Captain Rich fishing out of Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda,FL reported excellent fishing on Charlotte Harbor this week. There has been a good run of Trout, Redfish, Pompano and Sheepshead moving into Charlotte Harbor as our early winter fishery is now in full swing. As water temperatures continue to cool the fishing has remained very active. The Sea Trout are starting to show up in their usual patterns and with good numbers and size. Most trips have been swinging fish over the rail one after another making exciting action for everyone. Pompano have been adding a lot of excellent action on each trip as of late and they are absolutely one of my favorites to not only catch but on the grill as well. While most of our Pompano have been caught as by catch While targeting a multi species bite more fish can be caught by specifically targeting Pompano with silly jigs and pompano jigs fished with the short hop and pause method across the sand bar edges. One often overlooked target hear on Charlotte Harbor is the shovel head shark. Good numbers of these sharks have arrived and are pushing along the flats and edges in groups of 5-20 fish. Shovel Heads love shrimp and can be easily chummed up with a few cut up and tossed in the area. These guys are fun to catch on light tackle and can run up to 20 pounds. Handled correctly they can also make nice table fare. Redfish is always a favorite and they are starting to be a little more consistent as of late. I would expect this trend to continue especially as our waters cool off a little. We have plenty of open dates available offering 4, 6 and 8 hour fishing charters on Charlotte Harbor during our winter and spring Florida fishing season and we invite you to check out our trip offerings here on our FishingBooker and book your Charlotte Harbor Fishing charter today. We depart daily from Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda Florida. Punta Gorda -Charlotte Harbor-Fishing Report Punta Gorda Fl 12/22/21 Report