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| Capt. Dave Pecci |
Fishing conditions: Most of the tarpon and snook action is in the sounds and along the beaches. The back country is still providing some good redfish action and there are some small snook and as always, seatrout. Water quality is diminished a bit and salinity has dropped on the southeastern side of the Harbor
Inshore temperature: 82 Degrees F
Offshore temperature: 80 Degrees F
Type of bait fish are feeding on: Shrimp, crabs, pinfish, glass minnows, whitebait (threadfin Herring and scaled sardines)
Fish species: Redfish, Snook, Sea Trout, Jack Crevalle, Spanish Mackerel and more
Fishing season: Year round fishing
Nearest airport: RSW Ft. Myers / PDG Punta Gorda
Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 20 Lb. Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 8 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: Bonefish WF Fly Line
Pine Island Sound and Eastern Charlotte Harbor includes the areas of Cape Coral, Punta Gorda, Pine Island, Matlacha, Sanibel Island, Captiva Island and Cayo Costa. A tranquil getaway on Florida’s Southwest Gulf Coast and a premier fly fishing destination. The redfish, snook and seatrout fishing is among the very best in Southwest Florida. Spring tarpon fishing in the Sound, Passes, and along the beaches is ...
The sightfishing window in the back country is pretty small this time of year. Just when the light get good the reds and snook are heading for the shade and cool of the mangroves. Go early and blind cast for best results. As for Tarpon; there are pods of them in the Harbor if the beach is unfishable. Go early and watch for rolling fish. When the stop rolling look for them in close by deeper water.
Water quality is good in and near the sounds. The areas in the back country with less water flow are starting to hold less fish.
