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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay
Capt. Dave Hanson
November 19, 2005
Fort Myers - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cuda got the gag--left us lanes, mangs, yellowtail & sheepies: Bonita Beach, SW FL
The photo shown at right is of a 17 inch sheepshead, caught on a recent offshore trip.
I fished Monday, at a drop-off about 26 miles out of new Pass. We caught seven keeper mangrove snapper to 15 inches, four keeper yellowtails, and would have had a nice gag, if a barracuda had not chomped on it as we were reeling it in. From the size of the gag’s head, I would guess it was about 26 inches. We were also broken off five times by goliath grouper. We released gags to 20 inches and scamp shorts.
Friday, I fished in 30 feet out of New Pass, in some pretty rough seas, with some four-footers. We used live shrimp to cull a half dozen nice lane snapper, keeper mangrove snapper, and keeper sheepshead.
Saturday was rough again, but my anglers decided to brave it. Fishing about ten miles out of New Pass, we used live shrimp to catch keeper lane snapper, mangrove snapper, sheepshead, and triggerfish, and released some gag shorts.
Unbelievably, we are now awaiting the possible effects of tropical storm Gamma…it is not often that tropical storms and Thanksgiving occur simultaneously!
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