Current Red Tide & Water Quality Update Here; Getting Clearer (Page Down For Detail On Sampling & Location Table).
Captiva Fishing: Please Click For Rates & To Book A Captiva Fishing Charter Or Call 239-472-8658.
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Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, January 27, 2019: Catfish, Catch & Release Only!
Current Red Tide & Water Quality Update Here; Getting Clearer (Page Down For Detail On Sampling & Location Table).
Captiva Fishing: Please Click For Rates & To Book A Captiva Fishing Charter Or Call 239-472-8658.
Live Weather Cams Here.
Please Click To Rent Homes Direct From Captiva Homeowners; No VRBO Booking Fees.
Captiva Fishing Guide Report: Sunday, January 27: Catfish, Sanibel Island Fishing, Catch & Release, Captiva Island, Captain Joe’s Charters – cold & windy but some good fishing around; redfish & snook are now catch & release only; snapper, grouper, big and little snook and redfish; no red tide presence; Caloosahatchee freshwater releases still a huge near-term and long-term problem.
Extremely frustrating. We need wholesale changes in the Florida state government. It is not a Republican or Democrat issue – it is a Big Sugar control everyone issue. It is stunning how we continue to let the sugar industry and the agriculture north of Lake Okeechobee to damage the water and all of Florida.
We’re located in Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.
Please click here to Book A Charter or call 239-472-8658.
We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island. Please click here to Book A Charter or call 239-472-8658 and here for Live Sanibel Traffic Cams.
Sunday, June 10: Gafftopsail Catfish, Catch & Release, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Sanibel Island Fishing Charters: Snook, Catch & Release. Please also visit the Sanibel, Fort Myers, Florida Fishing Report and Cuban Fishing sites. Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.
Please also visit the Sanibel, Fort Myers, Florida Fishing Report and Cuban Fishing sites. Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.
Please click here to Book A Charter or call 239-472-8658 and here for Live Sanibel Traffic Cams.
The fishing is also renowned for sharks in the summer, tailing redfish on the bayside flats and snook under and off the Blind Pass bridge. Because Turner Beach faces Westward, the sunsets are spectacular and a popular viewing point for residents and visitors alike.” More here.
Image Credit: © Diane Rome Peebles
Gafftopsail Catfish: Bagre marinus
“Appearance:
- Bluish-green back, fading to a silver-white belly
- Three prominent, sharp spines (one at beginning of dorsal fin and one on each pectoral fin)
- The three prominent spines have elongated, fleshy filaments
- Two barbels on chin
- Barbels at corner of mouth are flattened and very elongated
Similar Species: Hardhead catfish, A. felis (has four chin barbels and spines lack filaments)
Size: Up to 27 inches (10 pounds)
Habitat:
Coastal waters; may enter brackish waters
Behavior:
A good food-fish that is usually less common than the hardhead catfish
Additional Information
State Record:
8 lb, 14 oz
Source & More Information @ FWC.
Please click here to Book A Charter or call 239-472-8658 and here for Live Sanibel Traffic Cams. Saturday, June 9, Blacknose Sharks, stealing cut bait for Tarpon, click here for College Of Fishing Hats & Apparel.
We’re located in Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.
After a fierce storm, Turner Beach, the beach adjoining the Pass, is frequently covered with a bounty of shells from Olives to Fighting Whelks to the more common Conchs. The fishing is also renowned with sharks in the summer, tailing redfish on the bayside flats and snook under and off the Blind Pass bridge. Because Turner Beach faces Westward, the sunsets are spectacular and a popular viewing point for residents and visitors alike.
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