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Boca Grande Fishing is a fishing charter operator based in Placida, Florida. Captain Greg Penix has over 30 years of experience fishing the Charlotte Harbor and Boca Grande area, specializing in light tackle fishing for Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, and Trout. While Tarpon season is a highlight, the charter also operates in November, December, and January for Mackerel, Black Drum, Tripletail, Snook, Redfish, and Spotted Sea Trout in the Back Country.

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Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

The water at Boca Grande Fishing typically runs highest in September, at a median 74 cfs, and lowest in April, at 7.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,200 cfs, in 2017.

Typical flow by month at Cocoplum Waterway at North Port FL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January9.84.5 to 17
February124.0 to 23
March8.82.1 to 20
April7.20.5 to 18
May8.41.9 to 17
June2311 to 46
July4223 to 86
August7440 to 115
September7440 to 151
October2717 to 41
November147.3 to 25
December125.8 to 19

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cocoplum Waterway at North Port FL (site 02299482). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

87Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Wed, Sep 23 (89)

Waves

2.2 ft @ 4s

Wind

8 kt

Gusts 11 kt

Water

87°F

Air

82°F

Water level

5.46 ft

Normal (52nd)

Rain chance

32%

Forecast outlook

Thu2.5ft87°F
Fri1.8ft87°F
Sat1.7ft86°F
Sun1.5ft89°F
Mon1.7ft90°F
Tue1.4ft89°F

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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