Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Kingfish, Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish & More - As a windy weather front approached the area on Monday, 1/5/15, small craft advisories were issued, and my anglers, Allen Jacobs, Phil Corey, and friend, Lenny traded their offshore plans for a morning of fishing in central Estero Bay. Using live shr more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Excellent Action Offshore & Inshore - Monday, 12/22/14, there was a weather front approaching our area, and winds, though calm in the early morning, were predicted to pick up, with seas rising as well. Bradley Miller had a choice between trying to beat the worst of the wind and fish offs more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Big Sheep Return; Grouper Action Good! - Long-time customers, Erwin and Millie Metusiak fished the backwaters with me on Monday morning, 12/8/14. Using live shrimp, the couple caught and boxed two pompano at 14 inches and 15 inches, along with a 13-inch sheepshead. They released some smalle more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fighting Fish...and Weather! - Monday morning, 11/24/14, was windy, as had been the case for several days, and I fished inshore in Estero Bay's flats with Jim Fares and his father-in-law, Doug, on a catch-and-release trip that yielded five sheepshead and a crevalle jack. Tuesda more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Red Grouper, Gag Grouper, Sheepshead & Drum - First, Happy Thanksgiving to all! Now, let's go fishing! Tuesday, 11/11/14, I fished 19 miles west of New Pass with brothers, Mike and Pat Connealy. We had steady action, and the guys used live shrimp to catch and release lots of red grouper to 24 more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Grouper, Hogfish & Snapper - Tuesday, 10/28, I fished with repeat customers, Clement and Evelyn Wong, joined by their son, Aaron. After a windy weekend, seas were still a bit choppy twenty miles offshore, where we fished with live shrimp. The bulk of our catches were red grouper more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Grouper, Yellowtails, Lanes - Paul Szemplenski, his young daughter, Evie, and his father-in-law, Ed fished inshore with me on Friday, 10/17/14. The group had originally planned to fish offshore, but residual seas from the weather front that passed through a couple of days prior w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish, Triggerfish - My first trip of this season with long-time customer and seasonal resident, Ron Musick, was on Thursday, October 2nd, our last chance to keep red grouper before the season for them closes. Ron was joined by Eddie Alfonso, and we headed out to about t more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Redfish, Sheepshead & Snapper Inshore - Joe Hahn is expecting delivery of his new bay boat soon, and he took a morning to fish Estero Bay's backwaters with me on Monday, 9/8/14, hoping to learn the best techniques for fishing in the backwaters. Prior to now, most of Joe's fishing experienc more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SWFL-Bonita beach: Lanes, Yellowtails & Grouper - Bob Donalson and Steve Volz fished with me Monday morning, 8/11, offshore. The last time Bob fished with me was last April when he was down in FL, so this was his first summer-time excursion. We headed out 20 miles from New Pass and fished with live more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach