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This page is designated for all the other species that we catch besides Tarpon, Snook, Redfish and Trout. We also have good fishing not far offshore of the waters in Southwest Florida. The waters from Fort Myers to Boca Grande have numerous wrecks and artificial reefs that attract baitfish and in turn draw all kinds of nearshore and offshore species. Offshore fishing In Southwest Florida is usually one of two types of fishing. We either bottom fish or fish for fish in the upper water column by either drifting or trolling.

This 60+ pound amberjack hit a live sardine while drift fishing offshore of Boca Grande Pass. Amberjack generally hold near wrecks and artificial reefs usually at least 10 miles offshore of Ft Myers.

This 25 pound kingfish or king mackerel is one of our more common big game species near the cost of Southwest Florida. We find kingfish up to 20 miles offshore of Fort Myers or as close in as Boca Grande Pass which is where this fish was caught.

Bonita which is also known as False Albacore Tuna or little tunny is another popular sport fish for the near shore waters off Fort Myers Beach and Boca Grande. The hard fighting fish run in the spring and fall and can be found many miles offshore or sometimes in as close as Boca Grande Pass.

Pompano are related to permit but only grow to about 4 or 5 pounds. We find the near the beaches of Fort Myers, Sanibel, Captiva and Boca Grande. They also move into the bay and sometimes we catch them while flats fishing as we did with these two fish.

Jack Crevelle run near shore in the summer and move up the rivers in winter. They are very hard fighting fish that are probably the strongest fish that we have pound for pound in Florida.

Here in Southwest Florida we have all kinds of sharks of all sizes. We have small sharks like the bonnet head and we have large sharks like the Great Hammerhead. In fact the current all tackle world record of 1280 pounds was caught three years ago in Boca Grande Pass while I was tarpon fishing. I don't target the sharks over 300 pounds but I fish for our many inshore sharks that range from 50 to 250 pounds. We catch Lemon sharks, Bull sharks, Blacktip sharks, Spinner sharks, Dusky sharks and sometimes smaller hammerhead sharks in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound.

The striped fish on the left is a sheepshead. These fish are more of an offshore reef fish that move near shore in the winter months. They take mostly crabs and shrimp and the meat taste almost like that of a redfish. We can target these fish near the passes near Ft Myers, Sanibel, Captiva and Boca Grande Pass.