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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay
Capt. Dave Hanson
January 27, 2006
Fort Myers - Saltwater Fishing Report
25 lb. jack, snapper, more wind: Bonita Beach, SW FL
The photo shown at right is of a unusually large (for this area) cravalle jack, weighing 25 lbs., caught this past Wednesday in Estero Bay.
Tuesday, fishing 17 miles out of New Pass, in 40 feet, we caught keeper triggerfish, lane snapper and mangrove snapper, and released lots of grunts and red grouper shorts. We had to work pretty hard to catch what we caught, with a slow tide and bite most of the morning.
We scrapped offshore plans Wednesday, in the face of 4-6 foot seas, and we fished instead in some Estero Bay holes. The tide was incoming, but very low, and the winds were strong. We caught a couple of keeper mangrove snapper and sheepshead, and released a redfish and a snook. The highlight of the trip was a huge, 25 pound cravalle jack, photographed and released, after a 45 minute battle.
The winds and seas were rough on Thursday, and not much better on Friday. But, Friday’s group decided to give offshore fishing a try. With dead low tides in the bay, the prospects there didn’t look too good, so we headed offshore, planning to stay close in, around the reefs, where it would be a little calmer than out further. We caught keeper mangrove snapper, grunts, and triggerfish, and released gag shorts, along with a 4 pound goliath grouper. By that time the 4-5 foot seas were getting too rough to stand up and fish, so we headed in a little after noon.
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