Island Fishing
Afternoon Delight: $350
Our 2-hour “fun fishing” trip is ideal for small children. This trip is also good for anyone who wants a taste of saltwater fishing, or who may want to improve on basic fishing skills such as: the correct way to bait a hook, casting and tying knots. The 2-hour trip runs from 4pm-6pm. This short trip is for fun, and is “catch and release” only.
Half-Day Happenings: $600.
The half-day trip is our most popular. Half day trips are 4-hours, from start to finish. We have morning (8am) and afternoon (12pm) departure times. (No, morning is not always better than the afternoon. Yes, saltwater fishing is different than fresh water fishing. Yes, the afternoons are hotter than the mornings. Yes, fish eat even when it’s hot; it’s always hot in Florida). Depending on the time of year, these trips target Tarpon, Shark, Redfish, Snook, Sea Trout and many more. (No, you will not fish for all species in the same trip. Yes, you may fish for more than one species during your trip.) These trips work well for novice and avid anglers alike.
Think you have seen Sanibel and Captiva Island before? Well, if you haven’t been on the waters, you have missed the best part! Whether you are a newcomer or a return visitor, the waters of Sanibel and Captiva Island offer a new adventure everyday. It might be the great fishing for our many species that the waters offer, watching the Dolphin playing while they circle your boat, hoping for a discarded catch they can eat for lunch, the slow-moving manatee swimming by, a funny sight on a barrier island beach, or watching the hundreds of wading birds along the shoreline.
Fishing offers something even when the action is not what we all had hoped for that day. The waters are where it happens, and no two days are alike when fishing the calm waters of Pine Island Sound.
Sometimes you will quietly creep along the mangrove bushes or anchor off an oyster bar, hoping to hook yourself a copper colored Red fish with “eyes ” on its tail. The guide might decide that your day is the day to float a pass of water for the powerful and wondrous “bite” of the elusive Snook.
Perhaps your family might prefer the possible non-stop action of trolling through schools of Spanish Mackrel, or letting the gentle coastal winds push the boat across the grass flats while fishing for the Spotted Sea Trout.
How about fishing for something mighty? Mighty big that is! Late Spring and early summer offer the migration of the “Silver King”, better known as Tarpon.
I’ve never met a school-age child who didn’t want to return to school with the tale of his or her own “JAWS” adventure; catching sharks is a favorite of anglers of all ages.
All of this is possible for you and your family while aboard the boat with Captain Ray on vacation in the Sanibel Captiva area!
All trips are for all people…young and old…experienced or inexperienced…do as much or as little for yourself as you want. All bait, tackle, and licenses are provided. United States Coast Guard approved. Cooler with ice provided aboard for your use for drinks and snacks.
We just want you to have a Good Time!