Redfish, Trout, Snook Report w/ Anglers Advantage Guide Service
Capt. Dave Hoke
February 20, 2011
Sanibel - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Dave Hoke
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239-425-7452
The middle of February has quickly approached us and water and air temperatures are slowly but steadily increasing. Our forecast this week shows many days with highs in the 80's. White bait showed up on the flats of North Pine Island Sound so fishing should really start to fire off soon.
The sharks are showing up and a few loner Tarpon have trickled into the bay as well. Water temperatures are holding steady at 66-68 degrees.
I can finally talk about snook this week in my fishing report. I have caught snook on a few of my charters over the last few days on live shrimp and artificial lures. I have seen a promising amount of snook around thus far so I am looking forward to revisiting them in the next couple weeks with a livewell full of shiners. Most of the snook caught have been in the 20-24" range.
Redfish and trout continue to be the main focus on my charters. We are still catching large amounts of rat reds with a handful of large redfish mixed in as well. I had a few redfish this week measure over 33". The trout fishing continues to be very strong. I have had probably 50 trout over 22" caught over the last couple weeks. Days with the better weather have been producing these big yellow mouth gator trout.
Flounder are still around and have made their way to the cleaning table on more than one occasion. Most of the flounder are in the 12-14" range with a few pushing 16". On another positive note, I started catching a few pompano this past week. These guys usually start to show up around the last week of February so I am welcoming them with open arms.
Season is here, the fishing is great, and business is good.
Tight lines and see-ya on the water!
Capt. Dave Hoke
[email protected]
www.anglersadvantageguideservice.com
239-425-7452
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