Boca Grande fishing report!!!!!

[tunatime71]

Fished Boca Grande mon 12/15. Rented a 17 ft center console. First stop, an old railroad bridge with live shrimp, caught about 40 mangrove snapper and some small grouper. Second spot, ran into the back country deep into the mangroves and fished with a small fish jig, snook after snook ranging from 1 to 5lbs, lost one that was about 10 pounds at the boat:( also caught jacks, and some trout. After a few hours of catch and release snookin, decide to try to catch somethin big. Broke out a bag of chum and used fresh lady fish. 15 mins in my shark rod starts singin, couldnt stop the beast, it ate a whole ladyfish and i had the fish hooked on a 8/0 circle with a steel leader. Fought it for 20 mins before we pulled the hook :mad:... Reset the baits for another half hour and caught some nice size cats than called it a day....Weather was 80 degrees with little wind, came home yesterday to snow, ice, and wind.... Next time im buying a one way ticket and im not returning until striper season in the spring....:D

[TLD30II]

I had the same experience the first weekend of DEC came home from Islamorada and had snow on my front lawn... hell of a way to end a great trip :huh:

[tunatime71]

I had the same experience the first weekend of DEC came home from Islamorada and had snow on my front lawn... hell of a way to end a great trip :huh:

It sucks man....im hopin to get to lauderdale in january and do some sailfishin....

[TLD30II]

Sails were just getting hot when i was there.. the winter winds arrived early, i hope you have better luck than i did in that aspect. 3-5 4-6 ft outsiide the reef the whole stay

[tunatime71]

Sails were just getting hot when i was there.. the winter winds arrived early, i hope you have better luck than i did in that aspect. 3-5 4-6 ft outsiide the reef the whole stay

Thanks man, im thinkin of headin down around the 10th, ill shoot you an email and let you know how i did. Hopefully the weather coperates....:thumbsup:

[BASS-TARD]

returning in the spring would be a good move:thumbsup:Sometimes it seems that new jerz is a hard place to live

[tunatime71]

returning in the spring would be a good move:thumbsup:Sometimes it seems that new jerz is a hard place to live

I must agree....:thumbsup:

[Partnership]

Boca Grande is an awesome place.
I fish there in the Winter, normally but have been there for Tarpon in June and it was quite an experience. We fish out of Gasparilla Marina.

[tunatime71]

Boca Grande is an awesome place.
I fish there in the Winter, normally but have been there for Tarpon in June and it was quite an experience. We fish out of Gasparilla Marina.

Boca is amazin....Hopeing to go tarpon fishing this june....We always rent a center console from whiddens marina....