Fishing Reports by Capt. Darel Carter

Triple tail-shark-trout-snapper-mackerel-cobia day - 5-19-18 Made plains on Friday to target Triple tail and tarpon on Saturday. I invited long time friend Joe and his nephew Anthony to go. Anthony has never fished for triple tail before. I told Joe that we needed to bet our record of having a t more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Charlotte Harbor

Big Louie (snook) was caught by a 9 yr old. - April 2, 2018 Took my grandsons out to fish a half day trip. We started early with catching live bait. The youngest fell asleep as usual. We caught several small Snook and small trout on the grass flats. No reds were found. It was slow but busy wi more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Charlotte Harbor

Tripletail-snook-lane snapper DAY - A buddy of mine worked the boat races out of Englewood and found tripletail. That meant that we had to make do a triple tail trip. We bought some shrimp and headed out. We caught about 30 greenies in one cast on the beach. The water was di more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Snook on Fire - 10-15-17 Today I had a customer that wanted a full day's trip to target Snook and redfish. I met Allen at the boat ramp as the sun was coming up. It was a very short trip to the flats that I was going to catch bait. Greenbacks came easy more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Epic fish on a stormy day. - I had planned a Permit trip with some friends. We were to meet at the boat ramp at 5am to catch pass crab (calico crab) under the bridge before our trip. While traveling to the boat ramp I notice lightning off shore, so I checked the weather. There w more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Wade fishing Charlotte County,Placida - 4/13/17 Today I planed to take a friend out wade fishing the flats. This is a very productive way to fish this area. Our gear included wading boots and a donut AKA floating live well bait basket. I was using a custom made basket th more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Little girl can fish for snook, trout and flounder - Took my 6yr old grand daughter out flats fishing on 3-25-17. This was the second trip with her. I'm getting her ready for the CCA Star tournement that starts in May. The day started out by catching plenty of 4 thread-fins for bait. They came eas more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Boca kids flats fishing - 8-6-16 I took my two grandsons out again today to enter more fish in the CCA tournament. As usual, I was throwing the cast net at sunrise. With the bait well full of lively green backs, we move a short distance and were on fish. The 7yr ol more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Boca Gag grouper flats fishing guide - 7-26-16 Today customers would be Curtis and Iren from Indiana. They also wanted some fish to eat on this trip. With the live well full of greenbacks by 0645, I was ready for the 8am pickup. Our first stop was for redfish and sn more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Boca Grande flats fishing buffet of trout, snook and mackerel - 7-25-16 Today's trip was with repeat customers from Tennessee. This year they had seven people that were going to fish. My partner Capt. Scott Fisher would take out four and make it a split charter. Scott filled his live well at Gasparilla pass area more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande