Best Bets: Winds, red tide hamper Southwest Florida anglers

HOT SPOTS

No. 1: Creeks and canals of Punta Gorda for trout.
No. 2: Trout and redfish in Matlacha Pass.
No. 3: Ding Darling for mixed bags including trout, redfish and sheepshead.
No. 4: Estero Bay for trout and sheepshead.
No. 5: Nearshore reefs off Bonita Beach for sheepshead, plus catch-and-release gag grouper action.
No. 6: Offshore depths of 80-plus feet for red grouper and amberjacks.
No. 7: Lake Trafford for crappie.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

No. 1: Bass under floating mats, all around the outside grass lines.
No. 2: Crappie in the reeds at Bird Island and outside Clewiston?s Okeechobee Waterway.

Source: http://www.news-press.com/article/20120104/COLUMNISTS09/120104018/1002/RSS01

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