Fishing Reports by Capt. Darel Carter

Boca flats fishing - 7-18-16 The plan for today's trip was to get on the water at daybreak, catch bait and pick up my customers at 8am. I would have three adults and a seven year old for a six-hour flats fishing trip. I had plenty of green ba more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Boca flat fishing madness - 7-16-16 Kirk, Joe, Cody and I started the day by catching bait at 0615. The greenbacks were very thick in about 18 of water. I made about seven cast with the ¼ mesh cast net and had plenty for the day. We started f more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Flats fishing on fire Charlotte, FL. - I took my 10 yr old grandson out today to fish in the CCA tournament. The tourney started in May and goes to Sept. He has fish in the Cobia, sea trout, jack carvel, conservation, redfish, and ladyfish division as of now. We started early more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

flats fishing Boca Grande florida - 6/26/16 Today's trip involved my 7yr old and 10 yr old grandsons. We were on the water by 0630 and headed just past Devil Fish key for bait. The bait was lined up on top for about 100 yards in about 18 of water. We chummed a little and h more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Fishing out of Boca Grande florida - May 31, 2016 My long awaited American Red Snapper trip was one day away. I had planed a first time American Red Snapper trip with my good friend Joe, out of Boca Grande. I had planed to meet Joe at Millers Marina (Boca Grande Marina) o more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Never give up trip-Snapper-Gags-AJs - 12-2-15 Today I had planed to target big off shore Mangrove snapper then move to Gag grouper. I advised Nordy to meet me at my house at 6 am. Well that did not work,I called Nordy from Walmart at 5:40 am because I had to buy a trailer tire. more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Boca Grande 15 Redfish and 6 Snook - 10-22-15 Joe and I had planned to flats fish today for redfish, Snook, Trout and snapper. The day started out with finishing the install of my new GPS trolling motor at 6am. The only thing needed was to attach the prop. I put the pro more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Big snapper out from Boca Grande - 9-3-15 My good fishing friend Joe and I were going to target big mangrove snapper today. Our plan included using live or dead greenies off shore in my flats boat. The first stop was to catch small bait just before day light. One cast and more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Off shore Boca snapper line stretchers - 8-26-15 Our plan was to fish for big off shore mangrove snapper today. My long time fishing buddy John was going out with me on my flats boat. The trip would be over 15 miles off shore so the weather had a big factor in the decision for more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Boca Grande Fat Mangrove Snapper - 8-9-15 Our target today was top water trout then move to big inshore snapper. We started out fishing potholes with Zara spook type top water lures. I was using a higher pitch click clack type noisy lure then Aaron. Both had seve more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande