Wednesday, February 22, 2012 ~ soft plastics & buck tail jigs working for sea trout on the flats; shrimp for grouper off Sanibel & Captiva

Nice Grouper, Sanibel & Captiva Islands.

Lots of grouper, sheapshead, sea trout & red fish biting all around Captiva and Sanibel.

Soft plastics & buck tail jigs have been working great on charters for the sea trout.

Shrimp is working for everything else.

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

 

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 ~ Sanibel & Captiva fishing continues to be great and colorful!

Sanibel & Captiva Island Fishing

How is this … for a colorful fish?

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

 

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Monday, February 20, 2012 ~ catching nice size grouper on the near shore wrecks on charters off Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Nice grouper, Sanibel & Captiva.

Fishing around Sanibel, Captiva, & North Captiva has been very exceptional.

There have been lots of nice sea trout & redfish on the flats around North Captiva & Sanibel.

Shrimp under a cork has been working well.

We have also been catching big sheepshead, snapper & nice size grouper on the near shore wrecks off Sanibel & Captiva.

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 ~ heading out at dawn, Castaways Marina, Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Hank at dawn, heading out between the mangroves, Castaways Marina, Sanibel & Captiva

No cold fronts in sight.

The weather & the fishing both continue to be very good; some thunder storms possible today; rest of the week looks clear with the exception of possible thunderstorms on Thursday.

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

 

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Saturday, February 18, 2012 ~ redfish are biting

Redfish, Sanibel & Captiva Fishing Charter

Redfish are biting.

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

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Friday, February 17, 2012 ~ redfish, bluefish – let’s catch some new fish – the weather is great today and should continue with highs in the low 80s

Blue Runner, Sanibel & Captiva.

We have been catching plenty of redfish, but as we move toward April we amy catch a blue runner or two.

This is a photo from a charter during last April.

The weather and fishing continues to be super.

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

 

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Thursday, February 16, 2012 ~ another beautiful Sanibel & Captiva fishing day

Two seasoned veterans with their catch, Sanibel & Captiva.

The fish are biting and the kids are smiling.

We’re having fun.  Come on down for a charter and we’ll catch some mackerel, trout and redfish!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

 

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ~ weather is warm, fish are biting, kids are having fun; bring down your family for some Sanibel & Captiva fishing!

Young Sanibel & Captiva fisherman and his mackerel!

The weather has been great and the fish are biting.  Bring the kids down and let’s have some fun!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing guide or charter.

 

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 ~ Happy Valentine’s Day from Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Sunrise, Sanibel & Captiva Islands

It is another beautiful day for fishing off Captiva.

Nice weather again for Valentine’s Day fishing.

It has been a warm winter which has made for good fishing.

Supposed to stay sunny and have highs in the low 80s through Friday.

Let’s go fishing!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter.

 

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Monday, February 13, 2012 ~ still mostly using shrimp right now; looking forward to spring & throwing the cast net every morning for baitfish off Sanibel & Captiva

Throwing the cast net, Sanibel & Captiva Islands.

I’m looking forward to the spring …

With the exception of the winter, when we mostly use shrimp, bait fishing is a big part of our routine.

Cast net full of bait fish, Sanibel & Captiva.

Pretty much every morning at sunrise for much of the year, seven days a week, I’m out throwing the cast net for bait fish, generally catching thread fins and pin fish, somewhere on the bay or the gulf, near Sanibel, Captiva or North Captiva.

We use thread fins day in and day out fishing for snook, redfish, etc.

And a big pin fish under a float can be very attractive to a tarpon at the right time of the year.

Some days it is easy finding the bait and some days it is difficult … and it can be grind.  But there is also a timelessness, rhythm and peacefulness in the solitude and beauty of throwing and pulling in the cast net at sunrise.

Going to do some Valentines Day fishing tomorrow!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter.

 

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