Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "The beginning of the next week saw another cold front that brought more windy and rough conditions offshore, along with low tides in the backwaters. I remained in port until Thursday, 1/14, when NOAA predictions called for 15 knot winds, diminishing to 5 knots, and seas of two feet out to 60 miles. So, Roy Mittman and I were a little surprised to see 20 knot winds and some seas as high as four feet all morning, while we fished fifteen miles west of New Pass. But Roy’s trip was worthwhile, all the same. He boxed a 27-inch red grouper that he caught on a baitfish, two keeper lane snapper and a mess of grunts, caught on live shrimp, and he released several red grouper shorts and an 18-inch gag grouper."

The next day was a wash-out with rain all day, and seas as high as 14-16 feet well offshore. And another weather front is approaching this weekend, threatening a full week of scheduled trips. But we'll do what we can!"

1.) Angler Kristen McEnery with an 18-inch sheepshead, the largest of three keeper sheepshead she and her husband caught on shrimp in Estero Bay on a recent inshore Fishbuster Charter.


2.) Angler Kevin McEnery with an 18-inch trout, one of five keeper trout he and his wife caught on shrimp in Estero Bay on a recent inshore Fishbuster Charter.