Post by Greenedog on Feb 26, 2020 5:38:56 GMT -5
So Gail's son is doing a destination wedding down in Englewood, Florida this April. Gail and me are going to fly down to our place on the 19th and stay there until the 24th when we go to the gulf front rental Gail has lined up. I said I would never go back to the Englewood/Manasota Key area again without my kayak and that's the plan. We're gonna pack up our fishing stuff and pull the kayaks down to the gulf. Also bringing my crab pot to do a BIG shrimp boil for the wedding.
I'm sure we'll do some fishing around Astor before we head farther south, I would LOVE to get into some of those big spawning bluegills or shellcrackers(redear). I haven't decided yet what we'll target over on the gulf. This area is known as one of the best inshore fishing areas in the world for redfish, snook, and sea trout, but because of the red tide that lasted something like 16 months fishing for these species is catch and release only. That emergency rule has just been extended to May, 2021. I'm sure I'll do some fishing for those but I'd also like to do some catch 'n cook fishing too.
It looks fairly easy to catch small sharks in the area so that's something I'll try. Been wanting to catch one ever since I watched a video for buffalo style shark!
I found a website for a local bait shop that has a crazy amount of info on it. Fishin Franks Bait & Tackle is the shop and I've spent hours on their Where to Fish Map Pages. We're gonna be on the west coast for a week so I'll only get to fish a sampling of all the fishing spots in the area.
After the west coast trip we'll be back in Astor for a couple days before flying home on May 3rd.
Should be quite the adventure!
I'm sure we'll do some fishing around Astor before we head farther south, I would LOVE to get into some of those big spawning bluegills or shellcrackers(redear). I haven't decided yet what we'll target over on the gulf. This area is known as one of the best inshore fishing areas in the world for redfish, snook, and sea trout, but because of the red tide that lasted something like 16 months fishing for these species is catch and release only. That emergency rule has just been extended to May, 2021. I'm sure I'll do some fishing for those but I'd also like to do some catch 'n cook fishing too.
It looks fairly easy to catch small sharks in the area so that's something I'll try. Been wanting to catch one ever since I watched a video for buffalo style shark!
I found a website for a local bait shop that has a crazy amount of info on it. Fishin Franks Bait & Tackle is the shop and I've spent hours on their Where to Fish Map Pages. We're gonna be on the west coast for a week so I'll only get to fish a sampling of all the fishing spots in the area.
After the west coast trip we'll be back in Astor for a couple days before flying home on May 3rd.
Should be quite the adventure!
Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
