02/05/04, oak hill, wind se, a good 5 gallons, WE ARRIVED AT RIVERBREEZE AT MIDNIGHT TO BE SET UP EARLY FOR THE 2:00AM TIDE. WITH THE WIND BLOWING OUT OF THE SOUTH THE SHRIPM WERE ALREADY RUN! NING. NOTHING REAL HARD ALL NIGHT, BUT VERY STEADY. AND FINALLY SOME LARGE AND JUMB0S. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT... COLT

2/5 6pm to 1230, HC, 15mph southwind 71 degree air 66 degree water temps, appox. 1 gallon, It was a clear moon filled night. Shrimp were not plentiful and was slow. Stopped at the Titusville causway and asked how they were doing and saw half a bucket full. Jethro

5-5-03 2am-4am, RB, se wind 10 mph, 1 gal maybe, If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't. Disappointing night overall- started pretty consistant but slowed down throughout the night! . Would have been better if it was a decent hour. fish hawk

2/5, RB, breezy, 2 gal, Got set up around 2:00, ran alright for about and hour then they stopped till about 4:00 then ran good mostly large and a good amount of jumbo's. we packed it ! up at 5:30 shrimp were still running. Jeff

2/5 2/6 9:00, rive brezze, 3 the frst night and 4 gal the next, went out with bigworm thursday night went to h/o first and picked up a gal of nice jumbos first and then headed over to river brezz! e and got 2.5 gals over thire they ran nice most of the night and were all med to large went out again friday night with bigworm and keith did the same thing went to h/o first and got 1/2 gal of jumbos then to river brezze we ended up with 4 gals for the night meat

2/7/04, RiverbreezeWNW @ 10-20, Temp Dropping, One Dozen, Dark till 8:30. Wind kicked up about 7:30 and temp started dropping. 12 lousy shrimp. Did better than a couple others! who only got 2 or none. Dirty Howie

2/8/04, New Smyrna, windy, nw at 15-20, 2 dozen, Anchored close to New Symrna bridge to take cover from the wind. Shrimp started running slow at about 11 pm until 3 am. End up with about 2 doze! n medium and jumbos (mostly jumbo). Not bad for my first time shrimping. Ed

2/9/04 7:00 PM to 9 PM, Oakhill, NW wind 5 knots, zip, Checked out Oakhill, cruising up and down channel, east and west sides. Saw maybe 6 shrimp, nobody dipping, about 10 boats. M! ust have been a Shrimp Holiday. Skinnywater

2/10/04 8 -11:30 PM, South Of Riverbreeze, Almost 4, The Insane Shrimp Posse got off to a late start because it took longer than we expected to hacksaw off Clammys h! ouse arrest anklet. We setup south of riverbreeze and started dipping immediatley. Ran slow and steady for the entire tide, Mostly mediums with a few jumbos. Pretty uneventfull with the exception of a boat load of retards that drifted into us when their Big Lots anchor wouldn't hold their giant pontoon boat. According to their inbred logic it was our fault. Nobody got hurt and nobody got arrested. Did get pulled over doing 65 on Maytown road, But he recognized Clammy from somewhere and let us go. Probably from a mugshot. Shrimp Slayer

2/10/04 7 to 10, Oak Hill, Wind form north 15, Nice night, shrimp really never cranked up good. Ended up with 1 1/2 Gals of mostly med's, probably 6 jumb! os. Mel

2/10 from 6 til 10:30pm, Riverbreeze, 15-20mph North Wind and 65 degrees, 1/2 gallon, Got out late and managed 1/2 gallon before they dried up. Real windy though, made it hard to see the shrimp. Wind wa! s blowing so hard, it kept the boat upstream against the current all night long. Eric

2-11-04 sunset until 9:30, Oak Hill, Northwest wind about 10 knots,65 degrees. 2 gallons, After dark they started running slow, Spike started schooling Fart Blossom on the finer po! ints of dipping a shrimp. Blossom declared he didn't miss "many". Well I counted and "many" is exactly 20, mostly jumbos. Spike got nervous because we powered through the beers and started having trouble standing. Worm looking things ran good at the end but we let them go by. Some people in a pontoon boat came out late and got right in front of us. I didn't smell any pot so it wasn't the insane shrimp possie. The run started to slow so we bailed. Blossom took about 2 hours to back the trailer somewhere on the ramp and close enough to the water for us to finally load the boat on the trailer. Spike drove us home. Mudfish

2/12 dark till 12:00, river brezze, calm wind most othe night, 3 gal. short report went to river brezze with bigworm from dark till 12:00 got 3 gals but had to work for them they are thire you ! just got to find them all were small to med meat

2/13, 7 pm, riverbreeze, wind calm, 15 shrimp, Got to riverbreeze and set up with my buddy Rocket south of the ramp. The current was running OK but did not see too many shrimp. T! he beer was running though, as were little bait crabs and eels. Ended up with about 25 shrimp. Shugga Shrimp

2/13 dark till 11:30, river brezze, stong wind from the north, 2.5 gal. they ran good for about 1 1/2 and then just shut off all were small to med meat

1/13/04 7;30 to 11:00, Riverbreeze, 60 deg, light n wind, 1 gallon, Slow pick. Good mix with a dozen jumbos. No trash in water. Shrimp were running a little deep and hard to ! see in the cloudy water. Overall it was a nice night to be out. Dirty Howie

2/16/04; 7:00 to 9:30, Oak Hill, 15-20knot NE winds and very cold, 0, Despite the high winds and cold temperatures, we suited-up with warm c! lothing to brave the elements after making the 45-minute drive up. Water was clean and the stars were out but between the three of us we caught only one lonely shrimp after 1.5 hours on the water. Better luck next time we hope. -Dano. Craig, & Rooster

2-21 Dark till 10: HC, very nice, light wind NW, Went HC early grilled some burgers, set up for shrimpim, current was going very slow the wrong way, did'nt see a shrim! p, no one dipping so at 9:00 we decided to go to the RR bridge. Anchored there about 100' from some loud mouth kid who thought he owned the place. Heard tell his buddy he was ready to through an 8 ounce weight our way. We dipped about 8 shrimp in 45 minuets, I got tired of his mouth so we put the little critters back and left. Greenfisher

2/21/04-Fri night/Sat morn -1:45-4:30am, Riverbreeze, Light wind-4-5 mph, 59 degrees, Approx. 1/2 gallon small (158 shrimp). Stan and I arrived at Riverbreeze about 1:30 am, Sat. morning, 2/21. Turn! ed south of ramp and anchored after about 10 minutes or so. Anchored in about 6' of water. Shrimp were small, no jumbo's. Water current minimal and shrimp were fairly easy to catch, just not enough of them. It seemed we were dipping as many or more than anyone else. May need to purchase a framenet to max. our success. Shrimp "ran" steady most of the time, although, nothing to write home about. Hope to actually get into a run some day. Left at 4:30. Ended up with only 1/2 gallon. -Brad & Stan Brad

02-25-04 / 2130 - 2230, SR406 Bridge Titusville, cloudy, calm wind, 75 deg, <1 gallon, Found myself in Titusville last night on business and stopped by the bridge to see what was happening. People repor! ted that last night they did real well and the crowd on the bridge showed people were spreading the news. After seeing a few of the buggers being caught by others, I decided to pull the net out and proceeded to set up a couple of lights. (I didn't bring the good underwater lights, damnit) Anyhow, after about an hour, I had a full quart of medium and jumbos by just playing around. Had some fun, but I had to leave or risk getting fired! This next moon should be Great! TC

2/29/04/8:30, Oak Hill, calm, 2.5 gals, After getting skunked first time out this season two weeks ago, snkslyr and me ventured out on a worknight only cause a br! eak in the weather made things finally look good. Shrimped casually for 2.5 hours and got 2.5 gals. When they finally turned on hard our backs and wrists were burning for sure - gonna pay hell gettin back into the swing of things again this year. Small moon out with bright stars, and water was so clear we could see our anchor. lots of boats and quiet folks out tonight. Action is picking up! Dano

3-1-04, just S of Riverbreeze, south wind @ 63 deg, 5 gallons, What a great nite!! water was clear and shrimp were plentiful,,haven't dipped that many in a Looong time,,back is ki! lling me now,,guess i'm out of shape but will take another nite like this anytime..(emailing you photo of THE BIG ONE,,Shrimpinmom

03/01/04, oak hill, good over cast, 5gal. Dipped stedy from 2000 till 0500 dipped up 5 gallons I think the wind blow the shrimp north all nightlong. billy

3/2 7:30 - 12, Titusville, light SE wind, 3 gallons, Hawkeye and I dipped fairly steady - thought they were going to kick into a full fledged run - had one dece! nt flurry for a few minutes then back to few here few there - just enough to hold your interest. Current was heading south most of the time - picked up the most once the current started to ease. Once it started flowing north - they shut down. But I bet they ran later. Not seeing as many reports this year - C'mon people - post your reports! Scott

3/3/04 7 to 11, HC&RB, 4 gal. Went to HC first got about 3 to 4 dozen medium to jumbos . Packed up and left and to went Riverbreeze They ran steady till about 4am . mostly mediums but several jumbos . ! Skinny

3/4/04, Edgewater City ramp, clear and 65 degrees, 2 gallons, Awsome nite on the water, early tide in New Smyrna/Edgewater. Started at 8 left while they were still running! at 11:30. Mostly dipping singles to fill 2 gallons of the bucket. Steady enough to make it real fun. Had a first timer on board and she loved it! Fish n Freek

3-4.04, RB, cloudy, calm SE wind @ 2 MPH, 2 gallons, Arrived @ RB @ 00:30 anchored in the crowd and began dipping. Stopped around 04:45 and headed for the ramp. I am now reporting from work ! after an all night shrimp fest!!! Too Cool!!! Wade

3/4, RB, clear skies moonlit night se winds mild Water temp 66 air temp 64, 5 gallons, Got to RB and met Surveyor at 1130pm and headed south a mile. The current was just starting with 10' of vis at first with shrimp everywhere. Great night specially since it was my first night there this season! got home around 630am Jethro

3/5 7 - 12, Titusville, SSE 15 and gusty, 1, Sure thought they'd do something with the south wind and the full moon. Was wanting to go to Oak Hill ! but didn't want to join the circus. Water a bit choppy - rocked and rolled all night. Never turned on. Scott

3/5/04, R/B, 92 MEDIUM, DROVE UP FROM SARASOTA FRIDAY ABOUT NOON, GOT OUT ON WATER AT ABOUT 11PM DIPPED 92 MEDIUM TO LARGE. SARASOTA SHRIMP POSSE WILL RETURN SARASOTA SHRIMP POSSE

3/6/04, R/B, 5 gal. HAD TO GET UP AND MOVE MOTELS AT 10 AM WE WERE AT THE BUDGET IN TITUSVILLE DONT STAY THERE UNLESS YOU HAVE TO IT LOOKS LIKE IT HASEN'T BEEN CLEANED SINCE IT WAS BUILT (50'S ! IS MY GUESS.)SLEPT TILL ABOUT 4 AND WENT TO BAR 44 TO TAKE IN SOME OF THE BIKE WEEK ACTION AND KNOCK BACK A FEW COLD ONES AS THE TIDES WERE SO LATE.WENT TO R/B ABOUT 1200 AM LOTS OF BOATS BUT FOUND A GOOD SPOT. DIPPED TILL ABOUT 6AM ENDED UP WITH 988 SHRIMP SEE YA NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!!!SARASOTA SHRIMP POSSE

6 March 04, RB, South South west 10, 1 gal. Got out about 12:30 AM, tide was already going out. Set for 4 hours and ended up with about 1 gallon but they were nice and big! H.P.

March 5, River Breeze, Nice, wind out of the south, short gallon, With the Full Moon and South wind, I figured we do well!! So did the rest of Central Fl. River Breeze lot was full. Dipped ! from midnight till 3:30 am. Only got about 3/4 of a gallon. Beautiful night tho.. Tommiet

3/5, River Breeze, calm, 1-1/4 gal. 5 March – Got to RB about 11:30,stayed till sunrise,warm. Put on a light jacket about 4:30. Current had already started when I got there, which was earlier than expected. Lots of boats out. Parking lot was FULL. Went about 2 miles south of River Breeze (solid line of boats till there)Shrimp were coming pretty steady till about sunrise. Frame net didn’t do much good. Too much grass was running deep. It was a good night though. Dipped a little over a gallon. Some real monsters were lurking out there. One tried to chew through my anchor chain. Missed him. Steve

3/6, RB, south wind 10-15 mph 66 degree water 64 degree air, <1 gallon, Got out around 1130 for a repeat performance of 2 nights ago but never happened. One shrimp here one there about every 5 minutes. stopped at HC but didn't see any dipping going on there either. The Titusville bridge had a few dipping and saw a half a bucket from one guy on the bridge. Jethro

3-6-03/ 8:00-11:30, R.R. Bridge, Titusville, Calm. 74 deg. Beautiful night, <1 gal. Got out there just before dark and lined up. There were lots of folks out. Dipped 18 mediums. Nearly fell out of the b! oat trying to reach one. Used a frame net for the first time and got about 2 gallons of jellyfish. Current was heading south shrimp were swimmin north. Heard folks talkin about Jethro's Shrimpin Reports. Skid

3-8-04/ 7-10, south of riverbreeze, 59 degrees light wind, 1 1/2 gallons, Was setup at 7 pm and shrimp were running steady for about an hour as the etide shift! ed and when the tide started running south the shrimp were gone.Called it he night about 10pm Tim

3/10 8:00p.m. till 10:30p.m. River Breeze, Wind N.E. 15 45 deg. 1 gallon, Got out late, saw lots of shrimp while setting the lights, once we were ready there was virtually nothing. About! nine the wind started to push the water back to the south, soon after the shrimp started to pick up. They would come in spurts that were pretty good. I have never caught that many with the water moving the wrong way! Mike

3/11/04 8:30 till 10:30, River Breeze, BEAUTIFUL...cool, 5 gal. Late getting there, set up at 8:30 dipped for 2 hours. 5 Gals Mel

03/11/04, Titusville bridge, wind from south, later switch to NNW, 1 gallon, We started seeing shrimp right at dusk, dipped a few and then they disappeared. By 10pm most of the shri! mpers were gone. We were hanging out to see the rocket launch. Luckily for us, the shrimp came back and we had a pretty good run between 11:30pm and 1:30am. Mostly large and Jumbo, a few mediums. Largest one was 8 inches long!! Ben and Tony

03/13/04 7p.m. to 10 p.m. Titusville bridge, ne breeze, 1 gallon plus, Shrimp were running great at the Titusville bridge. caught one gallon plus, mostly large and Jumbo. Had to l! eave at 10pm because my battery didn't have a full charge. Need a generator!!! Had a great time. Tony and Ben

3-13 / dark until 11:30, Lopez, N15 until 8, then calm, 55 degrees, 1 Qt. Started out with a slight wind from the north that increased to 15, and then stopped all together. The current got stronger than the wind about 8. Not! hing made a difference in the shrimp. They were few and far between. All medium and small. Joe

March 13, 2004 19:30-01:30, River Breeze, Clear Skies, No Wind, 68 degrees???? estimated 1 Gal 10 dozen shrimp, The River Breeze parking lot was packed, had trouble finding! a place to park after off loading the boat so we ended up parking in the grass. MANY people there dipping shrimp. We got 10 dozen, no jumbos, all mediums and smalls. Mike & Gil

3/13 8 -12 pm, leefees fish camp, winds NE, 2.5 gallons, 3/13 ne winds out front of lefees fish camp,medium to large 2.5 gallons with 3 nets steve

3/13/2004, oak hill, light n.e. wind mid 50, 10 shrimp, First time out this year . water was perfect, but no shrimp arrived @ 6:30 left at 10:30 got a whopping ten shrimp .. better than boat ne! xt to us he got three. Tried new green florescent lights .. like them ,think they will work well. Had a good time though always good to get on water, and will try agin soon katfishwilly

3/14/04 Dark-11:00pm, Titusville RR bridge, wind southeast , 65 deg. Almost 2 gal. Stan and I arrived about an hour before dark and got set up. A little choppy but the wind died down after about an hour! or so. It was a night to be out. Didn't do much the first 30 minutes so we pulled anchor and moved. The shrimp started a mini run for about an hour and then slacked up. We moved again and started dipping again pretty steady. The shrimp were nice sized with quite a few jumbos. Left around 11. Ended up with almost 2 gallons. -Brad and Stan

3/15/2004 7-midnight, RiverBreeze, water temp, south wind 10-13mph, 2..5, I took Ocean Commotion and my youngest daughter shrimping at Riverbreeze Sunday night. The bad news is 2.5 gals in about 4.5 hours (! deep and spooked shrimp), the good news is there where some biggin's in there. A couple of Jumbos, and about 25 larges. It wasn't too crowded, except for the one fool that decided to drop anchor directly in front of us upstream . Water temp was 67 degrees, wind moderate from the south, visibility poor at the beginning of the tide, and fair towards the end. Well, steak and shrimp fajitas for dinner tonight.  JohnB

3/17/04 / 11.30 to 4AM, Riverbreeze, Calm, chilly (low 50 at 4AM), foggy, 3 = gallons, Linda and I headed out to RB last night about 10PM. The forecasts all called for temps to be in the low 60's so we d! ressed accordingly. We got set up on our usual spot and found the visibility greatly improved over Sunday night. You could see clearly into 4 feet of water. The winds were light, almost calm, from the North. The water temp was about 69. It didn't take long for the first shrimp to jump into the net and picking was in spurts most of the night. A few at a time to as many as 6 or 7 in a spurt, then nothing for 5 - 10 minutes. We ended up with over 3 gallons of mainly medium & large with only a few bait sized and a dozen jumbos. The hardest part was staying warm. The temps dropped down to low 50's and with the warm water clouds of fog were being generated off the surface. At times it was thick enough to 'cloud' your vision when trying to see into the water. We packed it in around 4AM despite feeling we could have limited it we stayed longer. Frankly, we were cold due to the extreme dampness that went right through the clothing we had. EVERYTHING on the boat was covered in condensation droplets to the point of puddles forming on the top of the vinyl 'sea bag.' Jim & Linda

3/18 11:00pm to 5:00am, Lopez, Cool, winds variable, 2.5 to 3 gal, They were running when we got set up around 11 or 11:30. The flow was allready heading out (ahead of schedule). After about an hour the shrimp dropped off ! to a slow trickle with about 1 shrimp at my end of the boat to every 10 shrimp at billy bob's end of the boat. They picked up a little around 4:00pm when we threatened to leave. Ended up with about 3 gallons of mostly medium to large with a few jumbos mixed in and one small squid. Billy bob needs new glasses but all in all a good time was had. U2 Fish

March 26,Friday 8pm till 12, Riverbreee, breezy, clear,  .oo12, We setup just south of riverbreeze at 8 pm..Tide was running out but no shrimp..We cruised around for awhile hop! ing to spot a vein of shrimp running,but no luck..Nice comfortable night on the water though..Hopefull things will get better with the approaching full moon?? Total for the night..12 skwimps. nalagem

03/26/04, T-ville bridge, nice, 5 gallons, Set up at midnight, 5 gallons by 0130. They were all over the place, dipped 6 & 7 at a time. Jumbo selects no peanuts. blssmn

3/27/04, 7PM, Riverbreeze, calm, 60 degrees, 5 gallons, Anchored at RB around 6:30 PM. Started out very slow and few in between. Aroungd 7 pm, shrimp were all over the place, both sides and under the boat. Sometimes, ! there were 3-4 at one time and hard to catch all. The action did not stop until 9 PM in which we've decided to call it the night. Had a sore arm but well worth the effort. Shrimp were mostly medium. Ed

3/28/04 7:00 to 9:30p.m. Riverbreeze, Light wind 60 deg. 2 gallons, Brought out my bottom lights to try at Riverbreeze for the first time. Never did before because the current would affect them.! They worked great! A nice steady shrimp run until about 9:30 when the water got really dirty. Mike

3/31/04 7PM-3AM, RR Bridge / Haulover /528 B River, 75 to 62 deg Air wind 10 - 15 knts W, 2 gal, Left MI early got to RRB at 7PM-8:30PM none, went to HC 9PM - 11PM got 2 doz Med? went to 528 BR at 12AM till 3AM! , noboby was there, shrimp ran real good for 15 mins around 1:30AM then here / there. Got 2gal large/jumbo. Surveyor

3/31/04 10pm-3am, RB, water temp 70 air temp, wind nw calm to 10mph, 5 gallons! Got to the empty ramp at 10 and saw everyone dipping so anchored up and there was shrimp everywhere. had a drizzle and kept them down for few minutes so went to my favorite spot and dipped till 3. They are running over there. Mostly mediums but some small and 20% large. Jethro

April 1 8pm-245am, Titusville, Cool with 10k winds nww, 2 gal. Packed up the boat early, but stayed home waiting for an hourly wx report showing the winds under 10k. Finally got a 9k repor! t and with your five gallon bucket as incentive, headed over to T'ville. Shrimp were coming from all directions and I slow picked through the night. There were quite a few 5 to 10 min. lulls, but at 245am a break in the action was too much to handle, so I headed home. Wound up with 2 gallons of real quality shrimp. Snookman

3-31-04 / Midnight till 3, Oak Hill, Lopez, 55 deg, wind Sw @ 5 then calm, 5 gal, Tide was supposed to be at 11 but it was raining off and on till 11:30. Went out at 12. Shrimp were everywhere. The last 2 nights they really ! didn't know which way to go. At all times there were shrimp going with the current, against the current, and both East and West. Almost no other boats. Joe

April 1 6pm, Tville Railroad bridge, wind WNW @10 Air 65 water 71, 2.5 Gallons, Hooked up with Zippy in T’ville got the boat in the water @ 6. Got set up at the railroad bridge at 6:30. Just after dark they started a good run, dipped steady for an hour and half then it slowed a little. Almost fell out of Zippy’s boat several times chasing dim shrimps. Zippy was waiting with the camera, hoping! Got back to the ramp at 11 with 2.5 gallons 75% mediums some large, and I was still DRY!! It was a good night. Met Jethro Wed. Night at 7-11, That must have changed our luck. S.E. of Disorder

April, 2, 7 PM, Halover and titus. bridg, wind out of west 5 to 10, 1/2 gallon, Halover slamed with boats of course Firday night water started moving towards Titu! svills at 7 PM and go faster as night went on. was by south easteren side of brige diped 2 dozon in two hours. boats trolling around from went end looking for the shirmp that wasent there. loaded up and headed for Titusville Bridge moved from spot to spot not doing very good. shirmp were deep go 3 dozon in 2 hours went home. Airboatrat

4/2/04, Haulover then Lopez, Cool, west wind, 4 gallons, Started at Haulover about 8:00 pm but it was flowing the wrong way and shrimp were few and far between (5 or 6 shrimp by 10:00pm). Scooted up to Oak Hill near! Lopez. Set up at 11:00 and started working. It was busy through the time we left at 3:30am. Mostly mediums and larges with one or two jumbo's. Could of had 5 gallons but my partner was a greenhorn and I got worn out before the shrimp quit. U2FISH

04/03/04 Midnight to 3am, Chilly west winds, 2gl, Put in around midnight at Riverbreeze. Nice night, wind calm, and not too crowded. Got set up and started dipping.It was prety steady! but the shrimp came in spurts.Got 2gallons before the wind and cold picked up and the wife wanted to go home. All in all a decent night.Newy

4/04/04, Riverbreeze, Low 50s Light West Breeze, 2 1/2 gal. Got setup at 1230 am and started picking up strays before the tide moved. Water was dirty and the shrimp were deep. Should have broug! ht the box net. Boats everywhere. Almost had to park up on the highway. Mostly mediums with quite a few small and large with a handfull of jumbos. Dirty Howie

04/05 2000-2230, Lopez, wind s 15-25 dirty water very choppy, 5 gal, grand daughter visiting for spring break and wanted to go shrimping, every grandfathers dream. set up just south of lop! ez prior to dark they started running before it was dark enough to silhouette them against the bottom lights. catfish were thick enough to block the lights at times, probably a good thing , gave me a break every so often. we never moved from the east side of the channel. the current was screaming due to the strong south wind. would have been a perfict night for a frame net but dipping is more fun for the young ones. this was my first time to ever get a limit so felt pretty good about making the long haul up from vero.the grand daughter goes back to collage this week end and will take some great memories with her. tom

4/7, Titusville - pier, ssw @15-20, 2 dozen, Missed em again. They ran the night before. Talked to several people that got on em the night before - 3 to 5 gallons. I still haven&! #39;t hit a limit this year. Getting aggravated with the ever elusive shrimp. Scott

4/704-3AM, Riverbreeze North, calm-64 degrees, Tried the early AM tide change-only about 5 boats around-went N of RB docks-ran decent before the tide change-then steady until about 6AM-nice 4 gallons FujiJoe

4-7-04 / dark till 10:30, Oak Hill, Lopez, 60 deg, wind South15-20, 1/2 gal.The wind was strong and the tide was ripping. Only a few boats. The shrimp were slow, mostly small and medium with one large. Joe

4/10 2:00am - 5:30am, Titusville Railroad Trussle, clear, 5!, Holy Cow! This was our second time Shrimpin ever-- so I guess its beginners luck. We got out there as most everyone was pulling out. ! About 2:45, they started runnin and we were totally on them. We had to stop when we reached the max. TOTALLY COOL AND TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE. We're hooked! Smallest Scrimp is a medium-- mostly large and 16 that with heads were about 7". It was really runnin about 4-5am and only one other boat was at the tresses! Jenn, Tim, Dave

04-09, Railroad trussle, choppy, 5 gallons, got there at dark got about 30 shrimp marine patrol came and was checking about 2am the shrimp were everywhere got our limit headed home around 5am Fish Called Shawn

4/10 12:00 - 4:00 am, Haul Over Canal, light breeze, 5 gal, Arrived around 9:00 pm First time out shrimping this season - have waited for three years to see shrimp runn! ing like this. We had a ball, the nets were dipping in every direction. Lorretta, Kathy, & Mitch

4/2 thru 4/11 evenings, between riverbreeze and lagoon, windy most nights, between three to five gallons per night, We went camping and got setup friday April 2nd on an island in! mosquito lagoon. The tide was at midnight in oakhill .Shrimp ran good in the lopez fish camp area and we dipped 5 gallons of medium to large shrimp in an hour and a half..Monday night April 5 we started catching the last hour or two of the outgoing tide just after sunset..We averaged 3 gallons per night all week.The best night was saturday april 10. My son and left camp at 10 p.m. and anchored in front of lefils fish camp. We dipped 5 gallons of jumbo to extra large shrimp and were back at the campfire by 11 p.m.! Excellent camping trip! The fishing was good in the daytime also..We saved live shrimp from dipping and caught a lot of trout on them early morning in the goon . nalagem

4/13/04, Haulover Canal, Winds NW at 15-20 knots, 0, Arrived at Haulover close to 10:30pm, boats leaving with reports of very few shrimp seen, less then a dozen. Gave it a try from until 12:3! 0am. Saw maybe 7 shrimp, and an equal number of bluecrabs. It was blowing through the canal at a good clip. Driving by the T-Ville bridge, lots of shrimpers, nobody dipping. Skinnywater and Chomp

4/13/04, Riverbreeze, +-50 Deg air temp Wind NW 10, 5 gal. Went to Riverbreeze at +1 AM people leaving with limit already, got setup +- 1:30 AM had limit by 2:30. Shrimp everywhere. Got mostly large. That's the way i! t's suppost to be! SURVEYOR

4/15/04 1am - 3:30am, North of River Breeze, COLD!, 5 gal. SWARM'IN, all sizes BG & Q

4/15-16 1130-230, RB, 66 degree water temp, 58 degree air temp ne winds mild, 5 gallons, Got there early before the tide change. Not much going on till 1245 when the tide and shrimp did their thing. From 1245 till 230 was the magic time! left the shrimp running. Jethro

4-16-04, Under the south bridge ar New Symrna, no wind and BEAUTIFUL, approx 2.5 gallons, Gathered up my wife and three sons and headed out at right sunset. The tide stated running o! ut at around 10 and the shrimp were steady from 10 till 1 and we left. Almost all were large with one or two jumbos. Very few small with maybe 4 cups of medium. What fun esp. since it was a family affair. PS no doubt we would have got 5 gallons but with an 8yo and 11yo and ony 3 nets we did great! earl

4/16 -17, 8:30 pm to 2:30 am, Haulover then Lopez, Clear, Cool ENE wind 10 to 15 mph, 1.5 gal. Started at Haulover shortly after sunset. The flow was to the east but fairly weak. There was lots of schmeg in the water along wi! th a few nice size shrimp (we got about a half a gallon). By 10 it was obvious that the flow was slowing down so we went up to Lopez and got back on the water at about 11. MMC showed up around midnight. They were still trickling thru at 2:30 when my newbie shrimp buddy started nodding off. Fearing that he might fall asleep an then fall in, we decided to leave with about 1.5 gallons total. Saturday at 11am MMC calls me with his sordid tale of 5 gallons followed by first light flats fishing. He says right after we left they started coming thru in frenzied pulses. He also tells of catching extraordinary "Great White" shrimp that were bigger than Haulover Jumbos. To hear him tell the tale these shrimp would shake the net as if you were landing a sea trout or something. Despite the limited catch on my boat, a good time was had by all. U2FISH

04/17/04, T'ville RR bridge, NE wind @ 8-10mph until 10:30p.m, then 5, aprx 2, Went out on what I thought was a little too windy evening but after getting anchored finally, I settled ! in at sunset. Man am I glad I didn't leave. The run started just after 9:00pm and lasted for a couple hours. Had a great time and heard someone on 96.5 FM say they were shrimping in Oak Hill having a good time too. Finished the night with 164 and one huge granddaddy 8" long and 1" wide. I've never seen such a huge shrimp. He will go good wrapped in bacon and Bar-B-Qued!! Good luck to all your shrimpers out there. Dave

4/18 , 1am to 6am,  Lopez, Cool, wind from ESE, 5 gallons, Having heard MMC's tale of the "Great White" shrimp, I called Billy Bob and said lets go. We got set up at about 1 and proceeded to collect 5 gallons ! of mostly large with a few jumbos. We let most of the dinks float on by. Early on, Billy Bob said I needed my eyes checked because my second shrimp was actually a small crab. We went on to fill the bucket with very nice shrimp but alas, no "Great White" shrimp were seen nor caught. We think the legend of the "Great White" shrimp may be a sleep deprived hallucination of MMC U2FISH

4/18/04, Riverbreeze, High 50s, light east wind, 5 Gallons, Setup at about 1 am and started to pick up strays before the tide moved. It was a steady pick for the next four hours before we le! ft with our limit. Mostly large and Jumbos with a couple gallons of mediums. Finally! Dirty Howie

04/18/04, South of Riverbreeze at sand bar, calm with some wind from the east, 1/4 - about 1 Lb, Set up around marker 7 (east side) first (10:00 p.m._4/17), no action. Moved up to the sand bar south of river breeze, ! setup in 6-7 ft deep, tide started to change about 12:30 a.m. Shrimp started and ran slow for until 2:30, so we left. Maybe next time! Where are the 5 gallon runs? John

4/19/04, Riverbreeze, High 50s, E @5-10, 5 gal. Take Two!! Hit em again. Two nights in a row with no sleep but it was worth it. Even mix of med, large and jumbo. Ran hard for ! the first two hours, then an even pick till light. Get em while you can! Dirty Howie and Gator Nate

4/23/04, Lopez, East Wind 10 to 15, 2 gallons, Got set up just at dusk on the east side of the canal. Caught very few shrimp in the first hour )(8:30 to 9:30). Moved over to the west side of canal at 9:30 and the action picked u! p a bit until 11:30 when the flow dropped off. We left at 11:30 with about 2 gallons (10-75-15) small, medium, large, No Great Whites. Got a midnight report from Haulover, correct flow direction but no shrimp! U2FISH

4/24 8 - 12 pm, lagoon to riverbreeze, light se wind, 1/4 gallon, Beautiful night on the river,but shrimping was slow..Should have went fishing..Something was crashi! ng the baitfish on the edge of the rocks..Total for the night..about a quart of decent size shrimp. Can't complain,this has been an awesome season so far!! nalagem

04/24 7:30 till 1:30, riverbreeze, about 1 1/2 gallons, this is the best I have done still learning have a starfire light just bought a green light and a white net wh! at a difference will be back thanks to this web site Eric

04/24/04, very nice temp, a bit windy, 2.5 gal. After not feeling well Friday and calling in sick, the wife asked me if I wanted to go Sat. night, I said "no thanks, I'm really not feeling all that gr! eat yet". Then her friend from work calls.."I got a new boat and I want you guys to show us how to shrimp", Guess I've got to feel better now, so off we go to Lopez. Managed 2.5 gals on a short tide night. Probably could have got more but I let the wife get the top spot on the boat. It was over at midnight. Good luck out there. mmc

4/24/04, Riverzoo, SE wind, about 2, Slow but consistant shrimp from 8:30-11:30. Fun night out. fishhawk, catchofalifetime, and bossman

4/27/04 8:30-11:30, Riverbreeze, Calm wind, 2.5 gal. Arrived about 8:30 to a parking lot 3/4 full and an empty ramp!!! Shrimp started slow but seemed to pick up a bit! around 10pm. Ran fairly steady but Big Phil got sleepy and made us leave. Clean water- fun night out. fishhawk, OB, BP

4/27/04, Riverbreeze, Nice, 68 deg, Great night. Caught 2 gal shrimp and two trout, 21" and 16". Orange

4/28 dark thirty, Riverbreeze, Wind ESE 15 75 deg. 5 gallons, Went out at dark even though the tide was not until 10:22. We started picking them up before it was really dark. Had a good 3! 0 minute run about 9:00, then slow but steady until 11:00 when all hell broke loose, it looked like a swarm of love bugs. Had our limit soon after. Also got one of the elusive great white shrimp, over 8" long and a head about 3 1/2" around, can anyone say shrimp steaks! What a great season we are having! Mike

Apr. 28 930 PM till 2 AM, RiverBreeze, 10-15 out of the East, 3 1/2 to 4 Gallons, Place was packed for a week night. Got 3 1/2 to 4 Gallons...Let the good times roll...Tommiet

4/28 10pm-3am, Just south of lopez, center of channel, SE wind 10-15mph, 5 gallons, Slow pick til midnight,flood gates opened then til 3 am.Many smalls but a good mix of med and large.Far to many! to dip all of them. Great night for all on the water. Next couple night should be goo too. Shrimp oooooon dave

4/29/04 midnight to 3am, Oakhill, winds ESE 10knots, 5 gallons, Arms ready to fall off from dipping. Started swarming at the end, mediums, few large, they were coming in waves, really started coming strong at the end of the tide. Go get em, my freezer is full. Skinnywater and Chomp

05/1/2004 @ 1:00 a.m. South of Riverbreeze, Windy and drizzles of rain, 3 1/2 gal. Setup just south of the RV park next to Riverbreeze Park on the west side. Shrimp steady from 1:30 - 3:00. Great Night! John

5/2/04, Lopez, Warm, windy and wet, 5 gallons, Billy Bob and I were on the water at midnight , weather was somewhat unpleasant with rain and then a strong south wind. Shrimp were trickling thru (1 gallon from 12 to 3) ! then at about 3 they started swarming. We just held our nets in the water and they were full in minutes. (4 gallons from 3am to 4am) With our limit we packed up went home. Overall, the shrimp were somewhat smaller than previous Oak Hill trips this season. It took us 2 hours to pinch the heads. U2 Fish

8 May 04 dark to midnight, HC, light breeze - nice nite out, 1/2 gal - mostly large, no to crowed.beautiful nite. but very few shrimp . will fill the bucket next weekend I hope. katfishwilly

5/8, Lefils, wind S @15-20, 2 medium to large, Set up at marker 13 at dusk dipped till the waves started coming over bow. fuggin weathermen suck! moved north to between Lefils and Lopez ended up with 2 g! allons medium to large. water real dirty. Dave

5/8, dark-11:00, Riverbreeze, 70, 15 mph out of the south, 1 1/2 gal. Shrimp came by mostly slow, with spurts of madness. Generally singles, but then a few 5-10 minute spurts when you couldn't keep up. Too bad those spurts didn't last longer. Mix of all size! s, mostly in the medium range. Water was very dirty with lots of grass. But, as usual, it was nice to be on the water. Doug

5/8 saturday night, south of riverbreeze, breezy from the south, three gallons, Got setup just after sunset and tide was raking out..Shrimp were filtering through a few at a time! ..A lot of smaller shrimp on the top,but managed to dip about 4 dozen large to jumbo shrimp..The tide quit about 11:30 pm..Went to pull in the down net and it looked like it was full of weeds.(about a basketball size wad in there)..It was ALL shrimp!! Apparently they were running deep,and mostly good size too! nalagem

5/4/04, Oakhill, winds north at 15 knots, 2 gallons, Arrived at 0330, slow until about 0430. Had a pulse of shrimp run from 0430 until about 0530, and was able to scoop a couple of gallons. Th! e shrimp were running deep, those with frame nets did much better. Skinnywater and Chomp

5-6-04 / Darl till 10:30, Lopez, wind SSE@5, 65 deg. 2 gallons. It was a very nice night to be out. The water color was very dark. Could only see shrimp to a depth of 10" - 12". They never ran real hard but were steady. Ev! en after the tide changed at 10:00, they kept running for a half hour, with the current. Mostly small to popcorn size with 20% medium to large. No jumbos. Only a few boats. Joe

5-5-04/5-6-04, Railroad Bridge, wind ne @ 5-10 65 deg. 4 gallons of JUMBO'S, Was headed to Haulover, I wasn't looking forward to the long drive. Heard that the Railroad Bridge was kic! king, so we headed there instead. It started slow but really picked up when the moon came up. What a size difference compared to Oak Hill. Went back Thursday night expecting more of the same, it wasn't to be, got about 50 which is near a half gallon. Mike

5/8/04 9:30-1:30, Mathers, 65-70F NE Wind, 1/2 Gallon, Beautiful night. Crowded Pier. Slow and steady mostly jumbo size. Jdog

5/8/04 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Railroad Bridge Titusville, 65 degrees, breezy, 1/2 gallon, Tried out new boat. Waited for gates to open, never happened. Managed to catch close to! 75, all large to jumbos. J.W.

5/8 8:30 to 11:30, Just north of Lopez, East side of channel, Windy 10-12 Knot south, Set-up at sunset, shrimp coming slow but steady. Mostly popcorn and medium size. Wind never let up but I had enough for ! Mother's Day dinner! Good Luck out there! John

5/8 dark till 11:30, south of Riverbreeze, breezy from the south, three gallons, lots of boats out..Just happy to find a spot with a little breathing room halfway to lefils on the! west side of the channel..Shrimp were trickling through a few at a time..I dipped about 4 dozen big shrimp before the tide quit at 11:pm..My down net looked like it had a basketball size wad of weeds in it But it was actually ALL SHRIMP!!Total for the evening was 3 gallons of medium to large.. nalagem

5/10, Haulover, cloudy with SE breeze @ 10 mph, around 2 gallons, Got there at around 7 pm and nailed my spot. At sundown there was a trickle and then it picked up for around an hour and a half. Myself and fut! ure brother-in-law managed about 2 gallons from 8:30 til around midnight. Had to leave with that job thing in the morning. Charlie, Captain Morgan and I had a lovely evening. thesnooker

5/12 2200 - 0200, Oak Hill, SE at 17-20, 2 gallons, Launched before high tide. Ran steady during incoming and first of outgoing. Stopped completely by 0200. Mostly medium to small with a few large mixed in. Only four boats ! launched out of Lefils this night. We anchored deep and most shrimp came from the shallow water. Enjoyed the night despite the wind. rudy

05/14/04 - 6:30 PM to 2:30 AM, ICW about 1 mile south of Edgwater, 10 - 15 mph out os the S-SE, 3 1/2 gal. Launched at New Smyrna. Went to old river area east of Edgewater to try a little fishing before dark. Sunset came and the tide changed to outgoing about 1 ½ hours later. Tried our luck in the old river for about 1 ½ hours, a few shrimp but not many. Crossed over into the ICW, anchored on edge of channel drop off. Shrimp were running good and steady in about 2 hours we had about 3 ½ gallons, mostly medium with a few large and jumbo. When we left shrimp were still running good. David

5/21 and 5/22, Oak Hill, windy, 5 gallons each night, 5/21/04 9-11:30 pm small/med, 5 gallons total with 4 guys dipping; 5/22/04 9-10:30 pm med/large, 5 gallons total with 4 guys dipping. First time dipping - had a great time! Robert

5/21 and 5/22, Oak Hill/ Lopez/ Lefills, strong wind from the south, 5 gallons, Camped on one of the spoil islands Friday and Saturday night. Set up camp and went shrimping on the "Big Ugly" Friday night. Short! ly after dark they started swarming and we started swooping. The tide and the shrimp dropped off about 11:00 but we already had our 5 gal limit. Saturday night, same wind, same place but slightly larger shrimp. Another 5 gallon bucket in two hours. Life is good. This has been a great season! U2FISH

5-19 thru 5-24, Oak Hill, Lopez, Warm, Very windy, Went for a week at Lopez. No rain and very windy most of the time. Wed and Thurs. morning shrimping was only a few hours before daylight but limit time. Thurs! . night was slow, 2 gal.. Fri. and Sat. night were limit nights. Sun. was only 2 gal. and Mon. was another 5 gal. night. It was the best week my wife and I ever had. 3 of thoes nights the shrimp just started swarming at the end of the tide and continued thru the begining of the return tide. Very few boats. Joe

5/26/04 Dark until midnight, LeFills, limit, Beautiful night, they ran strong in spurts but were strongest later in the tide. Left them swarming at midnight with a full bucket. A good mix of small to large. Maddog

5/27/04, Riverbreeze, light southerly wind / +-75 deg. 5 gallons, Got to RB @ dark till 2AM. Ran in spurts all through tide. finally got my 5 gal. Tried to get only big ones but had to settle with mostly med. Lots of! Trout crashing on flats. SURVEYOR

3/29 10:00 to 12:00, riverbreeze, s wind 10mph water temp 85deg, 5 gallons, put in @ riverbreeze with north to edgwater-very slow-came back to ramp-5 gallons in 1.5hr across from ramp-ride ! was nice. wonbigfish

5/29 dark till 1:00 am, Riverbreeze, 85 degrees south wind at 6 to 7, threw them all back, After reading all the storys of the shrimp running thick in Oak Hill, my h! usband and I decided to take the 1 1/2 hr trip up there and bring home our own 5 gallons. Around 9:30 saw lots of small shrimp go by and watched lots of other boaters dipping. I was wondering what in the heck they were dipping and soon realized that it was the mini shrimps going into their buckets. Around 11 we started dipping the small ones that were swarming, quit around 11:30 and waited for some decent size ones to come. Never did! Had we wanted to rape the river of the baby shrimp we would have had 5 gallons in less than two hours. We decided we would wait a few years in hope that the population that is left will grow up a little. At 1 am we dumped our catch back into the river and headed back to the ramps in order to get home before 3. We wasted a trip and was very dissapointed in the people who reported their catches up there. Lilshrimper

5/31, RB, water temp was 80, air temp 72 calm, 2 gallons of small to medium. I have to respond to Lilshrimper on shrimping 101. First off the best time to be there is during outgoing tide. (current going to the left at the ramp) That didn't start the 29th till around 11pm. The previous reports didn't lie and there was mention of "Tried to get only big ones but had to settle with mostly med."  I also have a lifecycle page that tells you the shrimp take 3 months to reach adult size. This year has been one of the best seasons in a long time. Also this type of angling might not be the thing for you to be doing if you didn't absorb nature at it's best and make the best of the situation. Next time go when the reports are more favorable. What you called "wasted a trip" means to me that you are only out to dip shrimp and nothing else. There are many other things you can do besides just shrimping. Keep this in mind. When life deals you a lemon, make lemonade.

Well!!! seems to be alot of BS going on in the Orlando Slantinal or my fellow shrimpers are keeping their clams shut about what's going on out there! Here is what they have reported... " SALTWATER: There is a major shrimp run underway from Titusville to Oak Hill. Recreactional shrimpers are netting two gallons at Tirusville, three gallons at Haulover Canal and five-gallon limits at Oak Hill. "

Fri, Nov. 19, Oakhill, 75 deg., wind out of south @ 5 knots, 20 shrimp, Beautiful night, light breeze out of the south. Tide started out at about 8:30. Stayed till 1AM, many eels & little flounder. Slayed! 20 shrimp (med. & large)- next time. Sharkbait

November 26th, 2004 7pm-9pm, Oak Hill, 56 degrees, clear skies, full moon, only about 30 shrimp total, Dropped in at Oak Hill around 6:30 pm. There were 3 boats out there already. On the wa! y out from the dock, it looked like they were plenty of shrimp in the water. However after a couple hours, and not many shrimp we gave it up. Better luck next time!. shrimpslayer

nov 29 730 to 1030, oak hill, 69 degrees, 5 shrimp, Started at 730 beautiful night. got 2 shrimp in box net and dipped 3 and missed 2 tide changed at 1030 so we left. not much happenin! g. saw about 10 boats from rb to marker 5. Carmine

11-30-04, oak hill/edgewater, warm with light breeze, 3 1/2 gallons, beautiful nite, don't like those late tides (about an hour earlier than newspaper say) but they are productive,, 3am a! rrival stayed until 6 am, about 3 1/2 gal with only 1 catfish in back net!! Don't know whats going on with that,, never had catfish in frame net before,, Mandy

12-2 / dark till 8, Oak Hill, upper sixty's, wind calm, 0, The wind was calm at first which is probably why the mosquito's were so bad. It was a nice night out, but no shrimp. One of the people at the ramp said they cau! ght 5 shrimp on Wednesday night. Joe

Dec 2 8:30 to 10:30PM, Riverbreeze park, One Dozen, Not much caught, we will be back!!! Glen

Dec.2 / 8pm till 1230am, Parrish Park, W/NW winds temps dropping, Ended up with about 3 dozen shrimp. Put the lights out a little after 8pm and it was at least 30 mins. until the fir! st shrimp floated by. Very slow pick, but the shrimp were a nice size. Fun getting out for the first time this year. Maybe the next full moon and continued cool temps will get em running. snookman

12/3 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm, SR528 bridge ,Banana River, wind from north,5-10 mph,55 deg. first time out this season.got 18 shrimp,mostly large Seacat

12/03/04, Oakhill, Cold and windy, 0, Put boat in water and set up around 8pm and found the shrimping slow to say the least. Ended up with 6 small to medium and one large. We turned one of the me! dium shrimp in to a catfish. It was a little cold but tollerable even though the shrimp wern't running. Chuck

12/6/04 9:00pm-1:30am, half way between oak hill and riverbreez, mid 60s no wind, 5 gal, Had a hard time getting set up, between dipping and setting out lights. The shrimp were running steady a! ll night. Had a lot of jelly fish and catfish that kept getting in the way. Other then that we had a good night. Marvin

12/6/04, haulover, very light breeze about 70 deg. set up at about 7pm no shrimp for about 45 minutes then just on and off for about three hours, ende up with about 30 nice sized shrimp! .deepdiver

12/30/04, riverbreeze/lopez, clear/slight breeze/60s, 50 shrimp, It was the inaugural launch of the "pretty ugly" shrimp procurement vessel. put in at riverbreeze at 7:00 pm and started shrimping at 7:20 pm, 200 yards south of ramp. shrimp were skittish and scarce. only picked up 30 shrimp by 9:00 then picked up and headed halfway to lopez. shrimped til 10:30 or so and ended up with only 50 shrimp. all equipment and boat worked properly, and enjoyed company of friends so it was a goood night even if the shrimp didnt cooperate. Better luck next time! gus bobes jr