SW FL-Bonita Beach: Good Redfish Action

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The first part of the week brought lots of rain, and not just the familiar afternoon thunderstorms; it rained early mornings, into late evenings. It was mid-week before I got out fishing. Wednesday, 8/13, I fished Estero Bay with Robert & Roberta Dulberg and their children, Daniel, ten, and Rebecca, six. Rebecca was a little leery of boats in general, but quickly adapted and had a great time--especially when she got to see a porpoise and a manatee close-up.

The group caught two keeper mangrove snapper and released smaller snapper, sheepshead, cravalle jack, trout and ladyfish. Robert caught two nice redfish--one, a bull at 28 1/2 inches, was released, and the other at 25 1/2 inches went home for dinner!

I fished offshore Thursday and Friday--that report and pic appear in the offshore forum.