Placida Weather Forecast
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Lots of redfish lots of sharks
Lots of redfish lots of sharks
Lots of redfish lots of sharks
Lots of redfish lots of sharks
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Lots of redfish lots of sharks
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Fall is here and despite temperatures keeping pace with the typical summer heat we are seeing fall arrive in the form of an unbelievable fish bite. The fall months in southwest Florida is known for one of the greatest red drum fishing experiences found anywhere. These redfish are schooling up and eating everything in sight to prepare for their spawn season. These schools are mostly upper slot to over slot fish most measuring in the 30 inch range. We are finding an abundance of slot redfish around the mangrove islands as well along with plenty of great snook action. Our...
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Waters are clearing back up after the last hurricane, Goliath grouper are biting nearshore just off fort myers beach. Caught both these on our 4 hour 5 mile trips.
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Sounds great Scott! Here's a first time keeper snook my client caught on his first attempt yesterday on the beach 🏖️.
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Plenty of good Tarpon Snook and redfish
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There are signs of fall in the air and the fishing seems to be really turning both inshore and nearshore.
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The summer fishing is heating up and you don’t want to miss a second of the action. Big beautiful redfish, powerful snook and an abundance of seatrout have been giving us some fun days on the water lately. Bait is all over the sound and it’s the perfect size to sit off groups of fish and access the bite with long casts. This time of year we really try to use a long light leader so as to not give ourselves away. These lighter leaders sometimes means tougher times getting those big fish to the boat and requiring a lot...
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Great redfish and snook bite in estero bay on 2-4 inch live threadfin and pilchards.
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Sheepshead fishing is in full swing and they’re giving us some fun days on the water. These tasty, hard fighting fish are highly sought after during our winter months. They can be a tricky fish to hook, with a mouth full of human like teeth the areas to set a hook are few which can make them an even tougher target. Alongside the sheepshead we are catching reds, snapper and black drum, plenty of variety and good eating fish to catch when the weather is cold. For the next couple months we will stick to shrimp for our bait of...
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Target Species
- Get it while it's HOT!
- This species is in play.
- You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
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Top Fishing Trips in Placida
Inshore Fishing in Boca Grande
Boca Grande Pass Legendary Tarpon
24 ft
1 - 5 People
From $900
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30 ft
1 - 4 People
From $700
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22 ft
1 - 5 People
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Inshore, Nearshore, Flats in Boca Grande
Tarpon Full Day (6hr)
25 ft
1 - 10 People
From $1,100
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21 ft
1 - 4 People
From $850
Inshore, Nearshore Fishing in Sarasota
Kid's Trip
22 ft
1 - 5 People
From $600
