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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hank & Josh were two lazy fishermen on this day.

Charlie from Chicago says they are both hoping for dates on Valentine’s Day.

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.