We took full advantage of the pre-front Snook bite this past week with anglers hooking up with all sizes of fish including some double hook ups!  

The best action came in the late afternoon high tides in Pine Island Sound near Sanibel and Captiva Islands.  The Caloosahatchee River along Cape Coral held bigger fish that couldn’t resist fresh live bait.  

We also managed to find some upper slot Redfish in the mouth of the river along Fort Myers and Punta Rassa.  

Tarpon have returned to the area and will be the targeted species when requested by our guests.  

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
(239) 707-3756

Now is the time to start planning your Cape Coral tarpon fishing charter! We expect the best time of year for our area to be late April through May.

Please contact Captain Jay directly at (239) 707-3756 to check availability and discuss the best trip possible for you and your guests. The phone call is free and we would love to hear from you.  

Our plan to target big Redfish in Matlacha Pass worked out great until the end of the week cold front dropped the water temperatures  by almost 13 degrees! Needles to say, the fish were hungry leading up to the front and the bite did not disappoint our guests.

Pine Island Sound along Sanibel and Captiva Island held big trout last week with good numbers on the deeper grass beds.  Snook are just now getting fired up along the river in Cape Coral and Fort Myers.  The forecasted warming trend should really get them going.

We saw Redfish showing up in good numbers with a decent amount of over slot fish being caught on the afternoon incoming tides.  The warming waters in the coming weeks should really get them going! 

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
(239) 707-3756

Windy days this past week kept us on the inside but there was no lack of action. Big Snook are on the move and hungry along the Caloosahatchee River in Cape Coral and Fort Myers. We also found good numbers of fish on both the south end of Pine Island Sound as well as the northern end of the sound inside of Captiva. 

Matlacha Pass will be the target of next weeks trips with Redfish, Snook and Trout the targeted species! 

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
(239) 707-3756

We took full advantage of a couple calm days this past week for an offshore meat trip!  Dustin and the boys from Iowa were all smiles on our instructional offshore grouper trip.  Red Grouper bite has been on fire as well as the snapper and Kingfish action. 

Staying on the meat trips, inshore action along Pine Island Sound and the Sanibel Causeway has produced some really nice schools of Pompano.  Limits of bigger Pomp’s occurred on three consecutive trips.  

New to the area or new to boating?  Salty Native Charters offers both inshore and offshore instructional charters on your boat.  We provide the bait, tackle and most importantly, the skills, knowledge and techniques to get you on the fish!!!

The lady anglers and the big Snook were the stars of the show this past week!  The warming waters kept the Snook bite red hot and the ladies proved to top the boys to get the job done. Big fish were hungry along the river banks of Fort Myers and Cape Coral as well as the flats around Sanibel and Captiva islands.  

Some projected calm days in this coming weeks forecast should work just right with our planned offshore trips.  

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
www.saltynativecharters.com
(239) 707-3756

This past weeks late afternoon incoming tide provided the best action for the inshore bite with waters warming into the high 70’s.  The Snook bite continued to be strong along the river in Fort Myers and Cape Coral.  One guest this week preferred using his fly rod which was really neat to see big Snook blowing up on fly! 

The Redfish bite was awesome all along Pine Island Sound, Sanibel and Captiva.  The strong incoming tide made it easy to access the Redfish grounds.  Pinfish was by far the bait of choice for the Reds This week!

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
www.saltynativecharters.com
(239) 707-3756

Just as we expected, the warm temperatures really fired up the inshore bite! While the Redfish and Trout bite has been consistent, the Snook bite has been phenomenal.  Mixed sizes of Snook can be found all along Pine Island Sound near Sanibel and Captiva Island. The big boys along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers and Cape Coral have also fired up and are providing our guests with a great fight!  

Looks like one more cold front is in the forecast for later this week.  That should keep the bite consistent leading up to the incoming weather.  Luckily, it’s not expected to be to cold for too long.  

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
www.saltynativecharters.com
(239) 707-3756

Strong winds and a big cold front made for some tricky fishing last week in Southwest Florida.  The pre-front bite was solid as expected with Snook being the most aggressive along the river in Fort Myers and Cape Coral.  

The best bite after the front had to be the sheep head.  Decent size fish were hungry along Sanibel and Captiva Islands.  The trout is another cold-weather species that provided our clients with a great bite along the flats of Pine Island Sound. 

The forecast for next week looks promising with warm weather and low winds. Look for the Snook and Redfish bite to really fire up!

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
www.saltynativecharters.com
(239) 707-3756

We took full advantage of this weeks warming trend with some of the warmest water temperatures we’ve experienced in months! The big snook along the river in Fort Myers began to bite pretty consistently with the rising temps.  And while they are still under the protection of the red time moratorium, they still make for an amazing fight! 

By far, the warming trend has had the greatest affect on the Redfish. Pine Island sound has seen the biggest and best increase in the Redfish bite along the shores of Sanibel Island and Captiva.  Matlacha has also seen some steady increase in the big reds with crabs and lady fish being the bait of choice on the flats in the late morning and early afternoon.

Capt. Jay Rod
Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Sanibel Fishing Charters
www.saltynativecharters.com
(239) 707-3756