Snook are hitting good.
Summer time fishing has been going off big! The Snook are going off, big and small. Red Fish are making their presences known all around. Mangrove Snapper are hitting good, Trout, all the cast of characters, sharks, Mackerel, Cobia, Permit are enjoying abundant supplies of bait fish.
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After a number of false starts the water temps have finally reached 80 after getting knocked back each week for several weeks. The first big push of tarpon came in on the 18th or so. The warm water has presented a lot of opportunities for Sharks in the Bay, as heavy persistent winds block much of the access to the Gulf for much of April 21017.
First Black Tip Shark
Double Black tip Sharks
Black Tip Sharks are fun to catch especially on light tackle. They do everything you could ask of a game fish with multiple runs and jumps.
At anytime you can encounter a tarpon crashing the action. These sharks have been running 2-3 feet but the bigger 30-40 and up to 70 lb Black Tips along with the full complement of Bulls, Hammerheads and Lemons are following the tarpon.
If you have young men in your family, the allure of sharks is a powerful one. Here a few pics from recent trips.
April so far has been an in interesting month in Pine Island Sound and Sanibel-Captiva area, with a whole range species, from Mangrove Snapper to Black Tip Sharks. King Mackeral are in the gulf when you can get out to them. Tarpon in the area and eating bottom baits.
A recent cold front knocked the water temps down from 82 to 66 degrees giving the fish a bit of lock jaw while the water slowly warms due to cooler night time temps. I had 71.5 degree water in morning and 74.5 by the time we came in on 4/12/17. Trout is working well in the morning and Sharks and Snook in the afternoons. Bait is pouring into the region, the water is clearing up again and its back to normal patterns vs combat fishing battling 25mph winds.
Great Permit catch by Jonathan S.
Redfish
Permit!
Mild fronts are keeping the water temps in the low to mid 70’s and the bite hot.
Permit have been regular catches in the Gulf and even in the Bay. These hard fighting great eating fish are so much fun to catch on light tackle. Mangrove Snapper and Grouper are also hitting well on the natural ledges with the occasional Cobia crashing the Party. Black Fin Tuna are still chasing Thread-fin if your lucky enough to run in to them.
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