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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay
Capt. Dave Hanson
May 12, 2006
Fort Myers - Saltwater Fishing Report
Bonita Beach, SW FL: Spanish, Yellowtail, Lanes & Mangs...photo of goliath
I fished Monday in 35 feet out of New Pass with father and son Dan and Eric Harper. Using live shrimp, we caught keeper Spanish mackerel, a nice yellowtail snapper, keeper triggerfish, grunts and porkfish.
Daniel McAuliffe fished with me Tuesday morning at MAY Reef. We were chased in by a brief lightening storm about 11AM, but we caught plenty of fish before then. We caught ten keeper lane snapper, but released all but two for Dan's dinner. We also released keeper-sized triggerfish and about fifteen two-pound cravalle jacks, all on live shrimp.
Chris and Jaclyn Agee fished the west wall of Estero Bay with me on Thursday. We used live shrimp to catch keeper mangrove snapper to 12 inches, and a few keeper sheepshead. We released smaller sheepshead and small black drum.
With a family reunion planned for the weekend, I am off the water until Monday.
*The photo shown at top right is a close-up of a 200 + lb. goliath grouper, caught offshore on a recent trip. It took all my energy to haul this one to the surface…Check out his size, relative to the size of my hand.
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