Book your charter now through the end of July for the chance to reel in this sought-after beauty of a fish they call “Silver King”. Pompano and permit have both been hitting fairly well.Great news! Big 200 pound plus Tarpon are showing up in Lee County waters. They are great fighters and make great table fare. These fish are super challenging and can frustrate even the best anglers. It seems like every dock, oyster bar and deep mangrove shoreline has sheepshead all over them.

Sheepshead have been super abundant this year. I have been catching 5-10 fish a trip of all different sizes which just adds to the action! It just isn’t that crazy 50 fish a day stuff we get during the spring and fall. Snook fishing is generally pretty slow this time of year but that doesn’t mean we don’t catch any.

Most of the fish are in the 14″ to 20″ range but I have had a few over 20″ on recent trips. I was really beginning to worry that none of them made it through the dreaded “red tide” we had earlier this year but once again mother nature proved me wrong. The trout fishing has really picked up the last few weeks as well. Don’t get me wrong there are big fish out there as well they just are not in nearly the abundance. These juvenile redfish have been every where this year! It is literally the best redfish hatch that I have seen in 10 years. There are a ton of what we call “rat reds” which are small fish averaging 12″ to 20″. Winter time in Boca Grande means super low tides and concentrated fish! These low tides force the fish into the deeper potholes and off of the surrounding flats making for much easier targets. The Redfish fishing has been pretty good lately. Lots of redfish, snook, sheepshead, trout, pompano and permit have all been coming aboard. I have been able to put together some really nice trips. Even on the post front days, which are usually very tough. You can cast farther and the fish are much less spooky. These fronts have brought some nice breezy days and the fishing has been outstanding! I love a little wind for flats fishing. Water temperatures have dropped into the low to mid 60’s which is pretty cool by Southwest Florida standards. We have had a few cold fronts come through the Boca Grande area lately. Merry Christmas from Boca Grande everyone and I hope you all have a very blessed 2019.

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