Monday, February 13, 2012 ~ still mostly using shrimp right now; looking forward to spring & throwing the cast net every morning for baitfish off Sanibel & Captiva

I’m looking forward to the spring …

With the exception of the winter, when we mostly use shrimp, bait fishing is a big part of our routine.

Pretty much every morning at sunrise for much of the year, seven days a week, I’m out throwing the cast net for bait fish, generally catching thread fins and pin fish, somewhere on the bay or the gulf, near Sanibel, Captiva or North Captiva.

We use thread fins day in and day out fishing for snook, redfish, etc.

And a big pin fish under a float can be very attractive to a tarpon at the right time of the year.

Some days it is easy finding the bait and some days it is difficult … and it can be grind.  But there is also a timelessness, rhythm and peacefulness in the solitude and beauty of throwing and pulling in the cast net at sunrise.

Going to do some Valentines Day fishing tomorrow!

Fair winds and following seas,

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter.