redfish, sheepshead, snapper, whiting, trout: Bonita beach, SW FL

[fishbuster]

Wednesday 4/11, I fished an inshore trip with Leeds Hutchinson, son John, and grandsons Tommy and Brandon. Fishing in the New Pass area of Estero Bay with live shrimp, we caught a 20 inch redfish, two snook to 20 inches, two sheepshead to 15 inches, and a 2 ½ pound cravalle jack. We released all but the redfish.

The winds were blowing hard Saturday morning, 4/21. I fished Estero Baywith Peter Richards and his three young children, Marc, Danielle and Isabelle, with live shrimp in the area of Wiggins Pass. The kids had plenty of action and counted sixteen hooked fish. Among those were four keeper mangrove snapper, a keeper sheepshead and a whiting. We released the rest of the catches, which included smaller sheepshead and a 13 inch trout.

I fished offshore the rest of the days--details are on the offshore forum report.

[Anngler]

Sounds like a good time for all. I was recently down in FL, but we didn't get much action.