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#Captiva: Sunday, 5/21/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: looking for another 250 lb. + tarpon
Just noticed that it happened to be the two year anniversary of Jimmy catching this record size tarpon at Boca Grande Pass in May, 2011! Would like to find another one of these 250 lb. + tarpons! Please call 239-472-8658 … Continue reading
#Captiva: Monday, 5/20/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Cobia caught inshore of Captiva
Taking the day off to spend time with the family. Around noon my friend and fellow captain Josh, texted me this photo of a Cobia that he caught inshore of Captiva! Cobia are both a great eating fish, and a … Continue reading
#Captiva: Monday, 5/20/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Got Fifth Place in the PTTS
Yesterday, some fellow fishing guides and I were fishing in the PTTS, Professional Tarpon Tournament Series, and we got fifth place! The fish that we caught weighed 124 pounds! Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva … Continue reading
#Captiva: Saturday, 5/18/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: More Tarpon
On today’s charter we went Tarpon fishing near North Captiva. The Tarpon fishing is officially back in action so book your charter now if you want a piece of the action! Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel … Continue reading
#Captiva: Friday, 5/17/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Tarpon jumping
Here are some great videos from yesterdays charter of Tarpon jumping right at the boat. We caught two fish and jumped seven more yesterday. The biggest of the two we caught was about 120 pounds. It is good that the … Continue reading
#Captiva: Thursday, 5/16/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Tarpon are Back in Action
The Tarpon are back in action! They have been elusive over the past three days thanks to some truly horrible weather, but things are starting to look up. Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands … Continue reading
#Captiva: Tuesday, 5/15/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Little Sharks off Fosters
On today’s charter, we headed up to Fosters to try for Tarpon. Unfortunately, the water is still a mess from yesterday and we couldn’t get the Tarpon to bite. However, we did catch a bunch of little Sharks! Hopefully the … Continue reading
#Captiva: Tuesday, 5/14/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Poor conditions = poor fishing
On today’s charter we spent the whole day fishing for Tarpon to no avail. The reason why the fishing was so bad was because of the wind, and yesterdays cold-front. The wind was blowing hard out of the North East, … Continue reading
#Captiva: Monday, 5/13/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Two more Tarpon caught at Boca Grande Pass!
Here are some videos and photos of two more Tarpon that we caught at Boca Grande Pass today. One of the fish was 160 pounds, and the other was about 140. The Tarpon fishing will remain fantastic until early June … Continue reading
#Captiva: Monday, 5/13/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Tarpon jumping by the boat
On today’s charter we went up to Boca Grande Pass. There we hooked, caught, and released this nice 120 pound Tarpon. We thought we had him beat when we got him by the boat, but as this video shows he … Continue reading






