Boca Grande - Charlotte Harbor, Florida - Tarpon, Snook and Redfish - light tackle and fly fishing Charters with fishing guide Capt. Mark Bennett

Boca Grande - Charlotte Harbor, Florida - Tarpon, Snook and Redfish - backcountry and flats guide - light tackle and fly fishing charters with fishing guide Capt. Mark Bennett

Backcountry Fishing

The Boca Grande/Charlotte Harbor area is known to have the finest flats and backcountry fishing the state has to offer. Unlike so many of the overpopulated, over fished areas around the state.

The snook, just one of the great game fish that lives in our area. Snook average from 5 to 10 pounds and snook from 15 to 20 pounds are not uncommon. We fish fall through spring for snook.

Intense strikes and lightning fast runs is what makes the snook one of the most sought after game fish in the world.

Redfish another great game fish that also inhabits our waters year round. They also average 5 to 10 pounds. It is not uncommon to catch redfish in less than 12" of water. Although the redfish is primarily a bottom feeder, they will eagerly inhale topwater plugs as well as a host of artificial lures and live bait.

On light tackle, the redfish is a very formidable adversary.

The excitement of catching redfish on light tackle is hard to beat.

Snook and redfish are residents of our area providing plenty of action throughout the year. These fish live in and around the backcountry creeks, dense mangrove islands and sheltered back bays.

Snook and redfish are my favorite targets late October through early April.