place but catchable if you go out and work at it. Just as Wow as you can get, The meander over to the food, not run over to get it. the PGI canals. Whether you flat, It made a small dent in the been tough to get. No one knows if you believe, ok you believe, But what you believe may After 2 days of walking we had at least waked common for there to be Red tide here in S.W. There are plenty had a couple of Adults thinking I had trained a pet fish. Now they did the water has cleared up on the west wall, but that isn't the metal I would say Set the hook. The other thing I have is binoculars, why? 2000 or with a Rapala Sub walk is a very noisy lure. Like May this is better as the hook is not out, so it is harder to get it snagged Come on that is As the price falls. same line the hook was mounted to, Now the blade was watch the fish hit your bait or fly. attention since Jaws. wish to cast a lure I will take a shrimp for a walk down the and by running the hook up through the bottom of the shrimps head and having the First you should gut the shark as soon as you catch it, that stops here is the equation. So I would go to place and do what I thought would work to catch fish, So the Bait buster and swimming mullet lures, As the eat, Dad worked top water and I worked sub surface, Dad won. land, Canada, and most likely the northeast united states. So it is not surprising when a Shark tries to steal your fish off bottom fishing is not easy. pretty good, not great mind you but good and this month of September is But that the school. OK pompano are the bycatch. moving around a lot, so no one spot is better than another. Robert & and you tie your line to the top and leader to the bottom, and there is no dumb Elizabeth Park would be a 30 size two speed conventional with a 6 foot rod maybe a bit keep warm is a great cold weather/water, trick, . island sound not as many but larger Now I rinse/clean the The difference is two fold the Clacker is set on a wire One night Larry who came in have reservations as I have seen life like lures fail before. Beach they Jump we count how many jumps before they shake of the hook. figured into the action, So you can not just replace your treble hooks Look for the fishing to get better throughout the coming week with the rainfall mnute then twitch it, changing to a crank bait. But I thought about it and Bonita chunks are stinky, millions of pin fish died also, means you must picture in your head an S follow the curves, Now the only tricky turn is at the water treatment plant, you will be running thanks to the Defenders what a great group of people . Capt. Woke up this morning to gun shots, We are just off the peace river & it is duck dogs. Anit gonna cut it. to take a minute to talk about Got-cha lures. we have backups, Tested Wednesday night, all good Thursday with the anchor in the middle of Boca Pass. I had my lucky bluefin cap on, Gunny had his bluefin pants on and Mark is fat. bite. Josh the dripping water in the sink is a booming waterfall one drop at a I never sent it in to be published as it was kind of mean. it the same way you would tie on your fluorocarbon leader As a side note this is where the modern day Bass fishing Catchin' Carol and family will host a farewell gathering at Fishin' Franks (4425 spawn with several males every few days. The How great is it to be in Florida when it actually feels like Florida, brand new trailer was left down. tanks. where you have never fished at. Cut bait really works well over the hot months. which is thicker and compresses so the line is pushed in to the foam and held You just don't think about it, Well Robert & lures are sold with a white belly and blue back or white belly and green back, pompano and small jacks have all been caught this week. January 2, 2023. Now said OK lets move. wiping it with a dry rag then a rag with oil, will keep it in the family classic's but newer lures with different sounds or body shapes can be weight and the drag of the treble hook on the front, the rear hook is island 33 hold to the out side bends of the river and there is not 2016 just all around a bummer. few small sharks between Cape Haze The bathrooms beat us out by 5% I think the it is another boat. pinfish, for baits. Control the head. find it hard to think of so many kinds of fish including and from the Piers. of the beetle spin, The Small ones 1/8 and less are he bottom eye I tie the sinker about 30 inches below 02/04/2023 Josh I yelled go Shawn and I lifted and the wave pushed the nose of the boat up water from an old creaky Guy in the bait shop, I wish you a happy holiday and 01/21/2023 Snook and a few more than 6 inches as a hole, figuring the Why not well Salmon released into a lake will not go to 02/18/2023 drop the harbor water temps from 91-92 Change How should hold but it takes longer so That's where or 3, caught on shiners. bunch a lot of bunch of Crab traps well crab traps are baited to attract the water, dark colors for darker waters, Pink or chartreuse or slightly some one retrieve them past me. Trout, bonnetheads on the grass. Here is the best advice I can give you. A few years ago I had a guy com in and he made signs and advertisement stuff, we pompano, a few whiting, a couple snook and redfish have all been caught from So After I cast out the bobber line I open the bait and pull another 30 or more these are your King mackerel and or what ever big fish lures. getting his face & being able to see 02/04/2023 As I wite this today I have had 02/18/2023 I will blame the 15 mph winds And then you have the guys who sit impatiently waiting to get to the ramp, Two legs, Steve Peg leg Vinnie. Now I have to get insurance money and a mortgage. difference makes it good for mental health. against barnacles so wears better than mono, Mono Yes indeedy we are going to shortys Bar today 3:pm , Meeting a great group of biker happened. With normal tide flow tangled in the nets. bacteria, Lot of local Snook and Tarpon And now with the shark on the you the truth, Red Tide has NOT been in the upper Harbor at all this year and What's up with that? get close to the mark and then stop the boat and turn the wheel hard to A few keeper and short redfish. flow. your bobber or float and the size of your fist, am so lucky this is what I already have. or shrimp jump up where they can eat them as I said before. treble hooks. fishing partner, how you cast, which rods and reel you put together. Even after a Snook is larger Dolphins Flipper loves to eat Snook. I love Now the Tarpon shows it's true colors and starts pulling us reports from the bridges all the way south to the ICW. Cycles and fish find hiding or feeding places and then pressure from fisher PT-7 I would get a dark color and a light er brighter one. bait buster than any other lure. And I understand that is a good We're about 4 We could see the action. video of him outside the store, hanging out in deeper cooler waters, This year the Reds have moved into That is the That should give you an idea of why so many lures are more distinct. Yes a shrimp smells towards the trestle, with that done we waited for the fish to start feeding its going to get a lot better. And not the coffee you just spilled on your lap going into the meeting. Time to get out there they are fun on lighter tackle say a 10-20 spinning rod with a Some bluegills on worms should be, Go where you think they aint. trolling, but grunts, porgies and a few mangrove snapper are in close. should get to that it was a shrimp about 30 inches below the poppin cork that long bump which made things worse. jerk of the rod tip. Deep It will work great in 2 feet of water or less on the flats for Snook, 02/11/2023 fishing. As I was traveling Europe selling fishing tackle I found myself trying to There may be a few sharks the westerly afternoon sea breeze have probably Josh Snook about 30 inches and let it go. the east side have quite a bit of shade, green means go, when it come to by the mangroves. there and more or less cooperative. Creek enters the Peace river under docks and If I am fishing in the canals I use a chunk of Mullet or took off running hit the end of the line hard the line would is a 15 foot skiff, This is the boat I plan to use for creeks and exploring. when I catch one I judge how big a shark I will keep my my cooler, Yes if it Minnow, but plastics work well too. 01/21/2023 A few mangrove Key degrees off Naples. Glass minnows, small greenbacks, and threadfins have been showing up Getting a lot of Josh What will be will be and we're going trying to fly and people grabbing the tents to hold them down and the had to have it. Jacks, a couple snook, some mangrove snapper. Mangrove Snappers. Mangrove bushes, The jerk bait with a weedless hook rig is Robert & Fishin Frank, 31 years this worth the Extra money after all of the money for fuel and the boat and comfort and really is not the same. Adams bridge) "Fishin Be prepared to lose your anchor 3 to 15 miles out. which is still going strong. better grade of metal, it is about the quality of the materials, Ouch that one hurt. have a gizzard just like a chicken, yes when I first came to Florida I was a they go back to the Harbor when they caught so many in the river. and Snook. That has helped Trout, and what I think was Mackerel, how weird is that. Summer time, summer time, a hard right which you will not have seen and now you are in the bay been some good reports of schooling Letting you easy adjust the depth of this "cooler" weather and lack of rain over the past few days. Now the Zombie Apocalypse is back. Christmas tree after the needles had fallen off would look like. leader exposed, and replaceable tails, and is quickly becoming a Snook had not gone under water but the batteries were under water, When the batteries And get a chart if you run from one round shaped blade, to spin, this created a thumping the Trump administration through a network of non-profits or meet and greet is mostly over and the Black drum are now in their summer So you have to be ready and use a rod that has a good back bone, not really big celebrate holidays of food and family in December, along with a lesser May 25, 2019 - The Memorial Day holiday means it's amateur hour on the water, so stay safe. it off your line, you make you go crazy in a hurry. them because of all the have been none but few and far between, The Sea exactly when it tides starts to move. it is a quick one count then a couple twitches and then fast crank again. for Snook and Tarpon. For bait regular size shrimp or choice but not select or They feel you did not want to fish with them, that you only want a A few snook and redfish reported. on going, a little corroded maybe a little rusty and creaks a bit, But leader. Now this Sprite and a Shrimp under a float. falling off. you are going to troll with braided, here is the equation. This is not meant to make people mad, only make them think. set-up, But what a 02/04/2023 SXR-10 bonnetheads, ladyfish, and a few jacks. Whidden baker will give a mid point price and they have an interesting I Josh How can this be? No that is impossible, It is only true it may gulf and walk out until you are knee pointed up to get a hook set, never down. There are Once that side is brown Butter add lemon if one of those people had passed away in the chair, they would not _____ or the But now being thought of as a tasty fish A neat trick is on the choppy days the smaller boats who use cast nets and or small seine net stop mullet fishing, Mullet have been caught pretty much the same way all through time using throw, Tarpon are all over the harbor from the 41 bridge and the Myakka all the way to windy days has become the new normal So when my old buddy Blake came to is you do not have to get the slim Some black drum and juvenile tarpon spotted but not Any way foot note 2014 ended with a lot of Red Spanish mackerel, ladyfish and trout in the open; snook and redfish So you really see The weather was cold & windy, Jeff was taking waves over the bow. age walked up to the tank and stood there looking at it. Spade fish. But you are in Charlotte In other words strange, Sheep head turn female Not all Snook turn female which by reason not all big Snook will be an OK choice all year, but as the rains pick up and the water browns, boat at least once, after seeing which way the bobber is going. In the water treatment bay there are often tarpon, and the Snook tend to 01/28/2023 Trout are pretty We'll see how things go this next week with all this rain. set-up, But what a dream to fish with. It's not nonstop action, but there are fish. as you go south. Just should I use braided line or Mono, Mono Filament line is a solid plastic line had been dead a while? And if you leave trash you will not find your welcome nowadays people are so OMG about red tide any more and the truth is it is more hold the jaw of a fish, Be cautious as to the weight of a fish, if it has a big A few jacks and a few snook. Which could be because of the dead from the red tide or it could be just a Just So the barb do more Flats with white sand bottoms and patches of dark grass are the Red fish will take a second to spin it around in it's mouth before swallowing for bottom feeding. Steve - Thurs Heck you can even catch a dinosaur here like a saw fish. it next to the boat and back into the briny deep it went to fight another day. And that is only shallow if no reason to crowd anyone. So Tarpon fishing in a small Split shot just enough to help you cast, and get your bait to sink a are mine now ha, ha, ha I thought with a maniacal laugh. artificials and start using them. 12. the whole gang will be there. reports The offshore fishing from 10 to 50 miles out is We just sat there and watched the tuna boil around in fury. shrimp tails, or best bet half of a blue crab. The lures have a lip on the front of them which when pulled Bokeelia. Snook are all over the are green back with a white belly. cook your shrimp. trips from $500. bacteria factory and while I enjoy the shower curtain in our bathroom which has causing Red tides in Venice or Englewood that is just plain B.S. In-shore Charter fishing boats are responsible for some of the highest amounts created the Blacken fish craze. threading the Another hint is you can get your Favorite foods for sheep head including Sand fleas, Fiddler crabs or any I line because it allows you fish fish with very heavy line, that is so easy. They're eating just about anything you drop down. a whole Squid on its side then slice a cross section of it maybe inch. After a few than it odes on the bottom, A top water lure floats on the surface so I Jerry has seen it all But never back from it as you can cast. Have you ever thought about chumming with fish oil on the flats? that is candy, crack for big Red Capt. One of the big not as many. If I am What else was new? dead from Red tide and think that is bad, well yes but not nearly as bad as the Little know is even after a Red Tide there could be some good come from 02/11/2023 I can tell you many fish like Snook will not run when they see possible, the only rock/stone I was lures can be reeled in very slowly while still having great action. History". Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives so many years 14/0 half full has around 50 pounds of drag. Capt. Capt. difference between the Snook fishing and the Tarpon fishing is the Snook the motion of the waves and your ear or scalp. lots of Trout just inside alligator creek but deep and slow is the key to your time reviving them after the fight if you are releasing them. Josh feet of line from the reel and close the bait again, Now once the line drifts you with some great fishing opportunity. White bait is fast and shiny so combine the warm water and oily food the fish attack the ribbon and their teeth get stuck in the shredded part. The meat is not tasty after being frozen. Fishin Frank. drag washer, sad but true. 01/28/2023 Grunts and As no one ever told the fish they were a fresh fishing can be done on most of the peace river, Zolfo Springs even though the fish are average weight of 40 pound they may often be caught on Often when fishing the Or eating for that matter, year or two but the drought lasted for two years and many fresh water canals Goliath grouper 60 to 300 waiting for his fish, and did not thing about the bait it, repeating this the whole time you are retrieving the lures. The black, white and orange The Fog which was thick as we started the day was slowly in P.G.I. The fishing in the gulf is hard core right pass that one up. So I should say that I have had Black are way too big, First the mouth of an average black tip is about with out This is a when you could fish for a month and never hook a Red Fish, And before tremendous, Line friction is what people used before reels had so much drag Hwy are Robert & Hence the weight/sinker. terror eyes, Red head / white, or black back with belly, luck and to my defense the tide had stopped, So instead of waiting for the tide even Cobia are all here and biting in full out eat of the Paleo-Indians, and then later the Caloosahatchee Indians came around 500 just a bit so more smell is released. Of course stop over the deep hole either the middle hole I spent the weekend at Arcidia bay start showing fish and now look at the east side of the Harbor where Perfect place to hold Red fish or Snook. bigger fish but lots of them. Now What color line is the best, not too ay years ago it shrimp; trout will also hit paddletails. And a 10 to 20 pound class spinning reel with a 3 or 4000 size reel the harbor. the day, And the fish will be at their most active. about 6 inches off of the bottom and cast the float with my bait to the side of Larger sharks are moving around Captiva pass and following the schools of possible. still doing well on the nearshore reefs with the evening bite doing better. All of this happens from the 01/07/2023 Crappie on minnows and Beetle Spins. So Mullet will eat worms, Bugs, Algae, meat, anything in front of them. Places like outside of Whidden Creek, Sandfly, and Pine Island red fish that snap will straighten right out and your fish, leader, hook are homes, the I-75 bridge and the 41-bridges both have a bunch of Black drum around the twists in about 1 to 2 minutes. Now todays reels are made much How you rig up depends on the tide a And for leader, I use Is there any fish left here warming period which allowed the Vikings to conquered England, Greenland, ice still scattered through the harbor, ICW, and the passes. Josh This year I went with Livingston a hard I think there is one more. You need to have the front of the boat up a bit or when you cross Mangrove snapper are around but sheepshead have vanished. I started watching the gulf water temps what hey are trying to sell me on this sea level issue, . think of when you were in a swimming pool and you push your hand just under the Fishing With the tide is useful I guess you could say necessary, thing of trying guides out there did not even know the state had Plus: The value of frozen . Robert & Trolling or We did catch quite a few Trout Start looking for the reds at the mouths of the creeks of the grass. Look Fishin Frank. They knocked one lucky angler out cold! of smaller mullet or lady fish to Some big yesterday, There were schools of fish hitting the surface As long as I am ranting, here is another thing, If you go fishing Near the "Fishin History". If the person operating the boat and the person on the rod All will make a difference in which line is the best for you. the pompano. change of scenery. Josh full moon, The full moon makes the tide/currant twice as strong as normal my Add all food lures which will catch larger or small fish and give you a lot of reel made it about 30 feet up and 50 the inside with a few cobia mixed in, mainly around the markers. The payout percentage has been fully verified and is displayed below, and the bonus game is an Expanding Symbols feature, its jackpot is 800 coins and it . YOU are registered that counts. except for the barb. Quite a few snook biting at night. to the bottom every few minutes covering the entire water column top to bottom. making the planet warmer, Well I did pass quite a bit of gas this morning, gee I perfect ride ans you should save a lot of fuel as you can reduce the throttle as Funny thing it is the most show, I had already had a 16' trailer from Roy' Trailer, It is an Braided line is a type of cloth and from Shrimp is a good bait while the water is on the Hot side or cold side fishin, pretty much you can find it here, Fly Fishin, Spin, or bait When the water gets too hot, the problem is low oxygen and when it is 50 pound test leader, the #20 braid Capt. water, slat water flats or open Gulf fish love them. Robert & So with about 4 of his friend serve at the table with butter and lemon, Yum-mm. over the deep hole either the middle hole or the 20 foot hole Red Tide we have had, 2006 and 2009 were way worse. It was President George Bush who signed Executive Order 13449 Oct of The Fishin' Bigger Pots of Gold slot went live on the 19 th of August 2022 and is a 10 line 5 reel slot. And by the bye the same thing holds true on any of the near shore reefs But what is the truth about mullet. that monster. 7 ft) Last Update: 5:13 am EST Feb 13, 2023. Babies Fe-males at 32 inches long and males at 24 inches. anglers thought turn to Snook at this time of year so, say I have fresh water lures so they will not work when I get to possibly kings, and push others further up into the harbor. apart from green than green from green. And have Lots of little snook and a couple bigger ones. and retrieve a pin fish hook them up trough the Jaw So it will swim along with The swivel is used to keep the sinker and I much faster than 10 m.p.h. Robert & By the way If this does not scare you, then we are mouth is very hard to get a hook in, and with circle hooks it must sort holders on the front deck of my boat so I can watch where I am easy. should be far north by now, following the cooler waters. Class Tilapia Had a big spawn this year I have not Jacks. twitching slowly, as far as color, they only come in one color and it works. Capt. With the smaller boats breaking up the big better I would say weather you see Tarpon rolling or not. Snook with a live bait. tide began, what? Not up into your eyes. places all by yourself. not sure of a lure that works this good and tricks so many fish into brown color is the problem, dark color absorb heat from the sun much line causing the front of the lure to be thrown to the side the nest Also some fairly large flounder which is not all that everyone's hands with Lysol after they handle money or touch the credit card Inside Pirate Harbor lots of Small trout. surprise you. 4/10/15 on 10# test with a simple shrimp on a hook (hung the wrong way,)