Tag: fishing

Gulf fishing can still excel this spring

Many things seem more challenging this year. We survived multiple hurricanes and most of us suffered damage, many severe. Red tides hang around threatening us, challenging us to work around...

Princeton Fishing team makes yearly pilgrimage to Gasparilla

The Princeton Fishing Team has once again returned to Boca Grande for their annual spring fishing trip. Their trip is a spring tradition that began about 35 years ago, and which continues to this...

SW Florida Fishing: Waiting to chew…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The redfish and snook have been very active in the backcountry this week! Between the hard south winds and even harder northwest winds, lots of snook and redfish...

SW Florida Fishing: Time for the snook to show…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Spring is almost here on Boca Grande and the fishing has been very good! We are still experiencing some unsettled weather patterns with high winds out of both the north...

SW Florida Fishing: Reds are a chewin’ …

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Redfish are starting to show up in strong numbers in the backcountry! With the weather getting warmer, the redfish have gotten active and willing to bite. We are mostly...

SW Florida Fishing: Eagles soar as the temps …

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR Over the last couple of weeks we saw the weather improve and water temps went from the lower 60’s to the lower 70’s in a very short time. This coincided with the full moon...

SW Florida Fishing: Just a normal week, Slam!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Another beautiful week here in Boca Grande! Warm weather and sunshine has been the story the last few weeks and spring patterns are starting to show! Along with the...

Undoing the damage: The more confusing it gets

The more I learn and discover, the more confusing it gets. I am amazed, as we all are, by our great weather. Of course, it will change, but everything changes. This might come out scattered,...

SW Florida Fishing: Great weather/fishing, book now!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The weather has not disappointed this week and neither has the fishing. The speckled sea trout fishing in the back country has been very consistent this winter. If you...

SW Florida Fishing: Better weather, better fishing…

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Finally we broke the winter weather pattern we’ve been in the past three weeks and are seeing some low winds, sunshine and warmer days. Snook are already beginning...