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Boca Grande, Fl
6 Sept.2010
Tarpon and Redfish are the target species in September for anglers fishing with me. The water is cooling a bit and the redfish are getting more active every day. Tarpon in the back country and in upper Charlotte Harbor are plentiful. The avereage size varies a great deal. Big tarpopn are in the deep water near the mouth of the Peace river and smaller ones are in Pine Island Sound. Some bigger redfish are prowling the grass flats of Whiddens Creek and Placida Harbor while smaller fish are found on the outside sand bars surrounding Bull and Turle bays.
The Tarpon really like Puglisi patterns in chartreuse and yellow. Make your flies about 4 or 5 inches long on a 3/0 hook. Redfish are eating a variety of patterns but the Puglisi flies cast the best and do the trick nicely. I like a dark back on most of the clear water conditions and a chartreuse if the water gets dirty. I tie them sparse on 1/0 hooks with a weed guard.
Scott Simmons and Moureen, from the UK, visited this week. Although we only had one day to fish Scott caught two Jack Crevalle and a Tarpon. The biggest Jack weighed in at 12 lbs. and the tarpon at 25 lbs. I'll have these photos up as soon as I can. Harry Davis and Fen Satorious fished Saturday with only moderate results. Harry hooked and lost two nice reds and Fen caught a 10 lb. (29 inches) fish. (See pic on home page)
Now is a great time to fish our area. There are few anglers on the water and the fishing is great.
Some upcoming events:
Fly Fishing School - Sept.18 in Sarasota - cost $95.00
Florida Council FFF FF Expo - October 22,23 - see www.fff-florida.org
Fish Hard,
Pete
Pete Greenan 941 232 2960
A FFF Master Certified Casting Instructor
941-923-6095
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