{"id":1400,"date":"2011-11-23T15:40:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:36:05","slug":"wednesday-november-23-2011-it-has-been-a-slow-fall-but-thanksgiving-week-has-been-good-lots-of-mackerel-in-frenzied-feeding-in-the-bait-balls-off-captiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=1400","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, November 22, 2011 &#8230; it has been a slow fall but Thanksgiving week has been good &#8230; lot&#8217;s of mackerel in frenzied feeding in the bait balls off Captiva"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1404\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404\" title=\"Charlie &amp; Pelican\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o.webp 1920w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o-768x573.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o-1024x765.webp 1024w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o-690x515.webp 690w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/324191_268963659821834_100001246055716_845629_762718542_o-980x732.webp 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie &amp; Pelican off Captiva ... both came out unscathed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a very quiet and slow fall, we&#8217;re having a lot of fun this week!<\/p>\n<p>Great day of fishing yesterday off Sanibel &amp; Captiva on the gulf side.<\/p>\n<p>Mackerel are very thick feeding on glass minnow bait balls; you can literally catch as many as you like if you have the right lures.<\/p>\n<p>We were using spoons.<\/p>\n<p>We caught our limit and then focused on catching and releasing some black tip sharks that were also mixed in the fray.<\/p>\n<p>We saw a five foot spinner shark jump, but we couldn&#8217;t hook him.<\/p>\n<p>Went and looked for a big bull shark in the bay, but came up empty.<\/p>\n<p>Going out again tomorrow and also Thanksgiving morning.<\/p>\n<p>The weather has been terrific this week!<\/p>\n<p>Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n<p>Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email\u00a0captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel &amp; Captiva fishing charter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a very quiet and slow fall, we&#8217;re having a lot of fun this week! Great day of fishing yesterday off Sanibel &amp; Captiva on the gulf side. Mackerel are very thick feeding on glass minnow bait balls; you can literally catch as many as you like if you have the right lures. 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