Tampa Bay is famous for its flats and hard-fighting sportfish. While snook and redfish often steal the spotlight, a dark shadow lurks around the Bay’s concrete and stone infrastructure.
Beat the heat and fish in the shade.
The black drum (Pogonias Cromis) is one of the hardest-fighting, most dependable species available to local anglers during the heat of summer. Ranging from four-pound “puppy” drum to sixty-plus-pound “bulls,” these powerful bottom-feeders offer an incredible challenge. If you want to bend a rod on a true Tampa Bay heavyweight, here is how to find and catch them…