Yellowtail,mangs,mackerel, redfish& snook:Bonita Beach,
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:56 pmI returned from some time off to fish Wednesday about 17 miles west of New Pass, with live shrimp. The tide was slow, and we were dodging the hungry porpoise and a couple swarms of honeybees out there, but did pretty well with keeper Spanish mackerel, yellowtail snapper and mangrove snapper.
Thursday, I fished Estero Bay, which had lots of fresh water, due to the recent rains. We were able to catch and release two snook, a 17½ inch redfish, and mangrove snapper, fishing around the islands and oyster bars with live shrimp.
I fished Saturday in 35 feet, west of New Pass. We caught a mess of Spanish mackerel to 26 inches, and keeper mangrove snapper. We released other bottom fish, along with a 3½ foot lemon shark.
The photo shown is of a 26 3/4 inch redfish, caught on a live shrimp, on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay.
Thursday, I fished Estero Bay, which had lots of fresh water, due to the recent rains. We were able to catch and release two snook, a 17½ inch redfish, and mangrove snapper, fishing around the islands and oyster bars with live shrimp.
I fished Saturday in 35 feet, west of New Pass. We caught a mess of Spanish mackerel to 26 inches, and keeper mangrove snapper. We released other bottom fish, along with a 3½ foot lemon shark.
The photo shown is of a 26 3/4 inch redfish, caught on a live shrimp, on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay.