Monthly Archives: May 2012

 Pete caught on his pole in Placida. Don’t worry….it got put back into the  water

the world is a messy place, trying to balnce between what we need to live, and kepping the world a good place for those who follow us. No waste, is a goal, to catch kill, cook, and claen your own … Continue reading →

It is easy to throw stones at what other people do fishin, because the bad things are always done by “they” “Him” or”Her” Never by the one they call “ME or I ” my fish never get gut hooked, My … Continue reading →

Snook seem to be the big thing right now, It is a carzy bite, It reminds of of 2001 for a couple of years there you could not not catch a Snook. Trout bigger Trout are being cuaght up the … Continue reading →

Hi Frank Wanted to get to you earlier but have been tied up. For information purposes I spent most of Thursday at marker two it was a bit crazy. Got there around 7:30 and there were two or three acres … Continue reading →

One of the things I have noticed during the last few decades working in the bait shop, for the parents it is just another day, a little distraction for a otherwise busy life when they take a lid fishing. for … Continue reading →

Jen & her Trout Trout

Steve Liberty RevolutionGraffam small but i found where they are

Bill Certain Caught (2) 36″ and 37″ Cobia in the harbor Monday. Helping the Grandkids drown some shrimp and seen them swimming around the motor. Always keep a DOA on a pole ready for this situation and it payed off.

Corey Yearty I cant believe how clear the water has been at the Port Charlotte Beach complex. You could see all of the fish just sitting underneath the pier. Also saw a large school of very large Jacks running around … Continue reading →

Carol Chvila Omg! You are right! We were out on Sunday and we could see silver flashing on the water all around us. There were gazillions! Don’t remember there EVER being this many!!

Right now in the Harbor throw a line in and A mackerel will bite it in two not the one you had on the hook and were fighting the 20 other of it’s friends which are trying to steal the … Continue reading →

hey frank ive been getting really good slot reds by pcbeach (muddy bay) and the bay across from pc beach like heading into ackerman waterway. biting good on d.o.a paddle tails. Gold Breamive found that gold bream color is the … Continue reading →

Frank:   My wife, Kim Pflaum, caught this drum off our dock in PGI on Sunday. The guy in the picture with Kim is our friend Captain Preston Wright who helped her with the net to bring it onto the dock. The … Continue reading →

I just had an up-date from Capt Dwayne he aid they are really eating the crabs again right now. I wish I had some to sell, maybe tomorrow I can get more. But the pass he said is still about … Continue reading →

Fishin Franks If you are right in the pass, it is all about the jigs, stay close to the bottom. Think f it this way, When you are out there you see a good lookin guy all muscled up on … Continue reading →

Red fish up around Gassprilla sound are big & there are lots of them , Dark water dark colors, DOA green with flecks are wacking the Reds in Catfish creek, Chris & his buddies are Hitting Snook on the east … Continue reading →

Hey Frank, the wknd of the Guy Harvey fest you were over at Laishley. My son Zach and his buddy stopped and talked fishin with ya for a bit. You told them of a bait rig you use for catching … Continue reading →

Good afternoon Frank, I have been fishing out on the seawall by the El Jobean pier. We have been getting hooked up with sharks pretty consistently. We use lady fish that we catch for bait, which we almost get a … Continue reading →

Hello Cayle May 8, 2012 I hope this email reaches you I got the best birthday gift from my husband, We met a wonderful person and we had the best day with you as our Captain you taught us things … Continue reading →

Gregory Dyer Trout…trout…and trout in the grass both sides of the Placida/Boca trestles…most under…but a few fatty’s following just about anything…they hit plastic…a spoon…and shrimp.

Hey guys, forgot to give you my report from Friday-I went out to englewood and fished the canals from the bridge down to almost to the pass. Didn’t dare venture out in the pass tho due to the roaring current … Continue reading →

Spanish mackerel & Pomapno are still cruiseing the beaches along the gulf, Small Jigs will work on either one. Sharks smaller in the Harbor cut bait on sinkers has been working a little better then free line, as the tides … Continue reading →

Team Wounded Warrior 1 — with Ginger Graham, Fishin Franks, Cayle Wills and Chris Jericka

Capt Mike Fitzcharles on Team WW 2 holds up a bent gaff, the gaff was bent when the Shark tryed to pull Mike over board, When Diamond grabed Mike to help keep him from being pulled over, Their Shark then … Continue reading →

Representing team Wounded Warrior 1 (along with Capt Cayle Wills & Chris Jericka)……officials from Guy Harvey’s Ultimate Shark Challenge taught us how to keep the sharks on the side of our boat, so we can measure, tag, then release them. … Continue reading →

Tomorrow..we go one more time..to win.. We were #1 today..and I want to say … Thank you Guy Harvey, Brooks & Sean the Shark Brothers, Fishin Franks thank you for sponsoring some of us veterans for this event. When we come out, we are often … Continue reading →

Fishin Franks Back to the Guy Harvey Shark Tournament more talks on sharks today. We are wiating with “baited Breath” to see if Capt Andy, Diamond & Mike can hold onto thier lead today, there are some great teams, they … Continue reading →

     Team Wounded Warrioir 2    

I will be giving talks Saturday & Sunday about Sharks & Shark fishin at Laishley Park yes Tomorrow & Sunday $ seminars a day both days. 11:am first seminar  1:pm 2nd  3 pm  3rd There will also be demos on … Continue reading →

At this months meeting of the fishin Club you will bring a reel with you a spinning reel like the one in the Picture. We will show you how to lube clean & maintain your reels without having to take … Continue reading →