On the Water: Ups and downs of winter fishing in Southwest Florida
By Capt. Bill Russell - | Jan 13, 2021
Dan Crain of Kentucky with a nice sheepshead he landed over the cool and windy weekend. He was fishing Matlacha Pass with Capt. Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED
This past week gave us winter fishing in Southwest Florida a cold front followed by several sunny days, and another cold front for the weekend. And, of course, some north wind and extreme low tides. Reports of red tide came from our southern areas, including waters around St. James City and the beaches from Sanibel south. Most of the area to the north from mid-Pine Island Sound and up, plus Matlacha Pass and Charlotte Harbor, appeared to be free of red tide effects.