SW FL-Bonita Beach: pompano, sheepshead, snapper

Tuesday, I fished in Estero Bay with Pat Cahil, girlfriend Debbie Szymski, and Debbie’s uncle, Reno Bracci. We used live shrimp, fishing down toward Wiggins Pass, and caught three pompano and keeper sheepshead. We released smaller sheepshead.

Saturday, I finally got a little way offshore for the first time since the winds started blowing a week ago. I fished in 35 feet out of New Pass with Scott and Tina Fandrich and Dr. Omar Benitez. We caught keeper mangrove and lane snapper, triggerfish and grunts, and released a small goliath grouper and fifteen bluefish.

The photo shown is of father and son anglers Barry & Matt Wampler, with a 40 inch shark, released on a recent offshore trip.