MY ANGLERS AND I FISH FOR LARGE TARPON ON THE FLATS OF PINE ISLAND SOUND AND MATLACHA YEAR ROUND. AS THE WATER WARMS IN THE SPRINGTIME, HUGE NUMBERS OF MIGRATING FISH APPEAR ON THE BEACHES OF SANIBEL, CAPTIVA, CAYO COSTA AND BOCA GRANDE AS WELL AS ON THE FLATS OF PINE ISLAND SOUND AND CHARLOTTE HARBOR. BACKCOUNTRY AND FLATS FISHING FOR JUVENILE TARPON YEAR ROUND WITH PEAK TIMES FOR BABY TARPON JULY THRU SEPTEMBER.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS A WORLD CLASS LOCATION FOR FLY FISHING FOR REDFISH ON THE FLATS AND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. THE EXTREME LOW MORNING TIDES OF FALL AND WINTER PRODUCE SOME OF THE FINEST TAILING REDFISH ACTION OF THE YEAR.
FLY FISHING AND PLUG CASTING FOR SNOOK CAN BE DONE YEAR ROUND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. OFTEN, ON MY TRIPS TARPON, REDFISH AND SNOOK CAN BE CAUGHT IN THE SAME DAY COMPLETING AN INSHORE SLAM.
Anglers will enjoy a comfortable, stable soft ride of a 17ft. custom built flats skiff. Trips are typically 1-2 anglers.
No matter the target species, the main focus is always geared towards a light-hearted good time full of positive encouragement and helpful tips to benefit anglers of any skill level. Soft drinks, bottled water and ample cooler space for lunches are on the boat every trip.
Moving with my family to "cozy" Pine Island in 1978 at the age of 6, I immediately fell in love with the beauty of the islands and surrounding waters. As a teen I took great pleasure in teaching friends how to catch Tarpon, Redfish and Snook on light tackle using artificial lures. By 1998 Fly Fishing had become my new love and I was fortunate enough to take my first paid Fly Fishing trip. The angler was the owner of "The Fly Fisher" shop, one of the largest Fly shops in Denver, CO at the time. He had fished all over the world and caught nearly every species on fly except a tailing Redfish. We changed that on a cold drizzly December day, he caught his first Tailing Redfish Fly Fishing in Pine Island Sound. That day spawned a career as a Fly Fishing Guide that began in 2003 with a business built heavily on repeat clientele. Snooktown Charters has been featured in several Fly Fishing Magazines as well as on national aired television fishing programs. In 2014, along with my dear friend and fishing buddy Scott Swartz we founded Pine Island's first Fly Fishing social club, The Pine Island Fly Fishers. I make my home on the quaint island of Matlacha guiding there as well as out of the private Usppea Island Club. Many of the anglers I've been fortunate to guide along the way have become like family to me, far beyond the "guide / client" relationship. I look forward to continuing to build new relationships over the coming years sharing my knowledge as I learn.
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