I live in Port Charlotte, FL on a canal with access to the Myakka River near El Jobean, FL and Charlotte Harbor. I own a boat and I love to fish. I'm new to Florida so I'm learning a new kind of fishing and I thought a record of fish caught, weather, tides, etc. for each trip would help me to learn quicker. That record is what you'll find in my blog which I post as soon as I possibly can so check before you're going out, my success or failure might help make your trip more productive.
High Tide: 6:15 PM 2.1 FT Low Tide: 12:15 PM 1.1 FT Wind: 0-5 S Air Temp: 72/90 Water Temp: Clarity: murky
There was a lot of bait swimming past our dock this morning when I went down about 6:30 AM. So I netted a bunch with the intent of catching the incoming tide this afternoon. But Karen was anxious to get out and it was a beautiful morning so we got the boat packed and were on our way by around 8:00 AM.
I put a green back under a bobber, one on the bottom with a small split shot and I threw my Gulp Swimming Mullet. I kept all 3 lines going and moved to several different spots on flats, under docks and finally in a deep hole I got one small sail cat. I did feed several other fish that were too smart to get hooked but it was a very slow fishing day. But I think it was mostly the tide, we really needed to start fishing about 1:00 PM. when the tide would turn in and rise quickly until about 6:15. It was still a great morning on the water.
