{"id":713,"date":"2011-05-30T13:05:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T13:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-06-08T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:12:41","slug":"sunday-52911-best-ways-to-catch-redfish-around-sanibel-captiva-weekly-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, 5\/29\/11 … best ways to catch redfish around Sanibel & Captiva & weekly outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Redfish, Hank & friends!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People often ask me for advice how to catch redfish around Sanibel and Captiva …<\/p>\n

Redfish were a staple of fishing years ago. \u00a0 Now they’re tougher to find in the last 3-4 years.<\/p>\n

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Nice redfish, Roosevelt Channel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you are looking for redfish, you want to try mangrove shorelines and oyster beds an hour before high tide, the 30 mins during, and an hour after high tide (please see tide info for this coming week listed below).<\/p>\n

You can use cut bait, like ladyfish, spanish sardines, or mullet. \u00a0 Live bait also works, such as pilchards, shrimp, and pinfish.<\/p>\n

Try to find an area where the wind and tide are moving in the same direction. \u00a0 Fish a spot for 15 minutes, then move down a hundred yards or so. \u00a0 Keep moving until you find fish.<\/p>\n

When you find fish, don’t go back day after day. \u00a0 Keep moving and looking for more spots. \u00a0This will enable you to learn about different places and conditions and develop a portfolio of a variety of fishing holes.<\/p>\n

You will find some areas are better on certain winds and tides, and others on slightly different conditions. \u00a0 Always take note of the tie and wind conditions, because fish in the same spot will behave very differently depending on conditions.<\/p>\n

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Hank, redfish & another friend!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Redfish like water depths of 3 – 4 feet. \u00a0 If you are trying for redfish at low tide, try the outter edges of large grass flats. \u00a0Look for white sand holes to toss your bait into.<\/p>\n

You can also try fishing the inlets with pinfish. \u00a0Inlets are usually best on an outgoing tide.<\/p>\n

Other strategies include trying around docks or drifting down shorelines with the current.<\/p>\n

Redfish have to be between 18″ and 27″,. but they’re best for eating on the smaller side.<\/p>\n

I usually release anything over 25″; they are not the best for eating and are less than 1-2 years from being mature fish and good breeding stock.<\/p>\n

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Double hookup in the mangroves!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the tide outlook for the coming week. \u00a0 I like to plan my redfish strategy, what places and when, in the context of the tides. \u00a0You can too – it just takes practice and continuous learning.<\/p>\n

Monday 05-30-2011
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:36 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:16 PM EDT
\nMoonrise\u00a0 4:46 AM EDT, Moonset\u00a0 6:31 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 1:40 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 4:59 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.1
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0 11:29 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.1
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 7:02 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.1<\/p>\n

Tuesday 05-31-2011
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:35 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:17 PM EDT
\nMoonrise\u00a0 5:28 AM EDT, Moonset\u00a0 7:27 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 2:32 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 5:25 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.2
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0 11:58 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 7:41 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.2<\/p>\n

Wednesday 06-01-2011\u00a0\u00a0 New Moon
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:35 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:17 PM EDT
\nMoonrise\u00a0 6:15 AM EDT, Moonset\u00a0 8:22 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 3:20 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 5:48 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.2
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0 12:30 PM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 8:20 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.2<\/p>\n

Thursday 06-02-2011
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:35 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:17 PM EDT
\nMoonrise\u00a0 7:06 AM EDT, Moonset\u00a0 9:16 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 4:07 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 6:16 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.2
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 1:06 PM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.4
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 9:01 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.3<\/p>\n

Friday 06-03-2011
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:35 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:18 PM EDT
\nMoonrise\u00a0 8:03 AM EDT, Moonset 10:06 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 4:49 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 6:54 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.2
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 1:47 PM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.4
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 9:43 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.3<\/p>\n

Saturday 06-04-2011
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:35 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:18 PM EDT
\nMoonrise\u00a0 9:02 AM EDT, Moonset 10:53 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 5:27 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 7:46 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.2
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 2:33 PM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.4
\nLow Tide:\u00a0 10:25 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.3<\/p>\n

Sunday 06-05-2011
\nSunrise\u00a0 6:35 AM EDT, Sunset\u00a0 8:19 PM EDT
\nMoonrise 10:03 AM EDT, Moonset 11:36 PM EDT
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 5:59 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 8:48 AM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 1.2
\nHigh Tide:\u00a0\u00a0 3:26 PM EDT\u00a0\u00a0 2.3
\nLow Tide:\u00a0 11:08 PM EDT\u00a0 -0.2<\/p>\n

Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n

Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People often ask me for advice how to catch redfish around Sanibel and Captiva … Redfish were a staple of fishing years ago. \u00a0 Now they’re tougher to find in the last 3-4 years. If you are looking for redfish, you want to try mangrove shorelines and oyster beds an hour before high tide, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20607,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions\/20607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}