Blogs Posts on "Sea Trout"

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...

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...

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...

Best Fly For Southwest FL by The Pine Island Angler on Aug 19, 2009This is a variation of the Norm Zeigler's Crystal Schminnow, already a great all around pattern for most inshore species in Florida. I've found that the addition of a mini glass rattle tied onto the back of the hook shank adds both noise and bulk to...

Big Sea Trout In Matlacha Pass by The Vieques Angler on Aug 3, 2009Lately it's been hard to catch a sea trout that was under the 15 inch size limit. The two pictured here were caught yesterday on a topwater Bagley Mullet just south of the Matlacha drawbridge. The grassfields just east of the island have also been pr...

Pine Island Update by The Vieques Angler on Jul 14, 2009Summer in Pine Island is a quiet time of year, just like on Vieques, but our fishing doesn't slow down at all. 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 C...

Spotted Sea Trout: Florida's Easiest Gamefish by The Pine Island Angler on May 21, 2009In Florida, spotted sea trout are flat fishing’s version of the bluegill pond. They’re found everywhere on both coasts year round. They only get a little scarce down in the Lower Keys. As a shallow water fish, anyone can access them with or witho...