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SW FL-Bonita Beach Inshore Report
2007-06-01 13:03:37
Bonita Beach, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report
Estero Bay treel ines
I fished the tree lines in Estero Bay around Hickory Bay with Homer Jack Moore and wife Lorraine on Tuesday. We caught and released lots of mangrove snapper and a 14 inch sheepshead. We lost a nice redfish boatside when I turned to get the landing net and Homer’s line caught on a mangrove root.
Wednesday’s planned bay trip cancelled at the last minute, so I didn’t get out fishing again until Thursday, when I fished Estero Bay with father and son Will and Justin Berry. We fished with live shrimp around Big Hickory Bay and caught a couple of keeper mangrove snapper and sand bream. We released short sheepshead.
Looks like some rain and rough weather coming our way for the next several days, with what is looking like a tropical depression right now.
The photo shown is of anglers Kurt and Brett Dargis with a 16 inch sheepshead and an 18 ½ inch redfish, caught on live shrimp in Estero Bay on a recent inshore trip.
Fish Species: reds, snapper, sheepshead
Bait Used: live shrimp
Tackle Used: light spinning
Method Used: tree lines-oyster bars bayside
Water Depth: 1-3 feet
Water Temperature: 80
Wind Direction: N, NE
Wind Speed: 15-25 knots
16 inch sheepshead and 18 1/2 inch redfish
About The Author: Captain Dave Hanson
Company: Fish Buster Charters
Area Reporting: Bonita Beach
Bio: Captain Dave Hanson is a native of southwest Florida. He has been fishing local waters since childhood, and has been fishing professionally for over fifteen years. He is Coast Guard licensed, and is a member in good standing of the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce. He has been featured in several national fishing magazines, and he also appears weekly in the fishing reports sections of the Bonita, Ft. Myers, Ft. Myers Beach, and Naples, FL newspapers.
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