Winter Species Sanibel Fishing Charters

Carrie Vollmer visiting from Michigan got a chance to  wrangle a few black drum and redfish  today while  enjoying this great weather. 

November is a great month for fishing. Not only is the weather great here (sunny and 73 tomorrow) but some good eating species start to return. Mackerel, pompano, sheepshead, black drum and mangrove snapper are among some of the species that are great table fare that migrate here starting in October.

We hope you!ll be lucky enough to visit us in the fall when Sanibel and Fort Myers fishing is incomparable!

Tight Lines,

Angela 

First Mate

Perfect Weather for a Sanibel Fishing Charter!

We have had some real "Chamber of Commerce" days with our weather. November is my wife's favorite time of year because it's the best of everything, weather, fishing, clear water and no waiting time at restaurants!  

 A perfect snook for dinner caught near Sanibel Island

The high pressure that gives us this great weather  can also make for some unfavorable fishing conditions. However with a little planning you can you have an incredible day.  I had the opportunity to fish with some great families for the last few days and we found ourselves with extra low tides in the morning.  We started out by fishing exposed osyster bars and grass flats in Pine Island Sound which produced so many redfish we lost count!  Several slot size snook as well as a few small bonnet sharks.  

Nothing better than a Sanibel fishing charter!

As the tide rolled in along with the wind we worked into the shoreline and creeks to stay out  the wind where the schools of jacks were so abundant  we almost ran  out of bait. 

A beautiful example of a red drum

Several snook and snapper where caught as well. With winter fast approaching in this perfect days of fall are soon to come to an end which only means Pompano and sheepshead should be knocking on our door pretty soon. 

Tight Lines,

Capt Bill

239-691-1966

EPIC Sanibel Fishing Charter

On Friday I got to have a day that, as a fishing guide, you would like to have everyday be as epic a day as this one.

I got a call from my friend, Sarasota artist and angler Brendon Coudal, who said his friends were in town from Indiana and he and his wife were driving down to meet them. 

They thought it would be great to let them experience a little of Florida fishing. I thought that was a great idea and we set a date. 

Fishing with locals for me always seems to set up several challenges. It seems as if Mother Nature knows and throws me a curve ball every time.  In this case I lost a bit of sleep the night before knowing this. 

As if fishing after a big full moon isn't hard enough we were having a small front move through and another one right behind it.  I was sure the conditions weren't going to be favorable for a good bite but as always I was going to give it  my best shot. 

I picked up my group at the Sanibel Harbor Marriott Resort and made a short run to my best spot for that tide that I knew of. I hooked a live pilchard on a spinning rig, made a cast and handed it to Brendan.  From that first cast it was pandemonium for the next 3 hours!  At one point we had fish on the deck and fish hooked up. We caught Snook, redfish, big trout and flounder. Schools of big jacks kept coming in giving my anglers quit the work out.  

I could not have asked for a better day for anyone. This trip will go down as one of my personal best.  Great friends, great fishing, and a lifetime of memories. Doesn't get any better than that. 

Thank you Brendan for allowing me to guide you, your wife, and friends on Friday.  I hope we can make a habit of it!