March 20th, 2011 SPRING FISHING BEGINS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The last week of winter closed out in southwest Florida with a whimper as perfect weather and good fishing welcomed the arrival of spring. With blue skies and shirt sleeve temperature fishing continues to get better each day. Large fish continue to move inshore as schooling tarpon were sighted along…
It’s still three week until its official, but it sure feels like spring has already arrived in southwest Florida. We are catching an increasing number of species around Pine Island and larger fish are moving in every day. We found trout up to twenty-two inches over sand/grass patch bottom in three to five foot depths in northern Pine…
A complete week of mild weather brought up the water temperatures around Pine Island and put fish on a good feed. The sun wasn’t shining every day, matter of fact several days a heavy fog never lifted until noon, but it was the first week in a long time where I never had to wear a winter jacket on…
Weather has dictated how and where we fished around Pine Island in Southwest Florida for the better part of the New Year. We are catching a mix of sheepsheads, sea trout and redfish in both Matlacha Pass and Pine Island Sound. On the good weather days, warm with light wind, we’ve been heading to Pine Island Sound. I wouldn’t…
Fishing in southwest Florida changed dramatically over the past week or so as the mild days of fall fell way to our first real winter cold. On many of the days the weather was just too miserable (cold, wind, rain, fog) to attempt fishing, but we are gradually returning to a better weather pattern. The drop in the water…
In last week’s report I was bragging about the long stretch of warn sunny weather and hoping it would hang around awhile. Well, about the time the last edition of the Eagle hit our driveways a change was in the air, the cold was about to arrive. Several cold fronts over the past week have put fish into their…
Fishing around Pine Island in southwest Florida has been about looking for opportunities and exploiting them. Live bait is still thick and readily available, but to cover any situation that may arise it’s the time of year to bring along some shrimp and artificials to complete your arsenal. The snook bite has been good; the days with a decent…
Fishing around Pine Island in Southwest Florida remains good if you keep your options open and take advantage of opportunities that arise. It’s that time of year that I can’t wait to great the sun in the mornings, the sunrises are spectacular and the bait is just plain thick, a very enjoyable combination. Charlotte Harbor has been giving us…
With a noticeable change in weather and the Gulf waters cooling down fish of all shapes and sizes are migrating down the coast of Florida on the way to their winter homes. It’s the time of year with endless fishing opportunities and lots of hard fighting fish. Just like last week the place to find fast…
The weather is absolutely perfect and the fishing is pretty darn good too around Pine Island in southwest Florida. Last week started off a little on the breezy and rainy side but by the weekend the temperature, humidity and wind dropped leaving us with bright blue skies and calm seas. Big trout were a common catch again…
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