Captiva Fishing, Whiting, February 8!

Current Red Tide & Water Quality Update Here (Page Down For Detail On Sampling & Location Table).

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Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, February 8, 2019: Whiting, Catch & Release!

Current Red Tide & Water Quality Update Here (Page Down For Detail On Sampling & Location Table).

Captiva Fishing: Please Click For Rates & To Book A Captiva Fishing Charter Or Call 239-472-8658.

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Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, February 8, 2019.

Vote Water! Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island.

Captiva Fishing Guide Report: Friday, February 8: Whiting, Catch & Release, Captain Joe’s Charters – the weather is warming up, red tide is gone and a lot of good fish have moved back into the gulf, bay and passes; water is much, much better – redfish, sheepshead, black drum, snapper, snook, and seatrout are currently present.

Redfish & snook are regulated as catch & release at this time.

Already seeing some positive impact. Some very nice big redfish and snook around, more big redfish than snook.

The Caloosahatchee freshwater releases are also not an issue right now, but still a huge long-term problem.

Extremely frustrating. We need wholesale changes in the Florida state government. It is not a Republican or Democrat issue – it is a Big Sugar control everyone issue. It is stunning how we continue to let the sugar industry and the agriculture north of Lake Okeechobee to damage the water and all of Florida.

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We’re located in Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Southern Kingfish, Menticirrhus Americanus

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Overview

Whiting or Southern Kingfish, Sanibel Island Fishing. Image courtesy of FWC and Diane Rome Peebles. — Whiting or Southern Kingfish, Sanibel Island Fishing. Image courtesy of FWC and **Diane Rome Peebles**.

“Also known as whiting.

Back is grayish-brown, fading to silvery sides and belly
7 to 8 indistinct diagonal dark blotches on sides
Scales on the underside are nearly the same size as body scales
Barbel on the lower jaw

Similar Species: Gulf kingfish; M. littoralis (caudal fin has blackish tip); and northern kingfish, M. saxatilis (distinct “V” mark above pectoral fins)

Size: Up to 19 inches

Whiting, Menticirrhus Americanus,or Southern Kingfish, Sanibel Island Fishing. Image courtesy of Cláudio D. Timm. — Whiting, Menticirrhus Americanus, or Southern Kingfish, Sanibel Island Fishing. Image courtesy of **Cláudio D. Timm**.

Habitat

Coastal waters. Common in surf zones along beaches. Also in shallow coastal waters with a muddy-sand bottom as well as high salinity bays and estuaries along the coast.

Behavior

Thought to prefer high wave action areas such as sandbars where the crashing waves dislodge and suspend small crabs and other small crustaceans. Feeds on fishes and invertebrates.

Additional Information

Fishing Tips and Facts: Longevity is 4 to 6 years.”

Recreational Regulations

We’re located in Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Castaways Marina is located across from Turner Beach. After a storm, Turner Beach, the beach adjoining Blind Pass, is frequently covered with a bounty of shells from Olives to Fighting Whelks to the more common Conchs.

Blind Pass fishing is also renowned for 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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Fair winds and following seas!

Captain Joey Burnsed, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters

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