Charlotte Harbor - Charlotte, FL Fishing Report

Pushlished On: March 9, 2023

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Charlotte Harbor - Charlotte, FL Fishing Report

Pushlished On: March 9, 2023

Fishing

PI Sound Redfish Snook and Trout heating up

Charlotte Harbor - Charlotte, FL

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Keith Zumar
Cape Coral, FL
  • Pine Island and Matlacha Best Backcountry Fishing
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Keith Zumar
Pine Island and Matlacha Best Backcountry Fishing
Cape Coral, FL

As our waters clear up and flush out from the red tide issues, the fish are getting active.  We have bait on most flats firing up the fish.  Redfish and snook are cruising the mangroves.  Fish them with chummed live bait or cut ladyfish, which are abundant along grass flat drop offs in both Matlacha and Pine Island Sound.  On the grass flats in 3-4' of water, trout ranging from 14 to over 23" are hammering suspending twitch bait lures like the Mirrodine 17MR as well as paddle tails on jig heads, top water on calm waters.  Finding the water depth trout are hanging out in is important.  If you make a pass in 2-3' with no strikes, shift to 3-4'.  While throwing the lures and drifting the flats, throw a shrimp or smaller white bait under a cork/bobber to drive behind you keeping an eye on it for a big trout, ladyfish or passing Spanish mackerel to strike it.  If you are having a slow day or have kids on the boat, turning your focus to the trout flats will spark a slow day!

Gear & Tackle Used:

NLBN pearl colored paddletails; mirrodine suspending jerk lures; popping corks with shrimp; cut ladyfish on 2/0 circle hooks; Daiwa DG rod/reel combos 

Popularity

No Other Anglers

Water clarity

Clear, 2-6 Feet

Scenic setting

Vegetation Growing

Bait

Jig

Catches

Total catches23

Redfish

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Total catches - 3

Species Name : Sciaenops Ocellatus

Habital : Onshore, Flats, Backcountry, Nearshore

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Sea Trout 

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Total catches - 15

Species Name : Salmo Trutta

Habital : Inshore, Nearshore, Covered River

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Snook 

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Total catches - 5

Species Name : Centropomus Undecimalis

Habital : Inshore, Flats, Backcountry

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Weather data

Forecast

Weather at 12:00 pm

51

Current

Feels 51

77

Highs

Low 51

0

Winds

Gusts 0

88

Humidity

Dew 47

06:43 AM

06:31 PM

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