{"id":12140,"date":"2017-07-14T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T21:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=12140"},"modified":"2025-06-08T15:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:58:05","slug":"captiva-fishing-goliath-grouper-july-14-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=12140","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Goliath Grouper, July 14, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10040\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Goliath-Grouper-7-4-16-1-e1467670210657.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10040\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Goliath-Grouper-7-4-16-1-e1467670210657.webp\" alt=\"Big Goliath Grouper, 300 lbs. +, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Friday, July 14, 2017.  File Photo.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Goliath-Grouper-7-4-16-1-e1467670210657.webp 1570w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Goliath-Grouper-7-4-16-1-e1467670210657-245x300.webp 245w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Goliath-Grouper-7-4-16-1-e1467670210657-768x939.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Goliath-Grouper-7-4-16-1-e1467670210657-837x1024.webp 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Goliath Grouper, 300 lbs. +, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Friday, July 14, 2017. File Photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, July 14: Goliath Grouper!<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/captivarentals.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12051\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Avoid-VRBO-2-230x300.png\" alt=\"CaptivaRentals.org: Avoid VRBO Fees. Rent Directly From Local Homeowners.\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva\u00a0Fishing, Captiva Island, Friday, July 14: Big Goliath Grouper, catch &amp; release, too much temptation &#8211;\u00a0sometimes Hank has to jump in; <\/strong>latest <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\">Red Tide Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(summary: no red tide)<strong>; <\/strong>and\u00a0more fishing reports from other areas and Captains.<\/p>\n<p>Goliath Grouper, offshore, Friday,\u00a0July 14; please also visit the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanibelcaptivafishing.net\/\">Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/\">Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\/\">Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<a title=\"CubanFishing.org\" href=\"http:\/\/cubanfishing.org\/\">Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water &amp; fishing on the tide changes moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva &amp; North Captiva.<\/p>\n<p>Please click here to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vacationrentalscoop.com\/uncategorized\/sanibel-traffic-sanibel-street-cams-live\/\">Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0Redfish, Wednesday, June 21; click\u00a0here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/collegeoffishing.com\/shop\/\">College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats &amp; Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5307\" style=\"width: 3186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5307\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo.webp\" alt=\"File Photo: Bradley with 300LB. Goliath, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service. May 6, 2017.\" width=\"3186\" height=\"2390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo-690x518.webp 690w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Bradley-with-300LB.-Goliath-good-photo-980x735.webp 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3186px) 100vw, 3186px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Photo: Bradley with 300LB. Goliath, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service. May 6, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re big advocates of catch and release, particularly for snook, but pretty much\u00a0for most species. \u00a0Only take what you are going to eat, and a lot of fish are better off as sport fish, even if they are in season. \u00a0Our motto is let \u2018em get bigger and catch \u2018em again!<\/p>\n<p>Please click calendar at upper right or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">book a charter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-791\" style=\"width: 1944px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-791\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549.webp\" alt=\"Goliath Grouper, Hank, August 4, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.\" width=\"1944\" height=\"1898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549-768x750.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549-50x50.webp 50w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549-300x293.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549-1024x1000.webp 1024w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549-690x674.webp 690w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6-4-11-Hank-Goliath-Grouper-e1307276192549-980x957.webp 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1944px) 100vw, 1944px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goliath Grouper, Hank, August 4, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you had a good time fishing with Captain Joey Burnsed on a Sanibel &amp; Captiva charter, please post an \u201cexcellent\u201d review on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/111008624988510234835\/about?hl=en\">Google Places<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/UserReviewEdit-g34616-d3426895-a_placetype.10021-e__2F__Attraction__5F__Review__2D__g34616__2D__d3426895__2D__Reviews__2D__Captain__5F__Joe__5F__s__5F__Charters__2D__Sanibel__5F__Island__5F__Florida__2E__html-Captain_Joe_s_Charters-Sanibel_Island_Florida.html\">TripAdvisor<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/writeareview\/biz\/q03QmWMSqhbek9USsHX9Vg?return_url=%2Fbiz%2Fq03QmWMSqhbek9USsHX9Vg\">Yelp<\/a><\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Captivafishingnet\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>! \u00a0If you had any issues at all with your charter, please let us know immediately and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it right! \u00a0Huge thanks for doing this!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8631\" style=\"width: 2692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goliath-Grouper-Charlie-3-8-29-15-e1440926037409.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8631\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goliath-Grouper-Charlie-3-8-29-15-e1440926037409.webp\" alt=\"Goliath Grouper, Charlie, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Saturday, 8-29-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.\" width=\"2692\" height=\"2178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goliath-Grouper-Charlie-3-8-29-15-e1440926037409.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goliath-Grouper-Charlie-3-8-29-15-e1440926037409-768x621.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goliath-Grouper-Charlie-3-8-29-15-e1440926037409-300x243.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Goliath-Grouper-Charlie-3-8-29-15-e1440926037409-1024x828.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2692px) 100vw, 2692px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goliath Grouper, Charlie, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Saturday, 8-29-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And you can like us on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Captivafishingnet\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4699\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6479_256560564487069_2046432183_n.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4699\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6479_256560564487069_2046432183_n.webp\" alt=\"Goliath Grouper caught offshore of Captiva, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6479_256560564487069_2046432183_n.webp 960w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6479_256560564487069_2046432183_n-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6479_256560564487069_2046432183_n-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6479_256560564487069_2046432183_n-690x518.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goliath Grouper caught offshore of Captiva, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Captain Joey Burnsed ~\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">please click calendar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the upper left\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to book a Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1085\" style=\"width: 1931px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1085\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999.webp\" alt=\"Goliath grouper, 7-21-14, Redfish Pass, North Captiva, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.\" width=\"1931\" height=\"1483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999-768x590.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999-300x230.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999-1024x786.webp 1024w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999-690x530.webp 690w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/7-14-11-Goliath-head-up-e1310927847999-980x753.webp 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1931px) 100vw, 1931px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goliath grouper, 7-21-14, Redfish Pass, North Captiva, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, July 14: Goliath Grouper! Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva\u00a0Fishing, Captiva Island, Friday, July 14: Big Goliath Grouper, catch &amp; release, too much temptation &#8211;\u00a0sometimes Hank has to jump in; latest Red Tide Report\u00a0(summary: no red tide); and\u00a0more fishing reports from other areas and Captains. Goliath Grouper, offshore, Friday,\u00a0July 14; please also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12140"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20589,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12140\/revisions\/20589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}