Fresh Boca Grande Fishing Reports

Fall fishing is going to be on fire this year! We’ve been consistently running into tarpon while flats fishing. The bait is getting bigger, the snook, and reds are schooling up!

The goliath bite is still hot. The boys boated 5 today. Spotted some rollers on the way back in, and landed this stud tarpon.

The storm surge is receding. We got very lucky here this time. Water is receding, and condtitions have improved. Should be fishing as usual for the holiday weekend!

The breeder snook, and redfish are starting to congregate on the flats again. White bait, and cut pin fish have been the go to baits. The seasonal rain has the water temps back in the mid to high 80’s, and the bite is heating up!

The best has yet to come for our 2021 tarpon season. As their spawn is coming to an end, the fish will still be in our area looking to eat like crazy before making their trek back south in a few months.

October has flown by with many great catches and memories made on the water. Inshore fishing has been incredible over the last few weeks. Ive been seeing plenty of BIG fish as well as our average size juvenile species. This is a great sign for our fishery. Small steps in rebounding from the tragic red tide event. We are still reporting CLEAN water in our area this week, and FWC red tide testing confirms our area was negative in recent testing. Darin pictured with a 41 inch snook. WOAH! Cooling temps and abundant bait in the area has our inshore species FIRED UP! Monster snook are prowling the flats and red drum are schooling in Gasparilla sound and Charlotte Harbor. Looking for dinner? We have plenty of inshore edible species, such as mangrove snapper, trout, triple tail and cobia!