Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bill Scully Report from Saturday: 3-5 miles out of Gasparilla Pass – keeper sheepshead & silver trout; 10am-1pm ICW from Stump Pass to Lemon Bay bridge, nothing; 1pm-330pm El Jobean bridge – lots of sugar trout, ladys and short mangos … Continue reading →

Rob R. sent this pic to us, he had a great time fishing the insde of Boca. that is the Placida tressel on the left.

Barb caught this Gag while we were out looking for fish. I am not sure if this is a bad fish, But it was a fun fish.   Not all fish are going to be big, but they can all … Continue reading →

Ron’s first fish of the day, Red fish will bring a smaile every time

Mike PloskinaFishin Franks 75-80 ft ledge , also some shorts and a 33″ gag ; not many boats out today 6 ft rollers turned a bit steeper at the end of the day

Great day of fishing in Boca Grande. Caught 3 reds all over the slot. Biggest was close to 33″. Lots of Sheepies even got one that was close to 19″

I live im michigan and took vacation to go fishing with my parents in October 2011. My dad told me we would goto fishing franks to find out how and were to find the fish when I got there. Just … Continue reading →

Frank: just a brief note to let you know what a terrific job Robert at the Burnt Store Anglers meeting. What a great ambassador Frank is not only for the store, but for outdoor activites for all of southwest Florida. … Continue reading →

A word of thanks. Most people who come in see the Jars on the counter, which state for the care & feeding & welfare of the animals behind the counter. ( “like the one you are talking to” ) into … Continue reading →

Sunday was a beautiful day on the water. The weather was perfect, the water was flat and I was able to run down to Bull Bay to fish. There are plenty of trout in Bull Bay, but you will be … Continue reading →

Amanda Boley Here is a picture of a gag grouper my daughter caught 14 miles offshore today on her new pink pole she got at Fishin Franks. Beautiful day to be out on the water and not a bad way … Continue reading →

Weekend report: Saturday – Lots of rat reds among the mangroves near Charlotte Beach boat ramp, a few mixed trout all 12-14″ers, even an oddball 12″ sheepshead. Lady-fish-a-plenty in the boat channel at Alligator bay. Sunday – over 30 Whiting … Continue reading →

Our newest Captain is Mike. Mike is going to be doing eco tours, And nature tours on the Peace river. As well as Fishin Charters. ConGrats Mike opps sorry Capt. Mike well done. More on mike when the boat is … Continue reading →

there are 18 seats left for tuesday meeting at luigi’s restarant which the topic again will be the life and times of a shrimp and demonsrations on how to hook a shrimp, featureing Live shrimp This tues Jan 17th 6:30 … Continue reading →

Last night at Luigi’s Port Charlotte meeting of the Fishin Club due to fire codes we hit max capacity. So we had to turn down 20 something people we are now calling them so they can have reserved seating at … Continue reading →

The fishing seminar went great last night in my humble opinion. I do want to apologize for those that we had to turn away because the room was at capacity. For those of you who missed it or had to … Continue reading →

Yes the rain and the colder, maybe cooler temps are on the way, but this is what we need to keep the fishin, so good with out cool water, we lose the Trout , and sevaeral other species of fish … Continue reading →

Frank: just a brief note to let you know what a terrific job Robert at the Burnt Store Anglers meeting. What a great ambassador Frank is not only for the store, but for outdoor activites for all of southwest Florida. … Continue reading →

Amber Jack, out in 40 feet of water provideing enertanment for the off shore guys

whiting, at the 41 bridge, I-75, and out by the 1 mile reef off aligator creek. half of a shrimp #4 hook On a slip sinker rig, on the bottom . this should get you a tasty meal. Whiting do … Continue reading →

Today we hit the 41 bridge in both the morning and afternoon. This morning we caught a 12 pound black drum at the bridge. We then moved on to the Alligator Reef. The Sheephead are starting to pile up on … Continue reading →

Lots of Reds biting this cool water has truned on the fish, they are eating, Sea Trout, Sheep head are the others I have heard great stories about, Capt Cayle is so busy with his Habpr introduction tours he is … Continue reading →

Here in a few hours I’ll be heading out onto Charlotte Harbor to do a Harbor Tour. Some of you may not realize this, but I do several different adventures out into the Charlotte Harbor on your boat for much … Continue reading →

Well I guess the fish were not toobothered by the cold, reports of Reds biting up on the Peace river. it has been slow in here with this cold but the sun is shinng and people are strating to stir … Continue reading →

We all have an image of ourselves, how we see ourselves and how we perceive The way others see us. As for me I have been knocked down, broke, failed, and sometimes even, fishless, So for all my successes I know … Continue reading →

Well I made it in, Tired, a little hung over, but hey not grouchy, just a little fuzzy around the edges. Lots of people going fishing, Red fish seems to be the target fish, the reds have been biting better … Continue reading →