Hello fellow anglers May 2021 is a different year with all that has happened and going on. The fishing has been good , still waiting for the reports as when they will open the reds, snook and trout. Last month we were catching some very nice trout in the twenty inch range. It is tough to tell your customers they have to release such nice fish when they would like to harvest some for a meal. Also with the waters finally warming up the migration of the tarpon will be in full swing with the predator’s following close behind sharks. The passes from Lee county to Sarasota county will have tarpon coming in and out in search of food. And if you have not herd Boca Grande is billed as the best tarpon fishing in the world wright here in our back yard. And if you like to battle big critters that eat tarpon in two bites like a shark. There are some big hammerheads and bull sharks following the tarpon. If you are into a battle this is the time of year to target those big toothy critters. The red grouper and snappers come in closer around the sixty to one hundred foot range. You can find them on the natural ledges some of you have in your GPS’s. I know there some that like to drift fish for the reds, back in the day we would do just that. But we would have a marking jug ready when two of us would get hooked up at the same time throw the jug and power up and anchor over that spot till they quit biting and start drifting again. This is when you can find some good lane and mangrove spots too. This is where you need something alive to send down after the frozen stuff is not as desirable. Shrimp or sardines / white bait. Depending when the rains start there may be a sailfish or two lurking in the depths from forty five feet out to one hundred feet. Some permit may be found on the reefs looking for a crab or shrimp or a perfectly placed lookalike fly. I you are new to the area and need a little jump start learning where and how to target some of these species I can help. There are some that have there own boat and would like to have a little help with the learning curve as to where you could take your boat I can help. So weather you have your own boat or not you can call Capt. Bart Marx 941-979-6517 or e-mail me at captbart@alphaomegacharters.com  I grew up here fishing Charlotte Harbor with some of the locals from the Quick family from Solona and my grandpa Scribner. Going to the fishing shacks in Bull Bay and spending the weekends. Then migrating to the shacks just West of Pineland marina on Pine Island where I have been fishing for over forty years down there . I got certified to SCUBA dive around 1980 and started spearfishing offshore learning to fish offshore too. I went to St. Croix for three years and came back here to start my fishing guide business. So give me a call for faster reply . And always remember singing drags and tight lines make me smile. <*(((((>{