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re:Kings gulfside; flounder, sheepies, reds, jacks bayside: Bon
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Monday, I fished with Lee Larsen, Bud Glancer, and friend Mary, about 5 miles out of New Pass. We used live shrimp, and chummed with some pre-mixed chum, as well as some blue runners. We caught four king mackerel to 30 inches, and had two big ones pull off the line on their rapid run back to toward the boat. We also caught a keeper tripletail, keeper sheepshead, porkfish and grunts, and released s

Redfish, sheepshead, kingfish, goliath: Bonita Beach, SW FL
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I fished Estero Bay with C.B. Fisher, his seven year old daughter, Cayla, and Cayla's grandfather, Frank Graves on Monday. Shrimp were in short supply in the morning, so I cast for silver jinnies and ballyhoo, and we began at the oyster bars, where we caught a bluefish, and released some small fish. Once shrimp came in, we picked up some of those, and fished toward Wiggins Pass, where we caught tw

Bonita Beach, SW FL: kings, Spanish, reds, sheepies
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Monday, fishing in 30 feet out of New Pass, with Bob Pumford and Steve & Lorie Seibert, we caught three king mackerel, all 28-29 inches, keeper Spanish mackerel to 22 inches, mangrove snapper and triggerfish. We had a goliath eat a bait on a light tackle pole, so we just got to wat

Bonita Beach, SW FL Gulf & Bay Report
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I fished Estero Bay with Terry Major and friends Monday. Fishing the points on the west side of the bay, behind the Hyatt, we released one snook and nine mangrove snapper, all caught on live shrimp.

Wednesday, I again fished Estero Bay, along the tree lines. Michael Scipione and Christina Rodriguez caught and released a four pound cravalle jack, a 13 inch black drum, and mangrove snapper, usin

Bonita Beach, SW FL: Spanish, Yellowtail, Lanes & Mangs
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I fished Monday in 35 feet out of New Pass with father and son Dan and Eric Harper. Using live shrimp, we caught keeper Spanish mackerel, a nice yellowtail snapper, keeper triggerfish, grunts and porkfish.

Daniel McAuliffe fished with me Tuesday morning at MAY Reef. We were chased in by a brief lightening storm about 11AM, but we caught plenty of fish before then. We caught ten keeper lane snap

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Yellowtail, Goliaths, King, Redfish
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Monday, I fished with live shrimp in 40 feet, 19 miles out of New Pass, with Ernie and Tim Moffet. We caught four keeper yellowtail snapper, and released three smaller ones. We also caught porgies, triggerfish, mangrove snapper, a small hogfish, a flounder, and lots of gag shorts, which were fun to catch and release. We used a blue runner to catch and release a 50 pound goliath grouper.

Charles

SW FL-Bonita Beach:A bonefish in the bay???
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I fished Estero Bay Wednesday with Frank Tota, Frank Witt, and friends, Joe and Jim. Strange as it might sound, we caught and released a seventeen inch bonefish. I have never seen, much less caught, a bonefish in this area, and I believed them to be a Keys/Caribbean fish. We caught this one on a live shrimp, on an oyster bar in the middle of the bay. Using shrimp, we also caught two keeper sheepsh

SW FL-Bonita Beach: 41 inch kingfish, shark, bonito, snapper
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Fishing in 45 feet out of New Pass Monday with the Patrick Smith party, we used live shrimp and shiners to catch keeper mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel to 28 inches. We released a small hogfish, triggerfish, and gouper shorts, along with a 24 inch bonito and a four foot nurse shark.

Wednesday, fishing with me in 35 feet out of New Pass, using live shrimp, Don Hudson, daughter Ciarra, and

SW FL-Bonita Beach:African pompano, mutton, lanes, mangs, Sp
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I headed out about 65 miles with Gregg Bedell on his boat Monday, to fish the Stoney Point wreck. We used squid, sardines, and shiners, and it was a pretty exciting day out there. We caught a fifteen pound African pompano, a seven pound mutton snapper, and a two foot rainbow runner. We kept a dozen vermillion snapper, and six lane snapper, releasing numerous others. When the mutton snapper hit our

SW FL-Bonita Beach:Spanish, snapper, shark
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I fished Monday with John Maliszewski and friend, Joe, in 30 feet out of New Pass. We used live shrimp and dead shiners, free-lining for Spanish mackerel, and we caught thirty keeper sized, but released all but six. We also released small mangrove snapper, small kingfish, and a 3 ½ foot lemon shark.

Fishing with Wayne Mares and friends Tuesday, in 35 feet out of New Pass, we caught ten keeper m

SW FL-Bonita Beach Offshore: Spanish, lanes, mangs,moon fish
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Fishbuster Charters’ Captain Dave Hanson reported, “Graham Connor and fifteen year old son, Brenden, fished with me in 35 feet out of New Pass on Thursday. Using live shrimp, we caught lots of Spanish mackerel to 26 inches, and keeper mangrove and lane snapper. We released kingfish, all short of the 24 inch minimum, along with ladyfish and cravalle jack.

We caught four moon fish (also known as

SW FL-BonitaBeach-permit to 26 lbs,28 lb.cobia,shark,pompano
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Roger Meir and fifteen year old son, Phillip, from Switzerland, fished with me Monday at the reefs off Bonita Beach. We used live shrimp to catch Spanish mackerel to 26 inches, along with keeper mangrove and lane snapper.

Tuesday, in 36 feet out of New Pass with John, Matthew and Timmy Duritsh, Ryan Gabbard, and Ben Smalley, we caught a nice variety of fish, including twenty keeper mangrove sna

SWFL-Bonita Beach: bay & near-shore report
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I fished Wednesday in 30 feet out of New Pass, around the reefs, with Joe Soboloski and his three sons. We used live shrimp to catch keeper mangrove snapper, lane snapper, and Spanish mackerel. We released the mackerel, along with triggerfish, gag grouper shorts, and ladyfish. The boys kept the snapper for dinner.

Robert Duhlberg and his eight year old son, Daniel, fished the east side of Ester

SWFL-Bonita Beach: cobia, Spanish, snapper; reds, sheepshead
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I fished with brothers Vinny and Bernie Avallone and families, over live bottom, in 40 feet out of New Pass on Monday. We had live shrimp and cut bait, but the fish were only interested in the shrimp. We caught keeper Spanish mackerel, along with twenty-three keeper snapper—mangroves and lanes—and triggerfish to 13 inches.

Tuesday, Jerry Shafran and I fished the tree lines in Estero Bay, along

SWFL-BonitaBeach: 'cuda-bitten bonito, goliath, shark, Spani
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Monday, I fished Estero Bay with Bob Green and Ben Edgell. We started out fishing tree lines and oyster bars on a higher tide, and released a 17 inch redfish, small sheepshead, and snapper. We spotted baby tarpon, but they weren’t biting. When the tide got low, we headed out the channel toward Wiggins Pass, and fished with live shrimp, wherever it was deep enough. We caught a keeper redfish at 19

SWFL-Bonita Beach: Spanish & snapper
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After a couple of slow weeks, I finally got back offshore fishing on Saturday, with Scott Fandrich, brother Shon Fandrich, and friends Bill Fisher, Lonnie Stuber, and Mark Tullin. We fished with live shrimp, about 20 miles out of New Pass, and caught a good variety of fish, including keeper mangrove

SW FL-Bonita Beach-yellotail, lanes, shark, Spanish, sheepsh
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Terry Mooney and friends fished with me Wednesday, in about 40 feet out of New Pass, using live shrimp. We caught five nice yellowtail snapper, four keeper lane snapper, several 25 inch Spanish mackerel, and some whitebone and jolthead porgies. We released everything except the snapper.

Friday, I had a good morning offshore with Brian Wilson, Bob Twiss, Mike Twiss, and Dan True. We headed out o

SW FL- Bonita Beach:snapper bite hot, shark, Spanish
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I headed offshore Thursday with Chuck and Sheila Peterson and teenage sons, C.J. and Andy. We fished with live shrimp in about 40 feet out of New Pass. We caught keeper mangrove snapper to 13 inches, lane snapper to 12 inches, Spanish mackerel to 20 inches, along with triggerfish, porkfish and porgies. We released red grouper shorts. The Petersons will be back in March, and hoping for some king ma

Sw FL-Bonita Beach: hogfish, yellowtail, scamp
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I fished offshore Monday, just ahead of the weather front that was approaching our area. Seas were still fairly calm, at 2-3 feet, but the front line was encroaching, and predictions were for seas to build rapidly Monday afternoon, with 6-8 foot expected late Monday and into Tuesday. Rita Grant and friends headed out to about 40 feet with me, where we caught two keeper hogfish, a few keeper mangro

SW FL-Bonita Beach: 4 snapper caught on one eel!
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More winds, seas, and rain came our way this week, with rough conditions offshore most of the week, and some pretty low tides in Estero Bay. I finally got one of my postponed offshore trips out on Saturday Even then, the predicted 2-3 foot seas were actually 3-5 foot seas most of the day. I fished with father and son anglers James and Jonathan Ozark, in 35 feet out of New Pass. We caught lots of S

SW FL- Bonita Beach: redfish, sheepshead, snapper, trout
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Monday brought cold temperatures and high seas. My anglers bundled up and we fished the bay, since the 8-12 foot seas expected through mid week will keep everyone close to shore. Bill and Nancy Stephens fished with me on an incoming tide in Estero Bay, along the channel toward Wiggins Pass. Using live shrimp, we caught a keeper sheepshead, five keeper mangrove snapper, and almost had a nice trout

SW Fl-Bonita Beach: pompano, sheepshead, snapper
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Tuesday, I fished in Estero Bay with Pat Cahil, girlfriend Debbie Szymski, and Debbie’s uncle, Reno Bracci. We used live shrimp, fishing down toward Wiggins Pass, and caught three pompano and keeper sheepshead. We released smaller sheepshead.

Saturday, I finally got a little way offshore for the first time since the winds started blowing a week ago. I fished in 35 feet out of New Pass with Scot

SW FL-Bonita Beach: flounder,reds,sheepies,triggers,goliath
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I fished on a very windy Monday, 12/4, in Estero Bay with John Hull and his dad, Bob. We fished several holes with live shrimp, and did pretty well with hook-ups and variety. We caught a keeper flounder, keeper pompano, three sand bream, two keeper redfish to 20 inches, and keeper sheepshead. We released short reds and ladyfish.

Art and Donna Johnson, Tom Satchall, and Tom’s mother, Mary Satcha

Sw FL-Bonita Beach: 175 lb. goliath, gag, hogfish, snapper,
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After a blustery weekend, that caused me to cancel my offshore trips, I headed to the artificial reefs on Monday with John Maliszewski and friends, Phil, Russ, and Irv. Seas were decreased to 2-3 feet most of the day, although there was still a pretty stiff wind blowing. We caught keeper mangrove snapper and a half dozen nice triggerfish, and released short gag and red grouper.

Fishing Tuesday

SW FL-Bonita beach: more hogs & sheep, snapper
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First, this is a fishing forum--although banking and finance posts are an improvement over porn, none of those topics belong here--These guys need to find a forum that suits their topics, and stop clogging this one with spam.

Monday, I fished a catch and release trip with the Snyder family—Dave and Rhonda, son Ryan, and daughter Lenay. We headed out with live shrimp to about 19 miles out of New

SW FL-Bonita Beach: nice snapper, a hog, Spanish,
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Written by Captain Dave Hanson

After some family time to bring in the new year, I headed offshore again on Tuesday, Fishing with brothers Mark and Tony Kapala in 35 feet out of New Pass with live shrimp, we encountered some four foot seas early in the day, but they calmed to two to three’s after a while. We caught seven keeper mangrove snapper to 15 12 inches, keeper sheepshead, Spanish mackerel to 22 inches, and whitebone porg

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Keeper Gag Grouper to 26inches
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Written by Captain Dave Hanson

Sure enough, as predicted, the four foot seas were calming over the course of the day Monday to two foot. I fished about 28 miles out of New Pass with Andy Ungar, Al Layton, and friends Jim and John. We used mostly live shrimp, along with some squid and cut bait. We caught keeper mangrove and lane snapper, Spanish mackerel and triggerfish, and released a couple of sharpnose sharks.

Tuesday was

Bonita Beach, SW FL: Sheepshead bay & Gulf, reds,
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Saturday morning, 1/20, when I headed offshore with Chris & Yvette Worthington, their young sons Hunter and Peyton, and Yvette’s parents, there were rough seas offshore that had not yet calmed to the two foot predicted. We stayed in close for a while in about 30 feet, and caught some keeper mangrove snapper. When seas calmed and the snapper bite slowed near shore, we headed out to about 50 fee

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Trout, Sheepshead, Pompano
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After the rain, winds and chill of Monday, Tuesday morning offered my first opportunity to go fishing. I fished the oyster bars of Estero Bay with Bill Gardner and his sons Jamie and Brian. The tide was low, and it was still windy and cool early in the morning, with a slow bite early. The bite picked up toward mid-morning, when we caught three keeper sheepshead to 15 ½ inches, and a 16 ½ inch trou

Bonita Beach, FL-Bluefish, Trout, Sheepshead, Snap
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Written by Captain Dave Hanson

There was a rainy start to the new week in advance of the next cold front, and I had to cancel my fishing plans for Monday, 2/12. Tuesday, the sun reappeared, but with seas still high offshore, I fished Estero Bay, toward Wiggins Pass, with Scott Towmley, his girlfriend Chris, his uncle Mike, and friend Luke Rogers. We caught and released keeper sized mangrove snapper, along with sheepshead, ladyf

30+lb black drum-Bonita Beach, SW FL
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Written by Captain Dave Hanson

Last weekend’s chill persisted into Monday, 2/19. With temperatures in the thirties, and dead low tide in Estero Bay, I advised my scheduled bay anglers to bag their trip that day.

Tuesday, the seas finally calmed enough to allow an offshore excursion. I fished southwest of Sanibel in 33 feet with Lee Larsons, Bud Ganzer and Bob Wilkin. We caught ten keeper mangrove snapper to 15 inches, along

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Gulf & Bay productive: sheepsh
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Monday morning, 3/5, was chilly and windy, with rough seas offshore. Low tide in the bay made for less than ideal conditions, but my father-son angling team, Bill & Mike Evans decided to give it a go. We fished anywhere we found water deep enough in Estero Bay, up toward New Pass. We did okay, considering conditions, with four keeper sheepshead all around 14 inches, a keeper mangrove snapper,

SW FL-Bonita Beach: 2 little kings-waiting for big
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I fished a catch and release trip in Estero Bay Monday, 3/26, with Leeds Hutchinson, son Bill, and grandsons Joe and Tim. We fished a slow incoming tide along the channel by New Pass, with live shrimp. We caught a keeper-sized redfish at 19 inches, two small snook, a few keeper-sized sheepshead and lots of smaller sheepshead, lady fish, and cravalle jacks.

Fishing Tuesday at the reefs off Sanib

SW FL-Bonita Beach: near-shore Spanish, pompano, t
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I fished the artificial reefs off Bonita Beach on Monday, with Dave Yoder and family. We started at the 5 mile reef, where we caught some decent sized triggerfish, then moved in to MAY reef to catch lots of Spanish mackerel to 24 inches, using live shrimp.

Tuesday I fished with Ross Christenson, Dave Kempston and Dave’s sons Alex, Brennan, and Connor, in 38 feet off Sanibel. With live shrimp fo

5\' blacktip shark, lanes, yellowtail, mangs, sheep
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Monday, 4/9, seas were predicted at two to three feet offshore, but fishing even close-in at the reefs, it was much rougher than that, especially as the winds increased mid-morning. I fished with Carl and Susan baker, and daughter Anna. We caught a few keeper snapper and sheepshead, and released lots of smaller snapper, sheepshead, triggerfish and grouper. We also released lots of blue runners, an

SW FL-Bonita Beach: two 28 lb. blackfin tuna made
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Monday, 4/23, the seas were still rough, but a little calmer, and I fished with Sandy Hook, son Rusty, Rusty's young son Charlie, and a friend, Sam. Fishing in 33 feet out of New Pass with shrimp, we caught ten keeper lane snapper, grunts and porgies, and released gag grouper shorts and blue runners.

Tuesday, I headed out on a 260 degree heading from New Pass with Ron Musick, Dick Arnell, Jus

Redfish, snapper, kings, AJs, bonito,mahi-sighting
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Monday, 5/14, the winds were blowing once again. I advised my anglers, Patrick and Natalie Smith, to fish the bay instead of heading offshore for fear of rough seas out there. We used live shrimp in central Estero Bay to catch keeper mangrove snapper and sheepshead. We had a couple of break-offs that were probably nice reds, but fishing treelines is tough for novice anglers--way too easy to get br

Bay reds, sheepshead; reef spanish, snapper--too m
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Ben Sampson and girlfriend Jill just wanted to catch fish Monday morning, 5/21, so we headed out in some fairly rough seas to the 5 mile reef. We caught triggerfish and keeper mangrove snapper there, but it was pretty sloppy, and for everyone’s comfort, we moved in closer to MAY reef. We got into a lot of Spanish there, and kept seven of those, along with some lane snapper.

Tuesday, I fished Es

SW FL-Bonita Beach Inshore Report
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Written by Captain Dave Hanson

I fished the tree lines in Estero Bay around Hickory Bay with Homer Jack Moore and wife Lorraine on Tuesday. We caught and released lots of mangrove snapper and a 14 inch sheepshead. We lost a nice redfish boatside when I turned to get the landing net and Homer’s line caught on a mangrove root.

Wednesday’s planned bay trip cancelled at the last minute, so I didn’t get out fishing again until Th

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