Summer in Pine Island is a quiet time of year, just like on Vieques. And also like Vieques our fishing doesn't slow down at all. The tarpon are all over the place and we hooked four this morning on fly in Charlotte Harbor. This is very dark water up here compared to the Caribbean and this makes casting to individual fish much more difficult. We simply look for rolling fish at the break of day and hope we don't drill them on the head with the fly.
The redfish and sea trout in the photo are are year round catch in Southwest Florida. They're also excellent eating. The trout are especially easy to catch by floating live shrimp over a shallow grass bed. The reds, which are more common in the fall, have been hanging deep in the mangroves and also hitting shrimp.
Our limits are one redfish and five sea trout per person per day. Bringing back a few fish for the grill is the one thing I do miss when I'm down on the flats of Vieques. Our most common species is the bonefish and they make lousy table fare and should never be killed anyway.
I'm still getting a lot of e-mails from folks heading down to Puerto Rico and the summer is a great time on the island for fishing. I'll be up here for the rest of the season but contact either Capt. Franco at (787)450-3744 or Capt. J at (787)502-3839 to book a flats or offshore trip.
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