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Estero Bay report

Capt. Jon Fetter
November 5, 2015
Estero Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report

The fishing this past week offered anglers plenty of options. The backbay bite was pretty good with redfish, seatrout, sheepshead, and snook. Shrimp tipped jig heads worked best for the sheep's and redfish around the oyster bars and mangrove islands while shrimp under popping corks worked over the grass flats was the ticket for the trout. There has been some decent size whitebait on the beaches and the snook favor this over the shrimp. Free lined on 2/0 circle hooks under the floating docks or mangrove islands near the passes seemed to work best. The passes are providing pompano, snapper, silver trout, mackerel, and even small sharks. Bouncing shrimp tipped 1/4 oz jig heads off or near the bottom was the go-to method. The nearshore waters are full of mackerel and bontia and the crab trap buoys are holding plenty of tripletail. Casting silver spoons was affective for the mac's and bonita while free lining shrimp on 1/0 circle hooks works for the tripletail.

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Catching The Cure is a Backcountry Spin and Fly Fishing Charter located in Ft. Myers Florida. Captain Jon has spent 30 years fishing with experience ranging from farm ponds in Ohio to bonefishing in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas. He now calls Southwest Florida home where he hunts the flats and mangroves in search of monster snook, redfish, and tarpon. Captain Jon is the newest member of the Mako Boats Pro Staff and a Pro Staff memeber of Bass Pro Shops.

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Catching The Cure
17550 Stepping Stone Dr
Fort Myers, FL 33967
Phone: 239-229-4705
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