Sanibel Island Fishing & Captiva Island Fishing, Tripletail.
Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, February 2, 2018.
Captiva Island Fishing Report, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Friday, February 2: Big Tripletail, Buoy Line, Captiva Fishing, Catch & Release; Red Tide Report water quality in relatively good shape; (Caloosahatchee: no/little freshwater runoff impact right now; Red Tide Report, impact minimal, broken up and largely dispersed); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.
Friday, February 2, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters: Big Tripletail On Buoy Line; Catch & Release. For Captiva Island Fishing Charters, please also visit the Sanibel, Fort Myers, Florida Fishing Report and Cuban Fishing sites. Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.
Captain Joey Burnsed ~ please click calendar at the upper left or call 239-472-8658 to book a Sanibel Island Fishing Charter or a Captiva Island Fishing Charter, also Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.
“The Atlantic tripletail or tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) is a warm-water marine fish found across the tropics; it can grow to 90 cm long and weigh 18 kg. It is also known by fishermen by names like flasher or steamboat.[1] Young fishes float on their sides, often beside flotsam, and appear like a dry leaf.[2] In Indonesia, the local name is called KakapHitam/Laut or similar as Black Barramundi which is commonly consumed by its similar appearance as Lates calcifiers-Barramundi.
Tripletails are well known for their unusual behavior of floating just beneath the surface with one side exposed, mimicking a leaf or floating debris. This is thought to be a feeding strategy because of the locality of their prey items and the floating structures associated with this behavior.[4] The behavior has resulted in a rapidly increasing incidence of recreational fishermen sight-fishing for the floating tripletails, resulting in severe bag and length restrictions in Florida and Georgia to ensure future populations.[5]” Please see more information here.
![Tripletail, Patrick, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, November 7, 2017, [File Photo - Wednesday, May 25, 2016].](https://captivafishing.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16.webp)
“FWC is collecting feedback on Florida’s flounder, sheepshead, and tripletail fisheries. To learn more or to comment, visit MyFWC.com/SaltwaterComments.
Tripletail: Lobotes surinamensis
Florida Regulations:
| Regulations | Gulf State Waters | Atlantic State Waters |
|---|---|---|
| Size Limit | 15” | |
| Daily Bag Limit | 2 Fish Per Person | |
Gear Regulations:
- Legal Gear: hook and line gear only (no nets or spearing)
- Harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited
Habitat and Fishing Tips:
Like many other pelagic species, tripletail associate strongly with floating objects. They can be found throughout Florida waters and anglers generally find them suspended under buoys, channel markers, and other floating objects. Tripletails spend much of their time in brackish water bays and estuaries. Catching tripletail is an art and requires both skill and patience. Finding the fish and using the right bait and tackle are the keys to success. Successful fishers typically use a live shrimp on a very light tackle with little or no lead.
State Record:
40 lb 13 oz” Source & More Information.
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We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.
After a fierce storm, Turner Beach, the beach adjoining the Pass, is frequently covered with a bounty of shells from Olives to Fighting Whelks to the more common Conchs. The fishing is also renowned with sharks in the summer, tailing redfish on the bayside flats and snook under and off the Blind Pass bridge. Because Turner Beach faces Westward, the sunsets are spectacular and a popular viewing point for residents and visitors alike.
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Captain Joey Burnsed ~ please click calendar at the upper left or call 239-472-8658 to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.
