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SW FL - Spanish, mangs, lanes, moon fish
2006-08-05 12:28:56
Bonita Beach, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report
Bonita Beach-Gulf of Mexico
Graham Connor and fifteen year old son, Brenden, fished with me in 35 feet out of New Pass on Thursday. Using live shrimp, we caught lots of Spanish mackerel to 26 inches, and keeper mangrove and lane snapper.
We released kingfish, all short of the 24 inch minimum, along with ladyfish and cravalle jack. We caught four moon fish (also known as “look-downs”), and kept two of those, along with keeper mangrove and lane snapper, and Spanish mackerel to 24 inches, when Tom Coleman and friends, Don and Russ, fished with me Saturday.
We also released a 4 pound goliath grouper and short red grouper. The photo shown is of angler Tom Budzynski, with a 50 + pound goliath grouper, released on a recent offshore trip.
Fish Species: mackerel, snapper, snapper, moon fish
Bait Used: live shrimp
Tackle Used: light spinning
Method Used: bottom fishing
Water Depth: 30-40 feet
Water Temperature: over 85
Wind Direction: S, SE
Wind Speed: 10 knots
50 + pound goliath grouper
About The Author: Captain Dave Hanson
Company: Fish Buster Charters
Area Reporting: Bonita Beach
Bio: Captain Dave Hanson is a native of southwest Florida. He has been fishing local waters since childhood, and has been fishing professionally for over fifteen years. He is Coast Guard licensed, and is a member in good standing of the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce. He has been featured in several national fishing magazines, and he also appears weekly in the fishing reports sections of the Bonita, Ft. Myers, Ft. Myers Beach, and Naples, FL newspapers.
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