Poulin Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hi SOL members, If you’d have to pick a place in Florida for an annual recurring two weeks vacation stay with loved ones with good DIY fishing opportunities ...where would you go and when ?? thanks for sharing thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clbay1971 Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 I’ve been going to Naples for the last four years with family during the holidays Xmas. 2019 was a great year plenty of fish off the beach. We rent a time share for two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Thanks Clbay, What kind of fish did you get ? No red tide issue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clbay1971 Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 This year was crazy for the amount of species I caught. Jacks, sand trout,sm. Pompano, two types of whitting,bonnet head,black noise,black tip sharks and both catfish,lady fish,Spanish mackerel and lizardfish plenty of sm. Pin fish had to go to fish bites only several days to keep bait on line. The red tide warning was there but it had no effect on the bite. 2018/2019 was a Dead Sea only about six fish caught for two weeks of fishing. Many days 2019/2020 I had to drop down to three rods from six couldn’t keep a line in the water with two people fishing. Now my fishing is limited to how long the family is willing to stay at the beach normal day is 4-6 hours but that’s plenty of time normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkupmstr Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 The west coast i believe south of Sarasota has a ban on keeping fish due to the red tide issue last year. ive been going to Sanibel in that area for the last five years right around Easter for a week. fishing has been great, snook, sea trout, jacks, occasional tarpon and a small amount of other fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clbay1971 Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, bkupmstr said: The west coast i believe south of Sarasota has a ban on keeping fish due to the red tide issue last year. ive been going to Sanibel in that area for the last five years right around Easter for a week. fishing has been great, snook, sea trout, jacks, occasional tarpon and a small amount of other fish Gordon’s pass is the cut off no reds or spotted trout north of pass since 2018 and may go until 2022.snook are closed for the year when I’m there yet I always get the snook license. New this year 2019 is the shark test it’s free and takes about a hour. The way I fish for sharks almost all of it didn’t apply to me except for shark I.D part. Let me tell you there’s not much difference between spinners,BlackTip and Blacknose. I have such a hard time fishing at home the fish have no fight. Saltwater fishing is the best reelfire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest450 Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Middle Keys in May......period !! Does not play or fish well with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflee Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 12 hours ago, quest450 said: Middle Keys in May......period !! will be in Marathon June 1st can't wait If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin Posted February 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Will see what’s it’s like. Will spend the first week of April in Key West with the spouse. One day with a guide, the rest of the week, we’ll see how things are. I don’t expect to fish intensively but ...things can change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayak99 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Definitely go to the Keys. I'd stay north of Key West but if you are getting a guide there, that's a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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