“ Diverse is the best word to describe fly fishing and spinfishing this month.
We fished Charlotte Harbor, Boca Grande and Pine Island and caught more than a dozen different species including.. Permit, Redfish, snook, Jack Crevalle, Barracuda, Seatrout, Tarpon,Mangrove Snapper, Gag Grouper, all on fly.
Spinfishing was also super for these different species.
Higher daytime tides gave us the ability to explore many more Mangrove Islands in the Backcountry resulting is some super fishing. We found schooling Redfish and when approached with care…i.e. No noise.. is was possible to get a nice quiet cast off which generally resulted in a solid hookup. We did manage a dozen reds one afternoon on fly.
Snook fishing is on fire casting to the Mangroves with the right baitfish imitation. Accuracy is paramount to your success, small openings and outer points require fairly precise casts for a hookup..which were many and everyday.
Seatrout on the outer bars was good staying in a little deeper water using clouser minnows.
We also caught and landed Gag Grouper fishing inn the Bokelia area of Pine Island…quite a rare catch. Brad Harrison manage Gag Grouper to 22 inches and many Mangrove snapper as well as Redfish, Snook and Seatrout for a Backcountry slam..Nice Job Brad!
We try to leave early in the morning and get in by about noon if weather gets to warm, we always have plenty of water and gatorade aboard and I will pull up the bimini top if it rains or you just want to take a break and have a cool beverage….and relax… Remember…You are on Vacation, so have fun and enjoy the sights of rolling dolphin, manatees and 178 different bird species, sharks, rays, and so much more.
List of Flies you could bring..
Chartreuse/white clouser#1-2
Beige/white clouser#1-2
Brush flies #1-1/0
Redfish Sniper#1/0
Mullet style baitfish patterns#2-1/0
Spend the day casting to Mangrove Islands in the Backcountry catching snook, redfish and seatrout and enjoy the great outdoors.
More photos are available upon request.
Stay safe and well,
Capt. Al
