Photo by TuffyDog.com
This is a photograph of Bayou Grande from the observation tower at Weedon Island Preserve in Pinellas County Florida. I have caught Spotted Seatrout on the seagrass flats fishing from my 19' boat, using live shrimp for bait. 
Canoe Trails The southern canoe trail is a four-mile loop best accessed next to the fishing pier where there is a formal canoe launch. The trail meanders through mangrove forest, seagrass flats, in between the islands of the Preserve, and along the edge of Tampa Bay. Expect to see wading birds, such as egrets, spoonbills, and white ibis. Occasionally manatee, sharks, and schools of mullet are spotted in the backwaters of the seagrass flats and islands that comprise the Preserve. Don't forget your fishing pole. Redfish, snook, and spotted sea trout fill the waters of Weedon Island.
The northern canoe trail is a one-way trail that originates in an enlarged
mosquito ditch at the parking area along the west side of San Martin Blvd. This
meanders through mangrove habitat and Snug Harbor before it terminates at the
beaches along the Gandy Boulevard. Eventually, we hope to extend this canoe
trail underneath the Gandy Bridge and Friendship Trail and connect it to the
canoe trail that will be established through the Gateway Tract of Weedon Island
Preserve.
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