Hello fellow anglers, September in S.W. Florida it is totally summer. Things are hot the water the temperature and the fishing. Looking at the inshore possibilities you got your snook , and reds. The snook are close to transitioning back to there regular environment from the spawn this season. The big schools of breeder reds will start to show up close to the passes where there is plenty of food to prepare them to head back offshore to spawn. They show up at the passes, as they work there way into the bays and coastal inshore areas where there is plenty of pin fish and green backs. This is the time of year you will start to find the big schools of reds. The shrimp comes into the bays usually around Thanksgiving then that be comes the food of choice. The snook will start hanging around the docks and bridge pilings to ambush their pray.  If it is to hot for you to fish during the daylight hours this is a great time of year to do some night fishing. Yes the snook like to hang around the bumpers in the main channel of the rivers and creeks. The shadows from the lights on the bridges give them a place to ambush there pray. This is when I would check the sulunar tables. I use tides4fishing to find the peak feeding times for the fish, they use these moon phases to hunt deer and other big game animals too. Say if you wanted to fish the bridges along the ICW look for that area Venice, Placida , or Sanibel bridges for the tides and solurnar tables. These will help you choose a time to target snook in the night hours. This too is when the tarpon tend to migrate up river in search of food. These are usually the resident tarpon that do not migrate with the masses. They will feed in the deeper holes in the rivers and harbor where the baits mingle. Depending on the weather hurricanes and or afternoon thunderstorms as to how much fresh water comes into the area, Venice it is not much of a problem, Charlotte Harbor can be tricky with two rivers dumping into it. Yes the Myakka River from the South Venice area and from the East and North the Peace River both dump into the upper Harbor. And Down south to the south end of  Pine Island you have the Caloosahatchee River. If you live here you know how bad it can get with the nutrients that get washed into these areas create red tide blooms. And you know the rest of the story. Hay how about offshore yea this month would be a great time to do some night time snapper fishing. Any close reef artificial or natural that holds snapper  will be a great place. Do your self some research to make  a chum slick. This will bring the snapper to the surface so you may use light tackle and that makes it so much fun. So these are some things to look forward to this month. So if you would like to learn some of these types of fishing you can call Capt. Bart Marx 941-979-6517 or e-mail me at captbart@alphaomegacharters.com I have added a new boat to the fleet a 25ft. Parker or I could come on your boat for a training session. I also have gift certificates for a gift on some ones birthday or a Christmas gift for those that are coming from up north to visit in the winter. And always remember singing drags and tight lines make me smile. <*(((((>{