Boca Grande Report 2/9/09
Capt. Pete Greenan
February 9, 2009
Boca Grande - Saltwater Fishing Report
Boca Grande Report 2/9/09
Fishing has been getting better since the weather has warmed. Even the strong winds did not inhibit the bite. Typical of winter conditions, we caught redfish, seatrout, bluefish, pompano and flounder. Anglers fish a variety of flies and lures including Clouser minnows, Puglisi and Deceiver patterns for flies and DOA jigs and Johnson spoons for hardware. Most redfish fell to the spoons because they can cover a lot of water quickly and they are easy to cast long distances. Clouser minnows did the best on pompano. That is not unusual. Often the chartreuse colour and contrast work well on these fast fish.
Cindy Stanley of Bradenton, Fl. and her sister fished Sarasota Bay on Friday with excellent success. Cindy caught her first pompano ever on a Clouser minnow. Her sister, Kathy, caught seatrout to 18 inches and pompano on jigs. She also caught a small bluefish adn a ton of large ladyfish. I apologize to the fishing community for the laughing and screaming that occurred that day. These ladies are a riot.
Pete Smith of Anchorage, AK and his friend Klaus from Miami fished Charlotte Harbor on Saturday. Pete is my good friend and an excellent fly caster who could easily be a guide in Alaska. We caught seatrout to 21 inches in Whiddens Creek and redfish to 28 inches in the area north of Bull Bay. Pete also took a nice flounder on fly from a basin in the same area.
Now that the cold weather is over adn we are past the full moon, we should see an increase in activity. Snook should begin to eat more now that the water has warmed. Look for continued good catches of seatrout and redfish also. The pompano activity is high and should remain so for at least another week. Spanish mackerel will be getting active in the near shore gulf and we might see some false albacore close to shore. Fly anglers should use smaller flies in dark olive and brown for these fish because we have an abundance of Cuban anchovies around. They may also be found just inside Boca Grande Pass during the next week.
February is an excellent time to fish here. The weather is not too hot and the fish are active. If you are thinking of fishing or just need a break from the evening news, give me a call at 941 232 2960.
Fish Hard,
Capt. Pete
Boca Grande Fishing Forecast:
Excellent for seatrout, redfish and Spanish mackerel
Target Species:
Redfish
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