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Fishing News Headlines
5/23/2001
Angler's Outlook: Catch and keep season ending, better snook fishing in June
By RED STIER, Marco Island Eagle
Standing nearly knee deep in water on a sand bar is Chuck Allen displaying the snook he caught in San Carlos Bay on May 10. Allen was wading around the sand bars and saw the large fish shadow. The snook was caught on a 9-weight fly rod, with a grey/silver whistler fly his wife Ginger tied for him. The catch weighed in at 26 pounds and was 47 inches long. The snook was beached and released successfully. Special to the Eagle
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Offshore anglers continue to enjoy some of the finest fishing weather conditions in some time with softer winds, clear and warmer water which has put the fishing into a fast pace. Red and gag grouper, lane and mangrove snapper, a few cobia, large barracuda, permit, shark, wreck kingfish, Spanish mackerel and jewfish are the species most caught.
Nearshore wreck permit and snook are in a very good mood. The bulk of the permit are looking for live crabs but will grab your tipped jig if you work it right. If they are tailing on the surface working the jig quickly should do the trick. Many of us tend to retrieve jigs just a little fast when they sight the permit below the surface. With the clear water they look like they are nearer to the surface than they really are.
The wreck snook are hot and will remain in this mode through June. Pinfish, minnows, shrimp and small ladyfish are just a few of the successful live baits that will be used. Don't rule out setting a piece of fresh cut ladyfish or mullet. The only draw back to this is it's a good bet a jewfish will beat the snook to it.
These snook will also come to the surface during the evening hours, driving the bait to the surface. If you are there when it happens you can have a ball using surface lures for about 45 minutes to an hour then it's all over for the night.
Captain Joe Cacaro took angler Will Harbeson permit fishing. Harbeson was able to put a large permit on the deck using live crabs for bait.
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