Placida / Boca Grande area surf fishing

[pakalolo]

Going to see some friends I Rotonda west in a week or so and am curious as to surf fishing the Placida to Boca Grande area. Not looking for specific spots of course , just general info. Lures vs bait, license , species   Thanks in advance 

[EricJ]

Rotonda? Senior citizens? That place is very interesting. In fact, I was thinking there must be some good largemouth bass fishing in the canal system at Rotonda.

 

Will you have a kayak available?

[RAW]

Englewood to Boca Grande where there's structure points are always good, Walking the beaches early light are very promising. Watch the surface of the water for wakes, pushes of water from schooling fish. Snook, trout and jack frequent those areas.. Google fishing reports from your area, Cyberangler does a good job

[pakalolo]

Thanks for the replies. Will definitely be checking the the canals for bass , No kayak but full surf arsenal here , driving down so will have room for gear. Swimming plugs , jig heads n rubber?

[pakalolo]

Top water, tin ? Live shrimp? Thanks again

[flyman28]

Walk the beach.  one hand spinning rod, white bucktail.  throw along the beach most of the time.  there's a trough that runs along the shore and early morning the Snook like to work it along with all kinds of critters.  Keep an eye out over the first bar for activity, but along the beach is best.  I throw 1/4 ounce ball head homemade bucktails.  white, orange and white, pink and white.  15# bite tippet on 10# Braid. bring a spook for fun if it gets crazy.  in the canals a yum dinger, 5" in Elders Magic, rigged wacky with a weedless neko hook 1/0.  throw it at stuff, points of weeds, any wood, canal intersections.  let it sink to bottom, shake it a bit.  reel in and repeat.  kinda mindless but it catches when you don't know the water.  Good luck.

[pakalolo]

Thanks!! 

[beatonem]

Beaches on Boca on up to Venice have been a little quite. Canal system and ponds will be fun. Largemouth are pre-spawn. Tarpon and snook in the canals and river system right up the road from ya on 776.  We went from the 40's last few nights to the mid 60's at night mid 80's daytime.

Small shrimp imitation, gulp, Paddletails 3-5in 1/4 to 1/2oz jigheads and small bucktails white or dark color at night. Bigger fish have been showing well at night and falling to bigger paddletailsup to 8in. and bucktails Moving water will be your friend around docks, seawalls rock lined banks.  Placida trestle area has been decent.  Good luck and have a blast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pakalolo]

Much appreciated, thanks!!

[Mummichog]

What can you get to now?  Is the bridge to Sanibel back?  The hurricane hit that area hard.

 

My favorite area around there is Stump Pass.

[pakalolo]

Not sure about Sanibel but the State Park at Stump Pass is open. Took a sunset boat ride with a friend of a friend down Lemon Bay n out Stump Pass yesterday. Beautiful country here! Kayak fishing back canals around Boca Grande yesterday, small grouper , one good hook up but of course pulled hook , saw bait guys catching sheephead . Lotsa manatees. 

[pakalolo]

Red tide is bad, coughing and sneezing , burning throat whenever near salt water. Arrived east coast 2 days ago and it’s crystal clear.