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Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson
2011-01-24 9:14 AM
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SWFL-Bonita Beach: Snapper & Sheepies Offshore; Reds & Trout In - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
Tuesday, 1/11, I fished a catch-and-release backwater trip with Mike Hubble and Mike Richards, who had escaped the snow up north and just wanted a warm day out on the water. We released more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2011-01-10 11:14 AM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Snappermania! - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
By Wednesday morning, 12/29, though still frigid first thing, there was a warming trend in force and, best of all, seas were only two feet. I headed out to 43 feet, west of New Pass, wi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-12-28 11:18 AM
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SW FL-Bonita beach: Big, Winter Sheepshead are Here - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
I was in port for several days the week of December 12th, due to a strong cold-front that elevated seas offshore to 12-18 feet, as winds gusted and temperatures plummeted. By Thursday, c more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-12-13 12:15 PM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Mixed Bag Offshore - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
After a rainy cold-front pushed through the area on Wednesday, 12/1, seas were rough through Thursday. Predictions were for 15 knot winds and 2-4 foot seas on Friday but, when I headed o more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-11-30 11:08 AM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Big Grouper, Snapper, Sheepshead, Goliaths - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
After a couple days of rough seas, I got back offshore on Thursday, 11/18, and fished in 2-4 foot seas on 43 feet with Terry Howell and Chris Steinbauer. We used live shrimp to catch sev more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-11-16 11:38 AM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper-fest! - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
Wednesday morning, 11/3, I headed offshore just ahead of an approaching cold-front for the last day in the next several that would allow offshore fishing. Seas were a little sloppy at tw more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-11-02 11:25 AM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: 11-Pound Red Grouper; 20-Pound 'Cuda - Dave Flemming and friends and family were in town to attend his grandmother's 85th birthday the weekend of 10/22, and Dave and five others, Rob, David, Tom, Brad and Al, decided to work in a catch-and-release fishing trip on Saturday, before catching more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-10-19 10:49 AM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: 18-pound cobia and good action this week - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
Friday morning, 10/8, I fished in central Estero Bay with Bill and Jenn Beattie and their four-year-old son, Sam. Sam was excited to be on a boat fishing, and he made the most of it—he c more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-10-05 11:08 AM
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SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper, Snapper, Hogs, Trout & Goliath Fun - No oil—No spoil
Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine
Thursday morning, 9/30, after a couple of rainy days, I fished eighteen miles out of New Pass with long-time customer Pat Fitzgerald and his friends, Jimmy C. and Jimmy G. They wanted t more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
2010-09-27 10:53 AM
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Trout and reds: Estero Bay, Bonita Beach, SW FL - Monday morning, 9/20, I fished central Estero Bay with Joe & Donna Corso. The trout bite was active but most were short of keeper-size. We kept a 15-inch trout and released ten others. We also got two keeper-sized mangrove snapper, out of fifteen tha more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
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