With a slight change in the weather over the Thanksgiving holiday, we are changing up our game inshore.  The bait has thinned out a bit as expected with the dip in bay temps.  With this seasonal change, we bolt on our jugs and turn our attention to the deep tidal sand bottom channels in the bay.  We focus our casts along the edges of the grass finger bars and edges of the flats.  This technique affords us the ability to catch a multitude of species, even in the most undesirable conditions.  The idea is to get your bait to the bottom.  This will typically yield a variety of inshore species.  A few that are a bit more desirable are, pompano, flounder, and trout.  With catch rates typically high using this technique, it a great time to be fishing in South West Florida!

Capt. Mike Slattery
941-626-6946
www.palmislandoutfitters.com
www.charlotteharborchronicles.com

Florida's fall season has heated up this past week.  We have had absolutely beautiful weather, with lows in the 60's and highs in the low 80's.  Our bait has been plentiful, which allows us to explore the fishery with a fun approach.  Inshore, our snook fishing is still going strong.  Keeper fish have been caught the last 2 weeks. 

Nearshore, our triple tail Fishing is outstanding.  Amberjack and Cobia along with Gag grouper are being caught throughout the are on our artificial reefs.  There are also kingfish, mackerel, and Bonita crashing through the bait schools just off the beaches.  It's a fabulous time to be fishing in South West Florida.

Capt. Mike Slattery
941-626-6946
www.palmislandoutfitters.com
www.charlotteharborchronicles.com