Naples, Ft. Myers, and Bonita Beach

June 22nd, 2009

Fishing Report

Fishbuster Charter' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "Tuesday morning, 6/16, I fished with Larry Battiste and his young son, Lorenzo, in Estero Bay. We used live shrimp to catch seven keeper mangrove snapper and a 14 inch sheepshead. We released smaller sheepshead, snapper and trout.

Wednesday morning, I fished Estero Bay again, with Cody Hennessey, on a catch and release trip. We released a dozen mangrove snapper and a 15 inch sheepshead. We hooked a big red but he got away from us before we could boat him.

Saturday morning, 6/20, I fished a very warm Estero Bay with John McGushin and friend, Mike. We used shrimp to catch five keeper mangrove snapper to 14 inches and we released crevalle jack and ladyfish. We couldn't get any reds to bite maybe the warm water temps are making them lethargic. We half expected the fish to be reeled in already cooked!

Angler Lauren Mullinax with a brace of trout, caught on shrimp in Estero Bay on a recent inshore Fishbuster Charter

Angler Florian Kordas with a 19 1/2 inch mangrove snapper, caught on shrimp on a recent offshore Fishbuster Charter."