Outings
Relaxing and swapping fish stories over lunch after a recent tournament!
An exceptionally large King Mackerel caught by Sanibel Fishing club members Charles Sobczak and Mike Layton. Close to 40 pounds and 4 feet long the fish was caught over a natural ledge 30 miles off Redfish Pass. 20 pound test line was used with 30 pound test leader and a #3 hook. Note: this was NOT caught during a Club outing!!!
Wednesday 11/11/26 at 7:30 AM See details below
Consistent with our direction as a club to be more inclusive of all forms of fishing, Christine from Whitney's has graciously volunteered to have a clinic involving shore fishing. Christine Heffern, an avid angler who works at Whitney’s Bait & Tackle. She will be advising attendees on how to fish, from shore, in the waters surrounding Sanibel.
Heffern started fishing on Sanibel in 2016. Over the years, she has learned as much as she could from Jim Bryan, who has been a good friend of Whitney for over 30 years. She mostly fishes along the beach or the weirs of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Heffern grew up shore fishing the lakes and rivers in Pennsylvania and perch and walleye fishing on a friend’s boat on Lake Erie. Interested fisher people can stop by the shop to see her to get rigged and set up ahead of time.
The event would be Wednesday morning, carpooling from Whitney's 1554 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL at 7:30 am. We will have a signup sheet at the meeting this Tuesday night or RSVP to Christine at 724-718-4893. If you have equipment, bring a 7 foot rod with about a 15 pound braid line.