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2009-09-23
1:31 PM
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Sepember Fish Report - Snook season opens and we have been doing well on the smaller snook,18 to 28.
Fish the last of the outgoing to the first of the incoming tides,especially on the moon tides.
Their pleanty of the smaller tarpon on the gulf side with all the bait po more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-09-09
9:59 AM
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Snook Season Opens - This is the first week of snook season and it's been pretty quiet here in Chokoloskee.
I expected hundreds of boats on the water, but after fishing this week with Gil Drake,we didn't see that many.
We had a great 2 day of snook fishing.
On day 1 w more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-08-06
10:14 AM
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Brown Water Rround Ups. - Well the gators have now made it to the outside rivers with all the run offs this time of year. I won't be suprised to see them where I live soon.
I fished with Gil Drake this week and It was a success.
We were in the backcounty and found the smal more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-07-23
5:45 PM
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Double Header and it kept comming - This past week we stared out summer time evening trips.
I was fishing David Carr and we were on the tarpon strike of the very last of the out going when the bite started.
I also fished James Breeze,Randy Forrest,Phil Napolitan and Adam Maris( the g more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-07-14
8:47 AM
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Brown waters for snook tarpon and reds & drum - Considering we are in the beginning for the summer brown water conditions,fishing has been pretty good.
Myself, and Ned Small fished 1 day, Ned had a slam,I jumped a few tarpon and we boath caught a few snook.
On day 2 I was fishing with Bill Blant more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-06-25
9:31 AM
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Spring and Summer time Patterns - Considerinng the wind and rain,the fishing has been somewhat on and off.One day we do well on snook and tarpon, the next day it's hard to get a bite.
Their pleanty of tarpon around from the 10 pound range to well over the 100 pound range,but with th more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-06-15
10:59 AM
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Tarpon and Snook - Well tarpon seem to be what have been the species most of my anglers are searching for at the present time.Their pleanty on the gulf side as well in the back country.
It isn't easy catching,but you just hsve to catch them at the right time for it to more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-05-29
7:52 PM
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Tarpon and Snook - Considering the wind,my anglers did very well the last 4 days on the Snook and Tarpon.
We landed probably 125 snook in the 1525 range.
The tarpon have been from about 30lbs. to 130 lbs.
Despite the seasonal change we felt we did really well.
So more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-05-27
5:59 PM
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Spring means Change in Everglades National Park - With the coming of spring, the water in the backcountry has come up probably by 12 inches.
This means the fish are way back under the mangroves with the bait.
It's a must that you find water where their is structure,and banks that the snook can't g more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
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2009-05-17
12:52 PM
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Rain improving the Snook and Tarpon Bite - With the recent change in weather the fishing has improved somewhat.
You need to get out early befor the thunder storms start in the afternoon.
With the tides this past week it has been hard to find the big laid up tarpon due to the clouds by mid-m more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee |
