K & G's Charlotte Harbor

FISHING REPORT


Welcome to the Charlotte Harbor Fishing Report! The weather has been fantastic, the tides high, and the water is clear and warm. Snook, Redfish, and Spotted Trout are larger and more plentiful. Artificial baits still win the day for most species with a better "live release" ratio than live bait. Come on out and join the fishing fun!!!

Keeper Slot Sizes


    SNOOK stamp required

COMMON SNOOK

  • Snook = 26" to 34"
  • Redfish = 18" to 27"
  • Spotted Trout = 15" to 20"

    • Daily Bag Limit


      REDFISH
    • Snook = 2 fish per person per day
      Two closed seasons = June, July and August then December 15 through January 31
    • Redfish = 1 fish per person per day
    • Spotted Trout = 4 fish per person per day (south region)
      closed November and December (south region)

      • SPOTTED TROUT

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      OF NORTH PORT FLORIDA

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      of North Port, Florida provides van limousine service to or from Southwest Florida area airports to the Charlotte Harbor area including Boca Grande, Cape Haze, Grove City, Englewood, Venice, North Port, Port Charlotte, and
      Punta Gorda.


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      BRINGING YOUR OWN BOAT?


      WARNING ** WARNING **

      Below are some things you should know before launching your boat in Charlotte Harbor.


      Charlotte harbor is salt water, which means after loading your boat back on the trailer the WORK begins. To protect your equipment from saltwater corrosion you must wash it all down with fresh water, soap and elbow grease. Flush your motor with fresh water inside and out. Attach a motor flusher unit and garden hose and run the motor a good five minutes to flush the cooling system. Wash the trailer thoroughly, top, bottom, sides, springs, brakes, wheels,..I think you get the picture. Clean your fishing reels and rods and apply light oil to your reels. If you do not properly clean all your equipment you will be very dissappointed in a few weeks or months. With out proper cleaning your trailer will rust away within a couple years.
      If I had known these rules before I fished saltwater I would not be on my second trailer already. It is Aluminum now.


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      The second thing you should know is Charlotte Harbor has plenty of sandbars and oysterbars. Lots of areas with water too shallow for your boat. You MUST know where they are to avoid being hung up or worse yet being injured or damaging your boat. Stop at a marina or tackle shop for a navigational map and look it over before you launch. Many a boater has been stuck on a sandbar because he sees what looks like open water ahead not knowing it is only inches deep. If you see a bird on the water ahead DO NOT assume it is a floating bird. It may be standing in 12" or less of water. REMEMBER** the tides vary the water depth and so does the wind. Wind can make a high tide a lot lower than you may realize, and your location in the Harbor can make a difference depending on wind direction and strength. For more information on tides please visit Harbor Tides an excellent source of information.

      Make sure you have a VHF marine radio or at least a cellular phone for emergency use. You never know when you may need it. Charlotte Harbor is a large body of water with some areas having thousands of mangrove islands to get lost in. A good GPS unit could be a life saver if you are lost. Make sure you link to satelites for the area you are in.


      And now ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys of all ages
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      AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

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