A quick summary of good eating fish we catch around Captiva and Sanibel.
Common Snook ~ Good Eating (we recommend catch & release only)
Up to 3.5′ & 30 lbs.
Common Snook, Sanibel & Captiva Fishing Charters & Guide Service.
Red Grouper ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 3′ & 40 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Cobia – Excellent Eating
Cobia, picture from http://fineartamerica.com/featured/cobia-carey-chen.html
Gag Grouper ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 4′ & 80 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Flounder – Good Eating
Flounder, picture from http://www.nativeguide.net/Report.html
Red Snapper ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 3′ & 40 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Spanish mackerel – Good Eating
Spanish Mackerel, picture from http://www.nativeguide.net/Report.html
Schoolmaster ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 2′ & 10 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
King mackerel – Good Eating
King mackerel, picture from http://www.bigfish-mombasa.com/what-will-i-catch.html
Mangrove Snapper ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 2′ & 10 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Lane Snapper ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 1.5′ & 6 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Permit ~ Good Eating
Up to 2.5′ & 40 lbs.
Pompano ~ Excellent Eating
Up to 1.5′ & 5 lbs.
Black drum – Excellent Eating
Black drum, picture from http://takemefishing.org/fishing/fishopedia/species-explorer/black-drum/
Spotted Sea Trout ~ Good Eating
Up to 2′ & 6 lbs.
Red Drum ~ Good Eating
Up to 3′ & 40 lbs.
Red Drum
Hogfish – Excellent eating
Hogfish, picture from http://www.sarasota-fla-fishing.com/Hogfish.htm
Sheepshead ~ Good Eating
Up to 2′ & 6 lbs.
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
