Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: hogfish, yellowtail snapper, scamp grouper I fished offshore Monday, just ahead of the weather front that was approaching our area. Seas were still fairly calm, at 2-3 feet, but the front line was encroaching, and predictions more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: snapper bite hot, shark, Spanish mackerel I headed offshore Thursday with Chuck and Sheila Peterson and teenage sons, C.J. and Andy. We fished with live shrimp in about 40 feet out of New Pass. We caught keeper mangrove snapp more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: yellowtail, lanes, Spanish, sheepshead, sand bream Terry Mooney and friends fished with me Wednesday, in about 40 feet out of New Pass, using live shrimp. We caught five nice yellowtail snapper, four keeper lane snapper, seve more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Estero Bay-Bonita Beach: keeper reds, sheepshead I fished the backwaters in Estero Bay Saturday, with Jay Bridges and his dad, Charlie Bridges. We fished the tree lines toward Wiggins Pass, on an outgoing tide, using live shrimp. We caught more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Spanish mackerel & snapper After a couple of slow weeks, I finally got back offshore fishing on Saturday, with Scott Fandrich, brother Shon Fandrich, and friends Bill Fisher, Lonnie Stuber, and Mark Tullin. We fished with liv more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: 'cuda-bitten bonito, Spanish mackerel, nice redfish, sheepies, snapper Monday, I fished Estero Bay with Bob Green and Ben Edgell. We started out fishing tree lines and oyster bars on a higher tide, and released a 17 inch redf more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Goliath grouper & mangrove snapper After a pretty soggy Labor Day weekend, I headed offshore Tuesday with Larry Kavulich and friend, Bruce. There was still plenty of rain around, but we managed to skirt most of it, and seas w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: cobia, Spanish, snapper offshore; redfish & sheepshead bayside I fished with brothers Vinny and Bernie Avallone and families, over live bottom, in 40 feet out of New Pass on Monday. We had live shrimp and cut bait, but the fi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach, near shore: Nice Spanish & Snapper Uli and Uta Scheider fished with me Monday, in 40 feet out of New Pass, with live shrimp. We caught keeper Spanish mackerel to 25 inches, and keeper yellowtail snapper. We released some yell more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SWFL-Bonita Beach: bay and near-shore report I fished Wednesday in 30 feet out of New Pass, around the reefs, with Joe Soboloski and his three sons. We used live shrimp to catch keeper mangrove snapper, lane snapper, and Spanish mackerel. We rel more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers