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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Mostly Bay with a bit of Gulf mixed in
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Tuesday, 4/13, the wind was howling through the tree-lines of Estero Bay, where I fished the backwaters with Richard Kostrcewa and his son, Stephan. We used live shrimp to catch and release nine sheepshead, a mangrove snapper and two crevalle jacks. Wednesday was another windy morning in Estero B...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Inshore & Near-shore recent trips report
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Wednesday morning, 4/28, I fished Estero Bay with Paul Martz and Christian LeClerc. We caught a 23-inch Spanish mackerel, released short snapper, and were bemoaning the slow action when, all of a sudden, two lines began bending, and we reeled in two keeper redfish, at 18 1/2 and 19 inches--so we end...
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Trout-bite is hot-Bonita Beach, SW FL
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“No oil—No spoilOur Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” Tim Reid fished near-shore with me, about ten miles off the beach Saturday morning, 7/17. Winds and seas, which were calm most of the week, had picked up quite a bit and seas were a little sloppy, so we decided to stay near-shore and do some sh...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: 8-lb. Red Grouper, Snapper & More
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“No oil—No spoilOur Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine” Monday, 4/18, I headed offshore with longtime customer, Peter Kenney, his son, David, and friends, Bernie and John. We fished about 22 miles west of New Pass with live shrimp. The catch of the morning was David’s 24 ½ inch, 8-pound red grou...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: 30-pound Permit & Goliaths to 425 pounds!
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After a few days off the water, with high winds and seas persisting into mid-week, I got back offshore on Friday morning, 5/20, with long-time customer Casey Miller. This time, Casey was in town for a wedding, and he invited the groom and friends to fish with us. The group, consisting of ( in addition to...
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Big Sheepshead are Back! Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish too
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Just as busy season was gearing up, the first week of December brought not only high winds and rough seas, but also red tide conditions in the gulf and up into Estero Bay. The good news is that the weekend's wind direction helped push the red tide out to sea. And, the backwaters, at least the spots I fishe...
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