp, several Jumbos, The Insane Shrimp Posse survived another expedition with only minor injuries. Everything was going fine until an angry Porpoise got caught in our box net. The box net was tied to the cooler and Clammy had a case of Milwaukees Best in there for weight. The cooler went flying out of the boat and Clammy went after it. I picked Clammy and the cooler up about a mile down stream. Anyone want Porpoise fillets? Shrimp Slayer

12/10/02 2130 hrs, Oak Hill, Heavy Fog, 104 shrimp mixed, small run about 22:30 (10:30 pm)
just as the water began to clear of debris. 10 large, 30 med, the rest just eyes.........Tbear1

12/12/02 8:45 pm, Oak Hill, Rainy, 4 gallons, Got out about 8:30. Shrimp started to run about 9:00. We stopped around 12:15. It rained on us the whole night but the shrimping was good. We got almost 4 gallons of good sized shrimp. There was only one other boat dumb enough to be out there with us. Gary Fishman

12/13, haulover, cold 42 wnw@15, 0 shrimp, 7 jumbo reds from 6:00 to 12:00am capt joe.

12/17 11:30pm, riverbreeze, cool/calm, 3 dozen, can you guys tell me your secret!! i have the big dip nets/box net and only caught 3 dozen. i've heard 3 days b4 3 days after?? is there any helpful hints?????????? ron

12/20 1200-0430, Oak Hill-Lefils, Breezy out of the south and fairly mild, One gallon, My daughter and I headed out earlier than expected Thursday night planning on shrimping Oak Hill, but checking T'ville and Haulover on the way. Not much going on in either place, so we ended up at Lefils around 1130p. We picked a shrimp here and there waiting for the tide at 145a. It was after 3a and the bottom of the bucket still wasn't covered. A short bit later they started to run, not crazy, but enough to get a gallon. Mixed catch, with quite a few large shrimp Snookman

12/20 1:30 - 4:30, South of Riverbreeze, Wind from the south, Gallons? You're kidding right? Spent last night discussing the benifits of lights that hung from the boat vs lights that sit on the bottom. This, of course, was in anticipation of the run that never came.Started out on the west side of the channel got about 8 then moved south and to the east side of the channel. I doubled my take. I got 16. I'm not talking dozen here!. 16 total. Didn't look like anyone was getting any. Apparently, the shrimp were having a holiday get together and we weren't invited. Marty

12-23-02, HC, About thirty shrimp from 9:00 to 1:00. All Jumbos. Most I have seen since spring. Kevin\

12/23/02, Bridge between cocoa and merritt island, too calm, not even bottom of bucket, we started at about 6:00 me and my friend chris i was pretty sure it wasent going to be good because it wasent packed! This was my second time shrimping we got probaly a doz?My net is pretty crappy it's not long enough and the net is green! does anyone know where i can get a good one for cheep???
well good luck shrimpin! SnookMan  check here

12/26/2002, Riverbreeze, Cold and Windy around 40 deg. 2-1/2 gallons, They were pretty steady all night, we dipped most of them deep. Birdman
 

12/27 7:30 to 11:00, Riverbreeze, light north wind 50 deg. Two gallons of good size Oak Hill Shrimp. Shrimp were running deep and were very skittish. Mike

12/27/2002, Riverbreeze, Not much wind, 50 deg. 2 gallons, Started out pretty slow, mostly running deep again. They picked up pretty good late but we were fighting net problems. Good strong current and deep dippin = 1 broken net pole, almost broke the second one too. We only had one net working for most of the good run. I recommend changing your poles to heavier gauge stainless or aluminum. Birdman + Tad,

12/28 7:30 to 12:00, Riverbreeze, light north wind 38 deg, 2 1/2 gallons of good mix of jumbo to normal size Oak Hill shrimp. Very cold! Shrimp were deep, Very few other people reported doing very well. Mike

28 Dec, 7:30-10:30pm, Eau Gallie Causeway, Wind variable@3kts, Temp around 45F, None, There were about a dozen people out on the low bridge (east end). We didn't see a single shrimp, or even any significant numbers of smaller fish. Where the heck did all the shrimp go??? Does anyone else have any advice about how to catch these suckers? :-) Don

12/30/02 11:00-4:00, Riverbreeze, Calm wind 60 deg. 1 1/2 gal. Put in a little south of ramp. Water was already moving north. Did not see many shrimp in the 2 hours we were in that lousy spot. Decided to move south about 1/2 mile from ramp and did much better. Shrimp were smaller, but at least we were dippin'. Missed alot due to our lack of practice since last season. Thank God for the frame net!!! We got about 1 quart of jumbo shrimp out of the frame net. Shrimp were running pretty deep! For the first trip of the season we were pretty excited with our catch!!! The Blooms

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