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Algae blooms found in Matlacha Pass Published: June 9, 2021 5:29 PM EDT Updated: June 9, 2021 5:34 PM EDT Recommended “The smell is awful,” said Jeff Boone. Friends Boone and Sue McAfee were out on Matlacha on Wednesday looking for fishing spots but instead, the two ended up finding foul-smelling water. It’s not just noticeable from the fishing pier. A bird’s eye view of the water shows it is milky with mat algae on the bottom of the Matlacha Pass. The algae in this case is likely feeding on nutrients from septic tanks and the Peace River, not Lake Okeechobee releases. “When my father was growing up, when he was a fisherman, this was a pretty clean estuary, it was full of oysters which helped clarify the water,” said Dr. Rick Bartleson, a research scientist with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. ....
On the Water: It was a windy start to the month By Capt. Bill Russell - | May 12, 2021 Brooklynn Smith visiting from Flint, Michigan, is about as close as you want to get to a giant endangered sawfish. Brooke, along with friends Delaney Hope and Courtney Criswell, battled the big sawfish, estimated at 12 to 15 feet in length, boat side for a picture then a safe release. They were shark fishing with Capt. Jason Ramer out of Pinelands Tarpon Lodge. PHOTO PROVIDED Like much of April, the first week of May continued with more windy days and a mild late season cool front. Overall, the days were nice, with the exception of the wind and slow tides that hampered anglers. ....
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On the Water: Inshore fishing constant despite weather By Capt. Bill Russell - | Apr 28, 2021 With warm spring weather, snook are hungry. Dave Lewandoski caught and released this healthy 33-inch snook in Pine Island Sound near Cabbage Key fishing with Capt. Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED First rain, then came the wind, that is how the week played out on the water. Early in the week, several days of thunderstorms brought us much needed rain, then blue skies returned with windy conditions. Offshore, there wasn’t much to report due to conditions, but inshore, anglers hooked into a variety of fish. Large seatrout were caught and released in good numbers throughout the inshore waters including Matlacha Pass, Pine Island Sound and the perimeter of Charlotte Harbor. Wade fishermen hooked into trout, plus a few snook along Bokeelia shorelines, and kayak anglers boated trout up to 23 inches in Bokeelia’s Jug Creek and Burgess Bay. Kayak anglers also caught seatrout and ....