Capt. Mike Slattery
Palm Island & Boca Grande Fishing Charters
Tarpon fishing in Boca Grande and Palm Island Florida over the last weekend on the beach, was nothing short of fantastic. Multiple groups of tarpon, with 50-100 fish per group. The key was to get out early, and be waiting for the fish to move once the early tide started to roll in. We fished a 10 hour day on Saturday and a 14 hour day on Sunday, between the two days we got more than 20 bites and put 16 fish in the air. There is still "silver" in these "hills"!!! It's a fun and fantastic time to be fishing in South West Florida!!!
Capt. Mike Slattery Palm Island & Boca Grande Fishing Charters
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With some South Westerly wind and a low pressure system moving into the area this week, we focused our attention to the inshore fishing. Snook are the typical "go to" fish inside in the summer time heat. Fishing deep shorelines and edges around the areas passes have yielded good numbers and quality size. We are looking forward to getting back to Tarpon fishing this weekend, with projected winds due to turn East. It's a fantastic time to be fishing in Boca Grande and Palm Island Florida!!!
Capt. Mike Slattery 941-626-6946 www.palmislandoutfitters.com www.charlotteharborchronicles.com Fishing in South West Florida is in full swing! Our inshore snook fishing has been good, and turning great. Big packs of fish are being spotted by the passes and beach front. Tarpon have finally started to pour into our area from both North and South. There were literally thousands of fish on the beach for memorial day weekend. Nearshore fishing has exploded a bit later than usual. Kingfish, mackerel, Cobia, and Bonita have taken up residence on our nearshore reefs and ledges. There has literally never been a better time to go fishing, while staying at Palm Island and Boca Grande Florida!!!
Capt. Mike Slattery 941-626-6946 www.palmislandoutfitters.com www.charlotteharborchronicles.com Tarpon, Tarpon, Tarpon is the talk of the island!!! Fish have poured into our area from the south, and there are tens of thousands of fish in Boca Grande pass. When the tides are right, this is the most exciting area on the planet to fish. It's not uncommon to see 10-20 boats at a time fighting the king of all inshore game fish. Don't miss your opportunity to capture the experience again this year. Also our large breeding snook are moving into their pre-spawn routine. Big female fish, commonly over 20lbs are staging in and around our passes for the summer time spawn. This is some of the most exciting inshore sight fishing we have when the conditions are right. May is shaping up to be a trophy fishing month here in South West Florida!!!
Capt. Mike Slattery 941-626-6946 www.palmislandoutfitters.com www.charlotteharborchronicles.com Tarpon season is here!!! Fish have moved into Boca Grande Pass by the thousands, and can be found both in the shallows of Charlotte harbor and off the beach front. Targeting these large "pods" of fish with live bait, large swim baits, or on fly is a sight fisherman's dream. Most fish being caught in our area will push the limits of your angling talent and endurance. These majestic gamefish often exceed 150-200lbs. There has never been a more exciting season to be fishing in Boca Grande and Palm Island Florida!
Capt. Mike Slattery Palm Island, SW Florida Inshore and Offshore Fishing Charters With windy conditions for the week of Easter, most of the fleet turned their attention to our inshore species of fish. Snook have been our preferred target species, due to the fact, that there are plenty of them around to catch. Redfish have been few and far between, although we tend to catch some while targeting snook on the higher side of the tide, while fishing shorelines. Most the redfish are smaller, between 18-24". Locally we are looking forward to the prevailing winds to move easterly, and getting back to a more common spring trend. When that happens, our beaches and passes will clear up, and we should see tarpon flooding into our estuaries daily. It's a fun time to be fishing in South West Florida!
Fishing in March has been a challenge, due to cold fronts and water temperature dropping. We are looking forward to April, to see the water temperature rising and prevailing winds out of the east. With this trend, we expect fish to push out of the creeks, and flood the flats in the greater bay. The nearshore fishing should get better as well. With large reef species moving in from offshore, and pelagic fish pushing with the gulf temperature rising. Cobia, kingfish, even blackfin tuna are expected to be in our nearshore waters within weeks. The bottom fishing will only get better, with more and more snapper moving in as the gulf temperature is climbing. April is a fantastic month to be fishing in South West Florida!
Capt. Mike Slattery 941-626-6946 www.palmislandoutfitters.com www.charlotteharborchronicles.com The fishing around Palm Island has remained consistent this week. We have had a lot of families on the water for spring break. The mackerel fishing nearshore was great at the beginning of the week. With plenty of rod bending action, and some filets to take home at the end of the excursion. With the wind picking up towards the end of the week, we focused our attention inshore. Lots of juvenile snook and redfish are in the bay, fishing deeper water shorelines on intermediate tides yielded the best catch. It's a fun time to be fishing at Palm Island and Boca Grande FL.
Capt. Mike Slattery 941-626-6946 www.palmislandoutfitters.com www.charlotteharborchronicles.com Spring time fishing got off to a great start this week. Our good client and great friend Tom caught 2 slot sized snook on his halfday inshore. Locally, our governing body has closed season on snook and redfish until further notice. So, Tom and I, were happy to release the fish to help our areas efforts on rebounding quickly. We were able to find a nice school of pompano that kept us busy for almost an hour, and those are not catch and release. Tom took some home from a fresh fish dinner. It is a fantastic time to be fishing in South West Florida!
Capt. Mike Slattery 941-626-6946 www.palmislandoutfitters.com www.charlotteharborchronicles.com Well fishing folks, its looking like Spring has sprung early hear in South West Florida! We are seeing pollen from our pine trees and white butterflies in the air. That means tarpon season is right around the corner. As a Florida native and now a fishing guide hear in the state, there truly is no more exciting time of year than spring! The tarpon will begin their seasonal migration, all set to congregate on our areas beaches and passes come the month of May. If you or anyone you know has their mind set on fighting a silver king, now is definitely the time to start planning. We offer 4hr, 6hr, and 8hr trips; along with travel packages that include lodging at a barrier island resort. Please visit our website for more information, and don't let another season pass you by without your shot at this iconic gamefish.
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