Today was the day that all Snook were to fear. LT, Lane
and I went out on a fish charter with Captain Wes of the Fish Skinners Fish
Charters. Wes met us at the Port Sanibel Marina around 1pm. I tried to get an
earlier charter, but all was booked up. The boys and I shopped a little at Bass Pro and got some lunch in prior at
Chipolte prior to arriving.
Wes took us on a ride out near Blind Pass Park. With poles up,
lines out and bait in the water, it didn't take five minutes before - BAM! Lane hooked onto
a Snook. Once the seal was broken, the
boys kept reeling in all kinds on fish for a solid 1.5 hours. We caught several
Jacks, Catfish, Snook and Snapper. LT and Lane caught most all of the Snook. It
was out of season, so we could not keep any of the Snook. Plus they have a
slotted size of 28”-32”, so the likelihood of us getting one within that sizing
would have been just a few.
Wes told me that the Snook had taken a devastating hit back
in 2010. There was a freeze that lasted for some time and it decimated the
Snook population. Apparently, there were hundreds of thousands of Snook along
the entire coast of Florida that died.
It was unfortunate that we were not able to keep any or to
be able to throw one of these guys onto to the skillet, but after hearing the
2010 story it felt good to throw them all back in the water.
The boys and I fished the last 1.5 hours until around 4:30pm
with little success. We tried one or two more spots and threw several different
baits, but nothing was biting except for a Catfish. We headed back on a
beautiful boat ride to the marina. The water was free of vessels. Not much
traffic out on the water. I would have expected more boats, but this is a
little off season for Fort Myers.
The remainder of the day was spent relaxing at the house.
Anna and Olivia ended up going out to see Jill. The boys played in the pool and
went out to cast net for some bait fish. They ended up catching a cichlid and
released it the pool. Crazy boys! They chased it and eventually after about ten
minutes, caught it and put in back in the channel. I would have thought that
the chlorine water would have just killed this fish within a minute or two.
Nope! This guys was swimming in the pool as if it was his stomping ground.
Carla and I spoke on the back deck for an hour or so, while
the boys swam and before long it was bedtime.
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