{"id":12993,"date":"2017-11-28T01:49:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T07:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=12993"},"modified":"2025-06-06T00:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:48:03","slug":"captiva-fishing-tripletail-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=12993","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Tripletail!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12997\" style=\"width: 2520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Big-Tripletail-2-11-27-17-1-e1511829625955.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12997\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Big-Tripletail-2-11-27-17-1-e1511829625955.webp\" alt=\"Big Tripletail, Buoy Line, Catch &amp; Release, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Monday, November 27, 2017.\" width=\"2520\" height=\"2419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Big-Tripletail-2-11-27-17-1-e1511829625955.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Big-Tripletail-2-11-27-17-1-e1511829625955-300x288.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Big-Tripletail-2-11-27-17-1-e1511829625955-768x737.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Big-Tripletail-2-11-27-17-1-e1511829625955-1024x983.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2520px) 100vw, 2520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Tripletail, Buoy Line, Catch &amp; Release, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Monday, November 27, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, November 27, 2017: Tripletail.<\/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>Captiva Fishing Report, Monday, November 27: Big Tripletail, Catch &amp; Release;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\">Red Tide Report<\/a> <\/strong>(Caloosahatchee freshwater runoff may be lessening a bit; a spot of red tide @ Boca Grande Pass); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, November 27:\u00a0 Big Tripletail On Buoy Line; Pompano &amp; Bluefish schools running inshore, Snook in the passes, Seatrout on grass flats, Redfish on oyster bars, and Grouper on the structure.<\/p>\n<p>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 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><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12850\" style=\"width: 1274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tripletail-Chuck-11-7-17-e1510082385884.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12850\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tripletail-Chuck-11-7-17-e1510082385884.webp\" alt=\"Tripletail, Chuck, Catch &amp; Release, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Monday, November 6, 2017.\" width=\"1274\" height=\"1541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tripletail-Chuck-11-7-17-e1510082385884.webp 1274w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tripletail-Chuck-11-7-17-e1510082385884-248x300.webp 248w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tripletail-Chuck-11-7-17-e1510082385884-768x929.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tripletail-Chuck-11-7-17-e1510082385884-847x1024.webp 847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1274px) 100vw, 1274px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tripletail, Chuck, Catch &amp; Release, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Monday, November 6, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The\u00a0<b>Atlantic tripletail<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>tripletail<\/b>\u00a0(<i>Lobotes surinamensis<\/i>) is a warm-water marine fish found across the tropics; it can grow to 90\u00a0cm long and weigh 18\u00a0kg. It is also known by fishermen by names like\u00a0<b>flasher<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>steamboat<\/b>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_tripletail#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Young fishes float on their sides, often beside flotsam, and appear like a dry leaf.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_tripletail#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 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.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_9868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9868\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9868\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16.webp\" alt=\"Tripletail, Patrick, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Monday, November 7, 2017, [File Photo - Wednesday, May 25, 2016].\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TripleTail-Patrick-5-24-16-1024x768.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tripletail, Patrick, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Monday, November 7, 2017, [File Photo &#8211; Wednesday, May 25, 2016].<\/figcaption><\/figure>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.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_tripletail#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The 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.<sup id=\"cite_ref-dnr_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_tripletail#cite_note-dnr-5\">[5]&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_tripletail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please see more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9067\" style=\"width: 1656px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TripleTail-12-15-15-1-e1450218983450.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9067\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TripleTail-12-15-15-1-e1450218983450.webp\" alt=\"TripleTail, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Tuesday, 12-15-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.\" width=\"1656\" height=\"3084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TripleTail-12-15-15-1-e1450218983450.webp 1031w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TripleTail-12-15-15-1-e1450218983450-161x300.webp 161w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TripleTail-12-15-15-1-e1450218983450-768x1430.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TripleTail-12-15-15-1-e1450218983450-550x1024.webp 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1656px) 100vw, 1656px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TripleTail, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Tuesday, 12-15-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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, Click\u00a0here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/collegeoffishing.com\/shop\/\">College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats &amp; Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11564\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Hog-Snapper-1-10-14-e1389406071582.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11564\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Hog-Snapper-1-10-14-e1389406071582.jpg\" alt=\"Hogfish, Hank, Patrick, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Sunday, April 23, 2017.\" width=\"980\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Hog-Snapper-1-10-14-e1389406071582.jpg 980w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Hog-Snapper-1-10-14-e1389406071582-300x282.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Hog-Snapper-1-10-14-e1389406071582-768x722.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hogfish, Hank, Patrick, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Sunday, April 23, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11144\" style=\"width: 938px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hogfish-Hog-Snapper-2-9-17-e1492903378601.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11144\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hogfish-Hog-Snapper-2-9-17-e1492903378601.webp\" alt=\"Hogfish or Hog Snapper, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, February 8, 2017.\" width=\"938\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hogfish-Hog-Snapper-2-9-17-e1492903378601.webp 938w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hogfish-Hog-Snapper-2-9-17-e1492903378601-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hogfish-Hog-Snapper-2-9-17-e1492903378601-768x468.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hogfish or Hog Snapper, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, February 8, 2017.<\/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<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_9078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9078\" style=\"width: 1356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hogfish-2-12-17-15-1-e1450403541682.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9078\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hogfish-2-12-17-15-1-e1450403541682.webp\" alt=\"Hogfish, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Thursday, 12-17-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.\" width=\"1356\" height=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hogfish-2-12-17-15-1-e1450403541682.webp 1356w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hogfish-2-12-17-15-1-e1450403541682-248x300.webp 248w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hogfish-2-12-17-15-1-e1450403541682-768x931.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hogfish-2-12-17-15-1-e1450403541682-845x1024.webp 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hogfish, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Thursday, 12-17-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, November 27, 2017: Tripletail. Captiva Fishing Report, Monday, November 27: Big Tripletail, Catch &amp; Release;\u00a0Red Tide Report (Caloosahatchee freshwater runoff may be lessening a bit; a spot of red tide @ Boca Grande Pass); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below. Monday, November 27:\u00a0 Big Tripletail On Buoy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12993","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\/12993","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=12993"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17898,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12993\/revisions\/17898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}