Blogs Posts on "Pine Island"

Best Redfishing Of The Year by The Pine Island Angler on Nov 17, 2009Pine Island is tailing redfish heaven right now. We had more great shots at these fish this morning than any other day this fall. My anglers were Ron Smith and Jim Chell of Melbourne, FL. The guys made the trek across the State to check out the ar...

Almost A Slam by The Pine Island Angler on Oct 23, 2009This is my buddy Wild Bill Heindl from Virginia, a long time presence on the bow of my boat from Key West to Puerto Rico and now here on Pine Island, and he's not called Wild Bill because of his loud shirts. Bill landed a Slam with me on Wednesday b...

Almost A Slam (Updated) by The Pine Island Angler on Oct 23, 2009This is my buddy Wild Bill Heindl from Virginia, a long time presence on the bow of my boat from Key West to Puerto Rico and now here on Pine Island, and he's not called Wild Bill because of his loud shirts.Bill landed a Slam with me on Wednesday but...

Pine Island Elementary Tournament Results by The Pine Island Angler on Oct 19, 2009I don't remember being so cold on the water since, well, last year's tournament. For some reason, once again, the first serious cold front of the season chose the night before the P.I.E. tournament to slam into us and drop the temperatures into the m...

Snapper And Reds On Fly, Pine Island Sound by The Pine Island Angler on Oct 14, 2009Capt. Joe Harley and I went out at sunrise this morning to look for one last push of tarpon before a front comes through this week. The big fish were absent but we found a lot of rolling babies in the creeks but got no hookups. We did see a lot of sn...

Pine Island Sea Trout by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 27, 2009Even though we're all busy chasing snook and redfish now that it's a great season for both, there's still plenty of nice sea trout around if you're looking for an easy meal. I call the sea trout Florida's easiest gamefish and it really is. You can...

Pine Island Slam by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 19, 2009A Gulf Coast Slam, for those of you not familiar with the term, means one angler catching a redfish, snook, and sea trout all in one day. The shots above came from a quick trip I took this morning north of St. James City on Pine Island. Since my wi...

Rigging My Skiff For Matlacha by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 15, 2009The perfect flats boat doesn’t really exist, but for every angler there’s always one that comes close. Over the years I’ve owned five different skiffs, from a beat up Gheenoe to a top of the line Maverick Mirage. They’ve all had their merit...

Everything Loves The Schminnow by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 13, 2009Here's a sample of what I caught this week using a white Crystal Schminnow. All of these fish were caught within two miles of Matlacha. If you have to have only one fly in your box, this is the one. It's as easy to use as it is to tie and also availa...

Pine Island Fishing Tournament by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 8, 2009The 11th annual Pine Island Fishing Tournament is coming up on October, 18th. The entry fee is $50 per angler and all the proceeds benefit the Pine Island Elementary School and other island charities. The registration fee includes a tournament t-shir...