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Fort Myers Beach Fishing and Dolphin Charters

bjs — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:59:26 +0000

Can you Boogie like a Batfish? Sure you can! Despite the pretty red lips these Batfish are some the strangest looking fish in our bay! With the broad head region they sure look funny when they swim. Their entire front end shakes side to side like a funny dance. Though these fish prefer not to swim around a whole lot, too much work you see, especially since they clearly are not designed for speed. They prefer to sit on the sea floor bottom, maybe use those bottom fins to “walk” around, and wait for something tasty to eat to swim close by. They are pretty sneaky with that great camouflage to blend in. It may seem they lack a dorsal fin but actually it is modified, moveable, and small so they can use it to lure shrimp, crab and other fare. Two new species of batfish were discovered in the Gulf of Mexico as recently as 2010! We recently had this Batfish in our aquarium at Snook Bight marina for a few days to show off before letting him return back to the bay. Stop in and see us and our aquarium! We always have something new in the tank and love to show off our fish friends! Our Dolphin tours around Fort myers Beach have been so fun! Lots of dolphin and still some manatees around as well. Capt Mike is sooo busy with fishing charters and if you haven’t booked with him yet for the holidays you might miss out. We are so thankful for all of our regulars and repeat guests!! We always try harder to make your revisit better than your 1st! Give us a call or better yet stop by and see us and our displays!

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Fort Myers Beach Things to Do and Activities

bjs — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:16:08 +0000

Can you do a headstand? I can’t either. But recently we have met a lot of folks that can…on a paddleboard! If you don’t know what that is, it is basically a board that floats. Now I have been practicing yoga my entire life and apply it to lots of everyday situations that I encounter. But the headstand has always been difficult for me, now crow, full wheel, wild thing etc., no problem, even on a paddleboard. Oh well, I guess that gives me yet another goal. I attached a pic of one young man who was out on a recent tour with me and had never been on a paddleboard before. He did a headstand as if it was no big deal. Now don’t worry folks, we don’t make you do headstands on our tours, we just think it is really cool if you can! Capt Mike has been busy with fishing as usual. I attached a photo of a long time regular, Mrs Turken, with a beautiful red fish that she caught in Estero Bay Fort Myers Beach. The dolphins and manatees have been regular encounters on all our tours this summer around Fort Myers Beach! We never tire of seeing the wildlife here. We are so lucky to be in such a beautiful area!

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Fort Myers Beach Activities

bjs — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:43:08 +0000

We have been having such a great summer so far, I am not even sure where to begin! June is nearly over and we were busier than ever! Thank you to everyone that has joined us for an excursion, those who recommended us to others, and all our return customers that keep coming back to visit us! The waters of Fort Myers Beach are teaming with dolphins, manatees, and lots of birds! The sunset cruises have been booked up every evening and we have seen some gorgeous sunsets so far this summer. We did take a day to play hooky and have our semi-annual crew appreciation party. The whole crew, including our Everglades Adventure guides, got on the Good Time Charter boat to spend a day on the water with each other. We ended up all the way up by North Captiva island and decided to throw the anchor to go paddleboarding and for a swim. While we were there, this boat was high and dry so we thought it would make a fun prop for a group photo. Capt Joe tried paddleboarding for the 1st time and did great!! See more pics of our day together here: Crew album. We had a wonderful lunch on the way back at Grandma Dot’s on Sanibel. What a great day we had and what a collection of very special people we have on our crew. In other news, I have once again donated my hair- another 11 inch pontytail. That makes my 3rd donation of hair to Locks for Love and I sure hope they are able to use them to accomplish their wonderful goal. Capt Mike has been busy fishing as usual! Lots of shark around right now near shore and in the passes. The other day he caught a nurse, hammerhead, bonnethead, and a black tip all on the same charter! Wow, that was some fun action! We were recently voted Best of the Beach’s Fishing Charter boat yet again this year! Thank you to every one that voted for us and we will keep up the hard work to hopefully win it again next year! Well folks, we really hope you consider us when making your plans for your next outing. Please book early! Hope to see y’all on Fort Myers Beach really soon! Cheers, Cristina and the Good Time Charters Crew

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