Boca Grande Fishing Reports

June 29, 2015June 21, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

There are girls that like to fish, and then there are girls that like to catch the biggest fish in the sea…

I would say that our friends Deidra Bridger (of Team Tenacity) and Mallory Herzog (of Big Bully Outdoors) fit the latter, as these girls are some of the strongest and toughest female anglers in the state of Florida, if not the country.

And these girls certainly know how to fight (and land) some monster fish!

In this video, the female angling duo battle a monster Goliath Grouper near Boca Grande, Florida that weighs more than the two of them combined! Well done. Awesome video ladies!

Related Video: “Watch This Girl Land A Huge Goliath Grouper By Hand!” (watch it here)

P.S. – If you think your friends would enjoy this Goliath Grouper video, please share it with them – I’d really appreciate it

March 13, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Its always pretty cool to see a bald eagle out in the wild.

Its really cool when you get to see a bald eagle feeding.

And its freaking awesome when you get to see a bald eagle stealing a sheepshead from an osprey!

Luke and I were already having a pretty awesome day when we caught this bald eagle on film.

And then, as if the bald eagle had passed on some of its mystical good luck powers, Luke lands a redfish on his first cast.

Note: This was all filmed back in Bull Bay (near Boca Grande and Little Gasparilla Island, FL)

Bald Eagle = Salt Strong

March 9, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

It’s rare that we ever post our own videos on this main Salt Strong page (in fact, I believe this is the first video we have ever posted on this main video board), but we had such a great day back in the Florida grass flats yesterday that we couldn’t help but show you.

This was a “Skinny Water Inshore Slam” (Snook, Redfish, and Trout) all on artificial lures…and all of this footage and fishing action was caught over a 3 hour period yesterday.

Pretty good considering when we finally hit the water for the day (at 3:30pm) we had on rain gear as it looked like it was going to storm again.

But the sun peaked its head, and we tour it up in less than 2 feet of water catching a big 31-inch redfish, tons of smaller reds, a handful of snook, and even a couple of trout.

And Andrew, the Salt Strong promoter and marketing manager, caught the biggest fish of his life.

Team Salt Strong = Salt Strong

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Let me tell you, a 13’7 Hammerhead is a HUGE shark, with massive force and power…

So when our friend Andrew over at Big Bully Outdoors sent us his video of catching this Monster Hammerhead off of the beach at Boca Grande, Florida, we stopped what we were doing to check it out…

And once we saw this awesome video, we couldn’t help but share it with you (and we hope that you will share it with your friends)…

The only thing we don’t know is how long it took Andrew to land this big boy (Andrew, feel free to comment below).

You can see from the video that Andrew had the shark on while the sun was about to set, and it was definitely dark by the time this huge hammerhead was landed on the beach at Boca Grande.

Great job from start to finish to the release Andrew!

This is how you catch a hammerhead shark from land!

Andrew of Big Bully Outdoors = Salt Strong

P.S. – Make sure to go check out Big Bully Outdoors with Andrew and Mallory here.

January 4, 2015December 26, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

This video shows some great action from Luke Simonds while wading a flat for or redfish, snook, and trout near Boca Grande, FL.

January 4, 2015December 24, 2014 by Luke Simonds

Giant Bull sharks eat Tarpon being battled by Boca Grande anglers.

January 4, 2015December 17, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Not only does Miami have bigger than life celebrities, it is also a great place to catch great fish.

In this video, Cyril Chauquet catches loads of peacock bass in Miami, some cobia and grouper near the Everglades, and then they head over to Boca Grande to hook up with some giant tarpon.

With a packed house of boats in the pass, Cyril and Lori Deaton land a giant tarpon (the best fight of her life).

January 4, 2015December 12, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Check out the “stalking” puffer fish that can’t seem to leave this crab trap alone.

January 5, 2015October 9, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Joe and Luke Simonds land one of many fun-fighting tarpon on artificial bait in Boca Grande Pass. The best part was that not only was it caught off a of a 7 inch plastic jerkbait, but it was also on old 20 lb test line with 60 lb monofilament leader.

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