Hello fellow anglers! It has been a crazy summer, red tide and green algae . Because of the natural occurrence, it makes it tough to give reports on fishing when the media is broadcasting all types of negative news. Mostly the waters of Charlotte Harbor have not been affected up into the Cape Haze Point and most of the Matlacha area too. Typically, this time of year is slow for charter captains as the tourist season is typically Thanksgiving to Easter. Most people that live here and have boats go when they can and others think it is too hot to be out on a boat any way.
I am investing in a thirty-foot fishing vessel so as to be able to travel quickly out to one hundred feet of water to fish. The plan is to reach these depths traveling about thirty-five knots with a comfortable ride and a head for the ladies that are willing to spend the day offshore. I have worked for charter companies fishing the deeper waters and personally for years and am excited to be able to offer trips for the deeper waters. I will be able to have six anglers for these trips and will offer six-hour half day trips and eight-hour full day trips. As we get the wrinkles out of things, we will be able to do custom extended trips.
I have been receiving reports that they are catching nice red grouper thirty to thirty-six inches long, a few gulf mahi-mahis and seeing some sails. There has been some nice mangrove snapper caught out there, too. We will be able to setup and troll up to five lines for now. We have downriggers that can aid in catching king mackerel and grouper. We have upgraded the electronics to aide in finding new spots and getting a better view of our current go-to spots. I also am a scuba diver, so if I find a spot that has some unusual structure, I like to go down and take a look-see, and that is a great tool for putting fish on the deck. Out there the waters are the same color as the sky, blue, blue, blue, it is beautiful. Yea there are blackfin tuna, amber jacks, and wahoo that lurk in these waters too. The boat is a thirty-foot Scarab with twin Yamaha F250 four strokes. We will have all the required Coast Guard equipment before our first for hire trip. So, stay tuned to our addition to the fleet and schedule a S.W. Florida deep sea trip to create some memories with friends and family.