We trolled for a while with no real success and then I found some rough bottom and then dropped anchor and chummed with live scaled sardines. Dave Hoffman and pal Joe Savoca fished Wednesday’s windy low tide near New Pass with artificial baits and caught three slot-size trout, two sub-slot redfish, and three ladyfish, while adding a 10-inch snapper with a freelined shrimp.
Beautiful fish for sure. Wildfly Charters Capt. Mike Connealy and longtime friend Capt. Follow Captain Chris Stanford of Pine Island Outfitter's Fishing Blog & Report to stay in the know about the latest fishing. Christmas eve 2010 two of my clients and myself caught fifty rat reds using live shrimp and that was a pretty typical experience during that time frame. Hello fellow anglers! Drop some bait back in that deeper spot and you might just find some hungry predator fish waiting. We caught three in the 22 to 26 range and then we hooked up on a nice 34 inch Gag which was Felicia's first Gag and on her first offshore trip. All of you real angler know what I mean. I thought she was going to whack me with the paddle but eventually she let me come down off the t-top and release the fish, but only after I promised to come over and take her on the east coast to keep a snook. Nothing like hitting it hard all day, and finding some good success, and then cruising back in with a beautiful sunset over your left shoulder.
As a lifetime resident of Matlacha and Pine Island, Capt. ESTERO BAY: Get Hooked Charters Capt. Plenty of Redfish were caught this month as well.
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They were cute to say the least. I thought she was going to whack me with the paddle but eventually she let me come down off the t-top and release the fish, but only after I promised to come over and take her on the east coast to keep a snook. Pine Island Fishing Tripletail Home » Features » Fish Finder » November 20 fishing report from Byron Stout. Snook have been biting in fairly good numbers under docks along Sanibel’s back side shorelines, as well as in Blind Pass, but the snook are running small, and the best news from Blind Pass is the growing number of sheepshead. Let's all be grateful to be here and to be alive. Some days better than others of course, but all days being productive. It wouldn't be noteworthy if it was just one or two days, but when you find fish consistently like that you begin to be thankful to be alive.
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The snook will soon be back to their pre 09/10 winter numbers before long if what I'm seeing is any indication. She was pretty happy until I told her we'd have to throw the snook back. Hello all. Most however were in the 24 to 30 inch range. Even if you get skunked every now and then you're still out fishing in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Don't forget to pray for our troops and their families.
The big news however for me and my clients was the reds and snook. Despite a few windy days and bumpy conditions, anglers fishing offshore scored with grouper, snapper, king and Spanish mackerel. Crushin’ It Fishing Charters is a professional Inshore/Nearshore fishing charter guide service based out of Matlacha, FL. COLLIER COUNTY: Bill Schirmer sent in shots of friends Tom and Mary Ann Dineen with nice redfish and snook they caught on live thread herrings during Monday’s afternoon high tide in Upper Johnson Bay, near Marco Island, where snook, reds, and trout are legal to keep under current regulations. On their way in the ran into “a huge school of Spanish mackerel and some kings” in 42 feet of water, eight miles off the pass.
She drives over from Okeechobee every so often so I can take her fishing. Anglers fishing from Wildlife Drive (closed Fridays) in the J.N. For instance you can find a cut between two islands, with a depth change, and wind and tide at your back.
Check out over 600 recent Matlacha fishing reports posted by pro anglers Each trip this month found almost limiting out on redfish.
It was funny to watch them exhibit the same behavior that their larger kin exhibit. Grouper Fishing They actually looked a little like dolphin working as a team, but didn't really have the coordinated effor that you can sometimes see dolphins use to catch their dinner.
Each trip out provided action on nice trout and quite a few very remarkable trout were caught out around the bars where the bigger fish seemed to be hanging as the bars in Pine Island Sound this month were loaded with scaled sardines and pins. 1: Inside grass lines all around the lake for bass. As your guide for the day, we will provide you and your Family/Friends with a trip to remember! Redfish November 2012 Capt. Predominantly fishing inside Sanibel, Captiva, Upper Captiva and around Cayo Costa.
I'm Still catching good numbers of snook off the beach of Cayo Costa and Captiva using scaled sardines which have been pretty plentiful along the beach as well. March 2018 March 2013 November 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012. Winds ramped up over the weekend regulating anglers to fishing inshore and just off the beaches. She's a spry 82 year old and I can only hope that I'll be as capable at that age. That was Saturday before winds dirtied the inshore waters. Categories. Pine Island, Sanibel Fishing Report Mid July. He was fishing a channel through Kissimmeegrass and baiting with a live wild shiner courtesy of Capt. March 2018 Swimbaits, speed worms, stick worms, topwater plugs, and spinnerbaits all have been working for bass. Skip Simmonds. Since Sept we've had some great redfish days, great snook, and larger than average flounder.
That winter I had multiple days of fantastic small red numbers like that using a gold flake DOA paddle tail jerk bait.
Last but not least lately I've also been finding some tripletail around markers, redgrouper and gags not far off the beach, and a good catch of sheephead and trout inshore.
Chris Gagnon’s Saturday morning trip to the point of Cape Haze produced so many trout of all sizes that he almost ran out of shrimp. Between snappers, he also released juvenile red and gag groupers. Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Joel Buntin was being push-poled by Earl Horecky and casting a gold spoon when he got this nice flounder’s attention. Sheephead Gregg McKee. If that holds we'll be seeing tarpon before you know it. So far this late winter has been fantastic fishing. During lots of wind, not so much.
On one evening before the recent front blew through he fished the Fort Myers end of the Caloosahatchee Bridge and caught a dozen snook with half going 10 or more pounds, lost two tarpon, and also hooked a big black drum in a mere two hours of casting Hogy Pro Tail swimbaits, according to Lehr’s. For a good democracy to work it requires that each man police himself. Over in Matlacha Pass, Bokeelia angler David Kula had a great morning on trout in the Two Pines area at the northeast corner of the pass, where his Clouser Minnow was the candy. He’s also been catching large jacks, and the occasional slot-size trout and redfish.