For those anglers who can take the heat, some of the best inshore mangrove snapper fishing can be had on live hard bottom and rock piles. Although these inshore mango’s are not their big brothers further off shore in deeper waters they can provide a spirited fight on light tackle and excellent table fare. Most all they mangrove snapper I catch on my charters come from natural structure but I have also had success from targeting channel markers, deep cuts along the out side keys and wrecks. I like to anchor up tide of the structure and free line live shrimp on a 2/0 Owner circle hook or if the tide is running hard I will use a 1/16 oz. chartreuse jig head. Most of the time the fish will school just down tide of the structure and if your lucky on a slack tide I’ve had them just below the boat. Frozen glass minnows are very good for chum as well as small bits of old shrimp but only use enough to keep the fish biting. To much chum will bring in undesirable species like catfish, porgies and spot tails. The size limit is 10″ in state waters and 5 per licensed angler.
Capt. William Toney is a full time 4th generation fishing guide from Homosassa. Experience some of Florida’s best inshore fishing and beautiful unspoiled backcountry. His boat is a custom built 23 foot Tremblay and uses G-Loomis rods with Shimano reels. Trout, redfish and shore lunch are Capt. Williams specialty’s but many other species are caught or targeted.
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