Wednesday, 3/27/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Redfish and Snook!

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Redfish, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Snook, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Snook, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

On todays first charter we went to Blind Pass!

There the Snook and Redfish were biting!

The fishing was fantastic over this winter, and now it seems as if the spring is going to be even better!

So book a charter now for the fishing experience of a lifetime!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Tuesday, 12/26/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: more Roosevelt Channel fishing

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Redfish, March 26, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish, March 26, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

We caught some nice redfish today … this one was a bit of a hybrid!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Monday, 3/25/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: redfish, Roosevelt Channel, Buck Key

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Redfish, Roosevelt Channel, Buck Key, March 25, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish, Roosevelt Channel, Buck Key, March 25, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

We caught some good reds today in Roosevelt Channel!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

 

Sunday, 3/24/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Fishing the oyster bars for Redfish!

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Redfish caught while fishing the oyster bars , Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish caught while fishing the oyster bars , Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Sea Trout caught while fishing the oyster bars , Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Sea Trout caught while fishing the oyster bars , Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

On todays first charter, we went to fish the oyster bars!

We we caught a bunch of really nice Redfish, along with some big Sea Trout!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Saturday, 3/23/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: 28 inch long Sea Trout!

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Redfish and a 28 inch long Sea Trout!, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish and a 28 inch long Sea Trout!, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Sea Trout, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Sea Trout, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

On todays second charter, we went to fish the Buck Key oyster bar!

Now usually when fishing the Buck Key oyster bar we primarily get Redfish along with a big Sea Trout or a catfish ever now and then, but today, we caught a truly massive 28 inch long Sea Trout!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Saturday, 3/23/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Spanish Mackerel caught in Redfish Pass!

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Spanish Mackerel caught in Redfish Pass, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Spanish Mackerel caught in Redfish Pass, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

On todays first charter, we went to Redfish Pass to fish for Sea Trout, Ladyfish, and Spanish Mackerel!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Saturday, 3/23/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: tarpon and hammerhead sharks @ Boca Grande Pass

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Jimmy, 250 lb. Tarpon, May 21, 2011, Boca Grande Pass, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Jimmy, 250 lb. Tarpon, May 21, 2011, Boca Grande Pass, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Jimmy, 250 lb. Tarpon, May 21, 2011, Boca Grande Pass, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
16 ft. Hammerhead Shark, Boca Grande Pass, 2010, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
16 ft. Hammerhead Shark, Boca Grande Pass, 2010, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

We saw our first few tarpon moving in in the last several days!

The tarpon season won’t really begin to heat up for another four to six weeks.  It generally reaches its peak around Memorial Day, but it ebbs and flows based upon how quickly the water temperatures heat-up, the migratory nuances of the tarpon, etc.

We love the above photo of Cousin Jimmy and a 250 lb.+ tarpon he caught and released on a charter on May 21, 2011.  It was an epic battle that went on for about two hours and I had to use my boat to keep about a 15 foot hammerhead shark away from the tarpon.

Hammerhead sharks and other sharks, mostly bull sharks, also move into Boca Grande Pass at this time of the year to feed on the tarpon.  They will often snatch a tarpon off your line and it can be quite stunning and even a little bit scary, and very frustrating to say the least.

We included a photo we found on the net of a hammerhead caught and released in 2010 at Boca Grande Pass that was about 16 feet.  It will give you a sense of the size and power of these animals.  In any event, we’re looking forward to tarpon season, but it is still a little early!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Friday, 3/22/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Redfish

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Redfish caught at Buck Key oyster bar, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish caught at Buck Key oyster bar, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

On todays charter, we went to the Buck Key oyster bar to fish for Redfish!

There the fishing was awesome! We caught a bunch of really nice sized Redfish!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.

Thursday, 3/21/13: Sanibel, Captiva & Fort Myers Fishing Report ~ Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva: Saw the first few Tarpon of the season!

Posted by Charlie & Tim Landon
Pompano, Redfish, and Sea Trout, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Pompano, Redfish, and Sea Trout, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish caught on Buck Key oyster bar, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Redfish caught on Buck Key oyster bar, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

On todays second charter, we first went to Redfish Pass!

We threw lures and we caught a ton of Ladyfish along with a few Sea Trout and one Pompano!

Then I decided to head over to  the Buck Key oyster bar!

There we landed on a nice school of Redfish, but the real news is that I saw the first few Tarpon of the season!

Tarpon are huge silver fish that can range from 20 pound to 200 pounds! They give a truly amazing fight, often jumping into the air!

Now even though I saw a few fish, it will be at least another month before we start fishing for tarpon and have a decent chance of catching them.

However, once the fish really start coming around from early May to early June, we will start fishing for them at Boca Grande Pass; and that is a once in a life time fishing experience, so you want to book you charters way in advance!

Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands or Fort Myers fishing guide trip – or we can head up to North Captiva or Cayo Costa Islands for a shelling charter!

We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Whether you’re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!  We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!!!

If you had a good time fishing with Hank and me on a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter, please post an “excellent” review on Google Places Reviews.  Huge thanks for doing this!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.