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Estero Bay report
Capt. Jon Fetter
March 6, 2014
Estero Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
Consistent weather patterns brought consistent fishing this past week. The nearshore reefs were teaming with both variety and size with sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, and snapper. The bottom dwelling sheeps and snapper were willing to take shrimp tipped jig heads bounced on the bottom, while the mac's preferred a slow retrieve with the shrimp. There were also many small gag grouper caught daily using cut bait on the bottom. The passes produced good numbers of silver trout, jacks, bonnet head sharks, and Spanish mackerel. Dragging jig heads with shrimp while drifting seemed to be the best method. The afternoon bite in the backwaters produced good numbers of redfish up and around the mangrove islands and oyster bars. Shrimp tipped jig heads under floats was the go-to method. Anglers can also try soaking cut ladyfish on circle hooks in the same areas. Drifting the grass flats with shrimp under a popping cork has produced seatrout, ladyfish, and jacks. Look for clean water in the 2-5 feet depths, this is where they have been hanging out.
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