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 Updated 07/31/2010



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 Its definitely summer out there. The water is hot and so are we. Guess what that means
for the fish, they're hot too. Fish early before the sun gets beating down on the water for
too long. Look for shade and deeper holes. That will be your best bet for success. Sorry
we're a day late with the update this week. Circumstances beyond our control.


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41 bridges - from bridge- .......been slow but gar and tarpon are starting to show up.
                                                
 

Alligator Creek-......... mostly slow.

 

                                                                                               

alligator creek reef "concrete reef"- ....spade fish, a few snapper with the oddball gag, but
slow overall. Look for ladyfish and tarpon in the surrounding area.                                                   



Bay shore piers- . ................... mostly slow, anyone got anything to report?       

                    

Bokeelia - ..........blacktips, small bulls and lots of bait out on the bar.  


Boca pass "from boat"..........a few tarpon, lots of mangs, some spanish mackerel, and a few
small sharks.

Boca pass "from shore". ...........snook and whiting doing well, a few big bull reds at night.


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Bull bay-   - ......redfish a little hard to find but are there if you're willing to beat the
bushes. still some snook moving around in the back, but slow. small pinfish and cut
bait working well.         


Cape haze reef, -. .......slow with all the fresh water in the harbor 

Cape Haze behind the bar-  .... still pretty slow,  a few small sharks

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Charlotte Harbor 22' hole- ........lotsa tarpon and cobia scattered around the threadfins, some
big spanish macks. lots of glass minnows.  Look for the birds. lotsa kitty cats  


East Side . .......still reds in there if you work at it, look around the shaded sides of structure, lots of
small mangroves back in the bushes, live pinfish starting to work well



  

East spring lake - ......mangrove snapper and a few spade fish. An occasional juvenile
tarpon.                                                                


El-Jo bean pier-  - ..........because of the construction at the base of the bridge, things
seem to be pretty slow. odd report of big mangroves being caught at night.
 



 



Englewood pier "Tom Adams bridge"  .........whiting, odd red and snook doing well at night.
also a few small sharks. one of the most consistent places to fish.


end of Midway-. ...........real slow except for the mosquitoes


Gilchrist pier-  ............whiting and jacks in the early morning, oddball small shark.

 
Gulf cove- ..........no reports

Gulf of Mexico  -. . ......mangrove and yellowtail bite doing well at 20 to 25 miles. bonita are
starting to school up. odd permit at the near shore reefs.


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Harbor Heights park- . .... Some snapper around the docks and an occasional red fish,
 an occasional blacktip in the deeper holes, otherwise slow.

Hobbs point-  ........look for some reds around the back side.

 


 

I-75 bridges "boat only"  .......mangrove snapper, a few resident tarpon and some small reds
and snook. also slow overall.
 

Laishley Pier - ,..........lots of gar and catfish.

Little Gasparilla pass - .......lots of snook under the docks. occasional tarpon and snapper. lots of
whiting.
 


Mouth of the Myakka river,  . ........... loaded with tarpon, catfish, and ladyfish.
 

 

Myakka cutoff- .....pretty slow, water's hot and lots of fresh water in there from the rains, there
are some nice reds in there though    


Navigator - ......no report.


Peace river above I-75  - . ....... see navigator

                              
 

Placida pier "trestle" -,....whiting and mangs doing well. some snook at night and an
occasional shark.


                                         

Placida south pier- ..........see above.

 


Ponce de-Leon park- ....spadefish, a few mangroves and some small jacks, some
large snook too
   

Port charlotte Beach pier- . .......very slow , good luck if you go              



Port charlotte Canals Salt/brackish -  ..... an odd red now and then and mangrove snapper,
a few spadefish. an odd juvenile tarpon.
                


 

Pirate Harbor- ........reds are tough, but a few around, nice snapper under the docks, still
juvenile tarpon running around.


Punta Gorda canals -  ...... black drum still being caught, an occasional red and some nice
snook. snapper bite doing well with some nice keepers being reeled in.
 

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 Myakka River and Snook Haven-  ...........no reports. Anyone fishing up there?
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 Spillways along 41- .........anyone got a report?


Stump pass-   ,........whiting and big spanish, and some pompano, nice snook, an odd
bull red showing up now and then.
          

       

Sharkey pier "Venice" . .......spanish and the occasional king, a few sharks moving around,
Mangrove snapper.

                   

Skating Rink ........ definitely slow, anyone have anything to report?  

Three sisters flats and islands - .........big reds in the potholes along with some big trout ,
a few snook, but fishing is very slow overall. mixed reports depending on who you talk to.


 Turtle bay- .........pretty much the same as Bull Bay. Some decent reds being caught and some
nice snook moving around, look for fish around structure and deeper water. use cutbait or pin fish.

 

Venice Jetties- . ...........lot of mangroves, and snook


West spring lake docks - ...........occasional tarpon and some jacks.
 

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