Commonly Caught Fish in Cape Coral

You never know what you will catch on a fishing charter in the waters of Cape Coral and surrounding areas. Depending on the time of year and the weather, Southwest Florida’s waterways see everything from rooster fish to alligator gar. The list of fish below are some of the more commonly caught fish during your custom Cape Coral fishing charter. Cape Coral, Sanibel island, and surrounding areas are habitat to some of the most exciting trophy fish you can encounter with the snook, tarpon, and many more. Additionally Southwest Florida provides some amazing table fair from triple tail and mangrove snapper to multiple types of grouper. Take a look below and let us know what type of fish you would like to target on your custom Cape Coral fishing charter.

Black Drum

The black drum is the largest member of the drum family. It is also noted for its longevity – some…

4 years ago

Cobia

Been out on the water around Florida recently and seen what looks like a shark fin gliding towards you? Whilst…

4 years ago

Permit

It may have had 2 US Navy submarines named in its honor but Trachinotus falcatus nevertheless has a few issues.…

4 years ago

Sheepshead

At first glance you could be forgiven for wondering why the strikingly striped sheepshead isn’t called a zebra fish instead!…

4 years ago

Tripletail

If you’ve been out and about on our beautiful Cape Coral waters, you may have seen a fish floating around…

4 years ago

Crevalle Jack

Crevalle Jack? Of all the interesting back-stories behind how species come by their scientific names, one of the most interesting…

4 years ago

Common Snook

Centropomus undecimalis or the common snook, also known as robalo, is a large carnivorous marine fish that abounds in the…

5 years ago

Tarpon – Silver King

Tarpon are one of the most fascinating marine game fish we deal with at Blue Line Fishing Charters. The species…

5 years ago

Sea Trout

Cynoscion nebulosus, common name Speckled or Spotted Sea Trout (or ‘seatrout’), lives in the warm coastal and estuarine waters around…

5 years ago

Redfish

Redfish is a common name for several different species of ‘red fish’ depending on where you are. In our part…

5 years ago