Florida Fishing Report Florida Fishing Charters For Tarpon, Snook, Red Fish. From Boca Grande, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Punta Gorda » Pine Island http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport Florida Fishing Charters For Tarpon, Snook, Red Fish. From Boca Grande, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Punta Gorda Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:06:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fort Myers Fishing, Red Fish And Tarpon Fishing Report http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2012/02/20/fort-myers-fishing-red-fish-and-tarpon-fishing-report/ http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2012/02/20/fort-myers-fishing-red-fish-and-tarpon-fishing-report/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:11:47 +0000 Capt. Andy Boyette/Go Fish Charters http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/?p=322 The redfish fishing as been very good in the Fort Myers area. I have been catching good numbers of redfish on my fishing charters all this month. There are schools of reds on most every flat on low tide in Pine Island Sound. The fish are staging waiting on the rising tide and then moving up to shorelines and the mangrove islands. While most anglers fishing chose to wait until the later you will have just as good success if you can assess some of the low bottom areas that make up most of the Fort Myers Fishing grounds. Theses areas are exposed at low and particularly negative tide. Once this happens the crustaceans and other food source come out of the mud, once the water rises back over these flats the redfish move in and begin eating as they forage across the flat.

The best tactic for shallow water red fishing is to stage your boat in an area near a exposed flat. Watch for any movement in the water pattern. It is especially helpful when other boats run near an area you are working since it exposes the location of the school. Waiting for the school to come to you is an all important factor to learn. A slow approach and a working the area over thoroughly will bend plenty of rods on the boat. Any crab or shrimp imitation will prove to be effective, long distance casting is a must. I will usually spend a good 20 -30 minutes covering 1/4 to 1/2 mile of flat. Setting the boat up to use the wind to your advantage is a must, with the least amount of trolling motor as possible. Light spinning gear with 8lb braided line with 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jig heads should be all that is required for success.

I went with another guide recently and seen targetable numbers of tarpon in a migration route. With the warm weather pattern that has dominated Fort Myers and the rest of the country An early spring pattern will give way to an early tarpon season. I expect to put up some numbers well ahead of schedule this tarpon season. I have a few dates left in June and fewer in May that are available. I have ample room in April to book and April has typically been a good month for me since I have targeted tarpon early for many years. This April should be phenomenal and allow for those who are here an opportunity to catch a BIG TARPON.

Capt Andy Boyette
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Fort Myers Fishing Forecast:
Redfish will continue to be good as the bait schools arrive, keeper Speckled Trout with catches over the 20 inch mark, and an early arrival of BIG TARPON

]]> http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2012/02/20/fort-myers-fishing-red-fish-and-tarpon-fishing-report/feed/ 0 Tarpon fishing In Full Swing http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2009/04/29/tarpon-fishing-in-full-swing/ http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2009/04/29/tarpon-fishing-in-full-swing/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:09:37 +0000 Capt. Andy Boyette/Go Fish Charters http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/?p=195 Tarpon Fishing has been on now for about the past 3 weeks in the Boca Grande area. Although the weather has been less than cooperative to say the least. I have fished further up Charlotte Harbor over the past few weeks than at any time in my career. With several days spent about 15 miles up river. The technique has been to locate free jumping tarpon and set up long drifts in the area. Typically finding the bait pods and birds and putting that together with a free jumper would result in a couple of bites per day. Believe me when I tell you it takes a lot of mental fortitude to fish all day for 1 or 2 bites. There has been a big school of tarpon numbering about 5000 that have been moving in and out of the pass. A combination of factors including bull sharks, gin clear water, low water temps and untypical weather, have contributed to these tarpon not holding long in the Boca Grande Pass. However like magic these fish will get in there and stay and that could happen any day including tomorrow.

Tarpon Fishing Charlotte Harbor and Boca Grande
I have a couple of openings left in May and a Couple left in June so if you want to go tarpon fishing call me, and I will give you the short list of available dates.

Snook fishing this spring from Fort Myers, Pine Island, and into Charlotte Harbor was off the charts. This was the best fishing I have seen in at least 7 years. I had several days that felt like I was in a time warp and fishing back in the 80′s. There was one day particularly where I spent a good 2 hours with a couple of clients who stayed doubled up on snook. We caught 12 fish over 10 pounds and another 20 or so inside the slot, with not one undersized fish. The best thing about that day was fishing a spot I had never fished in my life because of all the boats in the area and the late start I got with my clients. Moral to the story sometimes you should take the blinders off and take a look around instead of just running straight to your favorite fishing spot. These snook where obviously migrating to the passes and we chanced up on them in a pot on an island.

Look for me to be tarpon fishing only for the next 3-4 months, and for everyone who is interested tarpon fishing continues well into the summer months when the tarpon move back into the harbor and feed until the first hint of winter. Some of the best tarpon fishing of the year is July-September

Capt Andy Boyette
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]]> http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2009/04/29/tarpon-fishing-in-full-swing/feed/ 0 Pine Island Sound And The Big Pass http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2008/03/31/pine-island-sound-and-the-big-pass/ http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2008/03/31/pine-island-sound-and-the-big-pass/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:06:40 +0000 Capt. Andy Boyette/Go Fish Charters http://gofishcharters.com/fishingreport/2008/03/31/pine-island-sound-and-the-big-pass/ Prior to the cold front that past by first of the week where temps dropped into the 40s Pine Island Sound was stating to show some decent action with Snook and Trout with the occasional Redfish. Bait fish was making a good showing but unlike the past few years it is not in the usual spots. Tarpon began showing in small numbers on the beaches and I have heard from other guides they have been catching a couple a week. I went in to the big Pass today and marked a handful of tarpon and there where several boats drifting live bait.

Bull and Turtle Bay have been fairly reliable with a mixed bag, but I struggled to put fish in the boat today. Several of the trout we caught did not even fight, indicating that the cold must have affected them more than I thought.

Upper Charlotte Harbor has a steady supply of bait in and around the two bridges. Snook fishing continues to be good in the rivers and canals, and I expect until we get a week or longer of warm days they will be in no hurry to leave.

I have been steady booking tarpon trips and have very limited availability for May. I stll have openings in June so if you are planning a tarpon trip this year you should be getting your plans together. I expect another phenomenal season

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