Monthly Archives: August 2011
Monday, 8/30/11 … dodging rain but getting out on some shelling & fishing charters
Shelling & fishing off Sanibel & Captiva this morning while dodging rain. Most of Sanibel was covered in rain when we left the dock this morning, but Captiva & North Captiva were clear of storms. On the way up we … Continue reading
Saturday, 8/28/11 … good snook & red fishing off Captiva
We caught a large snook & several smaller snook first thing drifting between Sanibel & Captiva. We also caught a nice trout fishing that spot. We then saw lots of birds working the surface off of the bayside of Captiva … Continue reading
Friday, 8/19 – Tuesday, 8/22/11 … kids heading back to school – getting quiet
We can tell the summer is winding down and that kids are heading back to school; the charter business always slows down at this time of year, late-August. Still a lot of snook biting along Sanibel & Captiva. A great … Continue reading
Thursday, 8/18/11 … cow nose rays
Spotted a bunch of cownose rays in a large school while charter fishing off Sanibel & Captiva. Fair winds and following seas, Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter.
Wednesday, 8/17/11 … snook & trout
Good fishing today. Lots of snook & trout being caught while fishing on charters between Sanibel & Captiva. Fair winds and following seas, Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter.
Monday & Tuesday, 8/15 & 8/16/11 … a lot of rain
A lot of rain. We caught some ladyfish on the bayside of Sanibel & Captiva and then went shelling for sand dollars. Real wet days on Sanibel & Captiva. Fair winds and following seas, Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or … Continue reading
Sunday, 8/14/11 … caught some reds Saturday afternoon
Hank and I are resting up, but I thought I’d post a photo of Lexi with one of the red fish we caught Saturday afternoon. We caught four redfish bouncing around Sanibel & Captiva catching one in each of four … Continue reading
Saturday, 8/13/11 … 7th anniversary of Hurricane Charley; rainbow over Captiva
Today was the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Charley, which hit Captiva on Frday, August 13th, 2004. We dodged storms today, but the weather was a whole lot better than it was seven years ago. We caught some ladyfish on … Continue reading
Friday, 8/12/11 … Charlie, king of the ladyfish!
The weather finally cooperated today and we had a great fishing charter! Hank and I took Charlie and Tim back to Blind Pass this morning and we caught 3-4 nice snook and 3-4 trout on drifts from the bridge back … Continue reading
Thursday, 8/11/11 … Charlie & Tim & plenty of snook
Good charter this morning. We had some showers, but the weather held. Spent most of the mornbing in Blind Pass with Charlie and Tim. We caught and released lots of snook and kept a couple of nice sea trout. Charlie … Continue reading







