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| Charter Fishing our world class waters
Pine Island & Boca Grand Pass are two of the best fishing areas in North America. Boca Grand has long held the title of "tarpon capitol of the world". Pine Island sound has been named one of the ten best places to fish in North America by Sports and Field magazine. Each year thousands come from all over the world to fish in these magnificent fishing spots.
Fish Lee County is very happy to announce their newest service … world class fishing charters. Captain Bob Brandt is now on board and available to show you how it’s done here in Southwest Florida. His years of experience fishing the inshore and near shore waters of Florida’s western coast will give you the best chance of hooking up with some of the area’s most sought after gamefish like Snook, Sea Trout, Redfish, Tripletail, Tarpon, Shark, Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Snapper, Grouper, Amberjack and many other local species. Captain Bob’s vast knowledge of these targets and how they react to existing weather / sea conditions help to provide his guests with the success they expect from an experienced charter fishing service.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fishing Charter Service Expectations
Inshore: Inshore fishing means “pounding the mangroves” and working natural structure like an oyster bed or a shallow flat. For this type fishing Captain Bob will run a boat with skinny water capabilities. Often times a low winter tide will drive fish into areas of extremely shallow water so a boat that drafts as little as 10 inches gives the angler more range thus creating more of an advantage. The main targets for inshore fishing are Redfish, Sea Trout and Snook. Captain Bob will supply the live bait necessary (shrimp / greenbacks / shiners) or you choose to throw an artificial bait if that is your preference. Tackle is also supplied unless you prefer to use your own rig(s). Captain Bob uses and recommends spinning gear spooled with 30 pound test, high visibility braided line tied to 30 pound test fluorocarbon leader tied to a 1/0 or 2/0 high quality circle hook.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Near Shore / Offshore: In order to avoid confusion, let’s first establish the understanding that Fish Lee County does not target blue water offshore species like Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Wahoo and other deep water species. Sure, these fish are available in the Gulf but from the Cape Coral area you would need to run approximately 100 miles in order to find them. At this time we are not equipped to offer offshore services. Although if you have the boat, the gear and the time to chase these offshore sportsman’s most glamorous fish, Captain Bob also has experience with this type of deck skill and can be hired to help you locate and hook up. Being the proud holder of a 50 ton Masters Captains license he can also expertly run your boat so you can focus on keeping a trophy at the end of your line. So with that said, the near shore fishing service offered by Fish Lee County will put you on King Mackerel (a seasonal species), Grouper, Snapper, Amberjack and other fish who inhabit the natural and artificial structure as far out as 30 miles and as deep as 100 feet. A sturdy 23 foot center console boat pushed by 225 reliable horses will be used for near shore fishing. The center console is equipped with state of the art Navigation Equipment (GPS) and high tech Depth/Fish sounding equipment. We can supply the fishing gear or you may use your own. Heavier rigs in the 20 pound and up class are suggested for pulling fish from drops near the bottom or into structure. Live bait like pinfish and shiners vary as available but there’s always something willing to bite on more readily available bait such as frozen squid or menhaden chunks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As an added bonus, guests of a fishing charter by Fish Lee County can also be treated to details regarding the natural wonders of our salty backyard. Manatees, Dolphin, bald eagles, osprey, sharks, rays, turtles and so many other indigenous life forms inhabit the area. So please feel free to take in the awesome sights and take advantage of your captain’s knowledge for this amazing piece of geography. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charter Rates:
Inshore 8 Hour Full Day - $500 (Includes bait, all gear necessary and even the cleaning of your catch.)
Inshore 5 hour Half Day - $400 (Includes bait, all gear necessary and even the cleaning of your catch.)
Near Shore 8 Hour Full Day - $600 (Includes bait, all gear necessary and even the cleaning of your catch.)
Near Shore 5 Hour Half Day - $500 (Includes bait, all gear necessary and even the cleaning of your catch.)
Fuel and Sales tax are not included.
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