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Brandon Douberly

Brandon Douberly
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 6 days ago

The winter feels are here in Southwest Florida. We may not be in full blown cold season but it feels like it some days. Early cold fronts that have not been common the past several years, extreme low winter type tides and of course our northern visitors have made their...
Brandon Douberly
Brandon Douberly Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 6 days ago
The winter feels are here in Southwest Florida. We may not be in full blown cold season but it feels like it some days. Early cold fronts that have not been common the past several years, extreme low winter type tides and of course our northern visitors have made their appearance. The other, more notable signs of winter fishing is the invasion of big sheepshead in to our inshore waters. When the temps drop these delicious fish make their way inshore to engage their annual spawning. Sheepshead are big, hardy, tasty and strong fighting fish that feed exclusively on crustaceans like barnacles, shrimp, crabs and even sand fleas. Our sheepshead are a structure oriented species, meaning they like cover such as docks, rock piles, mangrove branches and you can sometimes find them along oyster beds where a lot of their food can be found. They have big strong jaws, lined with rows of rounded teeth resembling human teeth. They are quite the sight to see, but despite their strange appearance they taste much like the food they consume. Some people would compare their meat to crab. I typically target these fish using a sharp 1/4 ounce jig head tipped with a small shrimp or if need be a piece of a larger shrimp. The key is to cover the hook without giving them enough hanging off the hook where they can pull it off. Covering the hook makes them have no choice but to eat the whole bait. Their mouth is so full of teeth sometimes it is difficult to get a hook in them, needless to say it is not uncommon to miss them.
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
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Jack Swedberg

Jack Swedberg
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Cobia and triple tails nearshore
Jack Swedberg
Jack Swedberg Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago
Cobia and triple tails nearshore
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Logan Hawthorne

Logan Hawthorne
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Nearshore bite is heating up.
Logan Hawthorne
Logan Hawthorne Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago
Nearshore bite is heating up.
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Jack Swedberg

Jack Swedberg
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

42 inch redfish on a nearshore trip
Jack Swedberg
Jack Swedberg Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago
42 inch redfish on a nearshore trip
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James Goodman

James Goodman
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Lots of Cobia and reds on the near shore wrecks eating small pilchards off the bottom.
James Goodman
James Goodman Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 1 month ago
Lots of Cobia and reds on the near shore wrecks eating small pilchards off the bottom.
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Brandon Douberly

Brandon Douberly
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Fishing ahead of a cold front is one of my absolute favorites. The barometric pressure gets to a perfect point before fronts come through and these fish feel it and get extremely active. Cold fronts can cause fish to go into a lethargic state where they have no energy or...
Brandon Douberly
Brandon Douberly Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 1 month ago
Fishing ahead of a cold front is one of my absolute favorites. The barometric pressure gets to a perfect point before fronts come through and these fish feel it and get extremely active. Cold fronts can cause fish to go into a lethargic state where they have no energy or motivation to chase or eat baits. Imagine for a second you wake up and you feel bloated, nauseous even, your initial reaction is not to get out of bed and eat a big breakfast, instead you lay around for as long as it takes to feel well again. This feeling in that scenario is very similar to what fish feel after a low pressure system blows through, they have to work to keep a balance and have no problem sitting around until the pressure builds back and they feel comfortable again. They tend to eat like they’re going into hibernation for a few days because essentially that is the case. As for the day we had before our most recent front, the fish had no quit in them, it seemed like every bait for 3-5 hours was getting bit. We caught tons of redfish, snook and trout in just a matter of a few hours. The trout were huge, most over 20 inches, redfish ranged in size but many between 19 and 25 inches. We caught a lot of snook too, most in the mid 20’s and a couple over 30. I had my brother out and we were on a mission to get meat for a family fish fry. We did our job, we limited out on all three species and the family will have a fine fish fry in the coming days.
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Phil Haley

Phil Haley
Naples, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Snuck red tarpon goliath grouper all are biting good. Come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some took my grandson Fishing got his first snook and redfish and goliath grouper three off the bucket list come fishing in Florida and you won't regret it.
Phil Haley
Phil Haley Naples, Florida Reported: 1 month ago
Snuck red tarpon goliath grouper all are biting good. Come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some took my grandson Fishing got his first snook and redfish and goliath grouper three off the bucket list come fishing in Florida and you won't regret it.
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Fishing in Naples, Florida
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Brandon Douberly

Brandon Douberly
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Late fall is an epic time to fish our waters, the snook are fully back in the inshore waters and hungry after all the work they put in during their spawning season. You will frequently find long, skinny female snook looking to get their figure back after giving birth to...
Brandon Douberly
Brandon Douberly Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 1 month ago
Late fall is an epic time to fish our waters, the snook are fully back in the inshore waters and hungry after all the work they put in during their spawning season. You will frequently find long, skinny female snook looking to get their figure back after giving birth to the next generation of snook. We have been catching our bigger snook on large greenbacks we refer to as turbos, these bigger baits are irresistible to those bigger slot and overslot snook. Beef up your leader because you will need it with some of these monsters, I typically step it up to 40 lb Fluorocarbon which is less susceptible to abrasion when those fish shoot under structure. Redfish are still schooling up towards the tail end of their spawn, mostly the mid to upper slot fish are what we have found around the mangrove islands, oyster beds and docks. Pinfish are hard to pass up but they will certainly eat greenbacks as well. Trout over grass flats and edges of bars and channels have been pretty good, just lacking in size at times. We have been targeting those trout with gulp shrimp under a popping cork. They absolutely love those baits but just about anything will work. At times when the wind is blowing it is best to use a bait you can slow retrieve like a shrimp immitation bait. We are starting to head into a change in season, cold fronts are pushing through and soon we will see a change in bait, tide heights and target species. As we begin seeing lower winter tides we will switch to shrimp and focus more on sheepshead as they make their way into our inshore waters to spawn.
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Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
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Recent Pine Island Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Great time with captain Chris

    Doug M. | December 21, 2024

    Trip: Iguana Hunting Veteran Guides

  • ★★★★★
    Awesome Captain. Great boat and equipment. Got us on fish quickly and we caught fish the whole trip! He has a great attitude and is very personable. He tries to cater your trip to your level of fishing experience and what species you are targeting to get the best results for you. Highly recommend booking a charter with him! We will book another charter with him if we are in the area again.

    Paula H. | December 21, 2024

    Trip: Inshore Fishing Charter

  • ★★★★★
    Myself and the kids went out with Roland on 12/14/24 and had a great time. He is very knowledgable and did a great job letting the kids shoot and grab the Iguanas. The kids,(16 & 18) had a great time, which was the main goal. He even got the girls involved. I would highly recommend and will be using him again!!! ChrislK/

    Chris B. | December 17, 2024

    Trip: Iguana Bow Hunt & Bowfishing Combo

  • ★★★★★
    Captain Jesse was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were catching fish constantly. A spectacular day on the water with the fabulous Captain Jesse at the helm! So many beautiful birds, wildlife and dolphins!!

    Mary R. | December 7, 2024

    Trip: Fort Myers Hook Up!

  • ★★★★★
    My son and I had a wonderful time!! We will definitely be back again!! Thank you Charlie!

    Mae W. | November 26, 2024

    Trip: Fort Myers Inshore Angling

  • ★★★★★
    Great time, way better than sitting around waiting for sharks to bite!

    Perry A. | November 25, 2024

    Trip: Iguana Bow Hunt & Bowfishing Combo

  • ★★★★★
    Roland is professional and personable. The weather was uncooperative but it was still a successful hunt, thanks to our guide!

    Jennifer M. | November 22, 2024

    Trip: Cape Coral Iguana Hunt

  • ★★★★★
    Awesome experience! Roland was a great guide and provided everything we needed for a successful hunt. Definitely recommend!

    Hunter H. | November 21, 2024

    Trip: Cape Coral Iguana Hunt

  • ★★★★★
    He was very knowledgeable about the wildlife of the area. It was enjoyable and fun to be on his boat and the hunt was great.

    Madison E. | November 20, 2024

    Trip: Cape Coral Iguana Hunt

  • ★★★★★
    My son and I had a great time fishing with Captain Tim. He's a great guy to fish with and was a lot of fun to fish with. While we caught many fish, it would have been better if the bigger ones cooperated.

    Robert W. | November 17, 2024

    Trip: Inshore Trip - 23 parker custom

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