Black drum has been ?pretty darn? good around Tampa Bay bridges
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Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard?s Marina says anglers have been seeing lots of black drum, specifically inshore around the bridges. Redfish, snook and mangrove snapper bites have been good too.

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Redfish biting inshore along the mangrove lines
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It?s pretty active inshore, especially with the redfish. We?re coming up to that time of year where we see more schools of redfish in the back bay areas, says Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard?s Marina.