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Fishing Reports
Boca Grande, Florida Today
December 12, 2005
Posted by Pete Greenan
Sarasota, FL 34239 USA
Email: captpete@floridaflyfishing.com
Current Report
Boca Grand , Fl
11/28/2005
Fishing this week has been
excellent. Good weather and
unseasonably warm water has
held up the migration of
snook, mullet and seatrout.
That leaves them in
particularly vulnerable
locations for anglers. The
only draw back has been the
clear blue skies and bright
sun. These conditions make
it tough to get close to the
fish. However, Sunday dawned
with an overcast sky that
made fishing a real
pleasure.
Snook were the best bet this
week in the back country of
Boca Grande and Charlotte
Harbor. The little rascals
stayed in the pot holes on
low tides and moved to nearby
mangroves on the flood. That
made fishing easy. The big
plus for the snook anglers
was the appearance of some
very large females in the
deep back country. Each day
anglers on my skiff had an
opportunity at snook over 35
inches. Although most snook
were smaller, a light
spinning line, or a five or
six weight fly rod produced a
lot of fun. I suggest using
plastic jerk baits on six or
eight pound test for most
fish. Flyrodders using six
weight rods and long leaders
did extremely well all week.
The sought after tailing
redfish will be making a big
entrance with the upcoming
super low tides. Try to find
a lee shore line on the
bottom of the tide and the
young flood. Get out of the
boat if you can. You'll get
a lot closer to the fish that
way. There have been a good
number of redfish holding in
pot holes in Whiddens Creek
this week. Live bait anglers
cleaned up when they found
the fish. Captain Les Hill
out of Port Charlotte took
Don Wright and his partner
Chad fishing on Saturday.
They each had a slam on Fly.
Les told me the redfish were
in some of the holes I
mentioned.
Searout are reliable action
fish now. When the going
gets slow try the deeper
flats and basins for some
good trout action. Remember
that it is catch and release
only, so use artificial baits
or flies. Crimp your barbs
and keep the fish in the
water while releasing it.
The long awaited cobia and
kingfish runs are sporadic.
Cooler water will help. When
the gulf clears and the water
cools about five degrees, we
should have good action near
shore.
Good Luck and Tight Lines,
Capt. Pete
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