Monthly Archives: April 2011

Today was one of those days that explains why this is called “fishing” and not called “catching.” It was a tough day for catching. We caught a black nose shark first thing, but then the front came through with the … Continue reading →

It was slow going today … a tough day of fishing … but we reeled in a big spinner shark to redeem our honor! Spinner sharks jump and spin like a top when hooked, sometimes more than a tarpon.  This … Continue reading →

The morning trip started off slowly, but got better as the tide came up. We caught some nice fish, including redfish and snook, off North Captiva. On the afternoon charter, we caught and released a couple of nice sharks, a … Continue reading →

Good day today! We caught sea trout, spanish mackerel and grouper on the beach side of Captiva then went searching for tarpon on the bay side. Jumped one tarpon straight across from Captiva on Pine Island side of the bay, but … Continue reading →

We fished off the beach side of North Captiva this morning and caught sea trout, mackerel, and jacks. We then fished the bay side of Cayo Costa at Captiva Pass for sharks and caught a number of sharks, including a … Continue reading →

As we enter the last week of April on the third quarter of the moon, the tides will slowly get better as the week goes on (please see below for information on tides for the week). Fishing around Sanibel, Captiva, North … Continue reading →

Another good day fishing off Captiva and North Captiva. We caught 5 trout, lots of lady fish, jacks, bluefish, sharks, and lost a big snook. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday.  Happy Easter and happy fishing! Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 … Continue reading →

We spent the morning shelling along North Captiva with a big group so we took two boats. As I expected, the slow tide kept the fish from being active, and the afternoon fishing trip started out very quiet with very little … Continue reading →

We changed things up on this morning’s charter. We decided to skip chasing tarpon and dealing with sharks and headed a bit south and went grouper fishing on the bay side of Sanibel. There are a couple of spots with … Continue reading →

My phone ran out of juice today, so no new photos. Here’s the video of the tarpon we caught yesterday just north of Redfish Pass on the bay side of North Captiva:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ei3qHTpYg Going grouper fishing tomorrow! Captain Joey Burnsed … Continue reading →