Fort Myers Advice Needed

[Parker Joe]

I did a half day party boat trip out of Ft. Myers couple years ago.Target was bottom fish,mostly action with grunts and a few grouper.The issue with a half day boat is they will run an hour plus to get to there first stop,then every move after that will take bout 45mins to get set up again.This leaves a limited time to fish.Also as soon as dolphin (Flipper) shows up your going to move again.Consider if you can a full day trip.

[ReelErIn]

http://getawaymarina.com Ft Meyers Beach good family head boat.

[Fin Taz Tic Sportfishing]

I fish in Venice with a charter called Best Catch Charters. He is new a good kid. He is at the Crows nest Marina . As far as back bay I stay at Tween waters they have a few good Capt. That run out of there. Have fun

[Bucktailboys.com]

Originally Posted by crabby

if you are looking for a family trip you got to go on hickory bay charters. captain mike is the nicest guy i ever fished with, he has a 30' pontoon boat very comfortable , i have always come back with a meal, which you can have cooked at the marinas restaurant .....239- 947-3851 ... you can tell him warren gave you his name

Thanks, spoke with him today...he is booked solid except 1 day which I cannot make. Thanks for the info. Working on the next recommendation.

BTW, he was happy when I said I was bringing my kids.

[Chico]

You can always check with your capt. Joe Miller or Ellen Miller, they have some inshore guides they will recomend. Joe is your offshore grouper, snapper, AJ, etc. offshore guy!! You will have a great time!!!

[teddysclaw]

I went last year in March. Unfortunately I didn't charter or hop on a party boat. I just did some land fishing from piers and along the mangroves. The snapper fishing is a blast, and I got some nice sheepshead as well.

One piece of advice you should absolutely follow. I got absolutely destroyed by "noseeums". A tiny biting insect that looks like a small gnat. When they bite, it kinda stings, but besides that no other side effects. Until the DAY LATER. jesus christ. I had dime sized red, itchy circles all over my body. It looked like I had some kind of Pox. I highly recommend you invest in a great insect repellant and use it religiously.

Sanibel Island is absolutely infested with them as well. And these bites don't disappear for weeks. Insane. On a side note, my one friend had 0 reaction to them. But most of us died. Im hoping you're one of the lucky immune ones.

[chrislars]

I always recommend Tenacity Guide Service. Captain Bo was on the Scott Miller Challenge recently for goliath grouper. They take families with small children out all the time. First mate Deidra is quite a sight too, haha!! If and when I ever get down there, I will be fishing with them! They seem to fish for whatever the customer wants and will fish multiple species in one day, even sharks for the kids!