Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Bonita Beach 28-Inch Gag Released Plus Snappers, Sheeps & Hogs - Wednesday morning, 3/3, was chilly and windy but my brave party of three lady-anglers, Alene Haug, her mother, Carrie and friend, Connie, decided to give the backwaters a try anyway. We caught and released sheepshead until the ladies decided they'd h more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Snpper, Sheeps, Hogs, Grouper & Trout Biting - Tuesday morning, 2/16, after a gorgeous day offshore on Monday, seas were back to their usual for this winter—rough, with small craft advisories issued. Brad Urlaub and family traded their offshore fishing plans for a morning of bay fishing. We used more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: 9lb Mang! Nice Grouper, Hogs, Trout & Sheeps - On Wednesday, 2/3, after watching the rain for the two preceding days, I finally got out fishing. Seas were still rough offshore so I fished Estero Bay's backwaters with Bob Graham, daughter, Jenn Ness, her husband, Ryan Ness, and their adorable litt more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish-Nice ones! - Wednesday, 1/20, seas laid down nicely and I had a great morning of fishing with Rick and Ann McGrath and Orlando and Susan Ferrer. We headed out of New Pass to 43 feet and fished with live shrimp. We did well with grouper and snapper, and caught two more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: brrrrrrr but a few good catches - The cold temperatures of last weekend persisted into this week, but Alene Haug, her daughter, Emma, and family member, John, were brave enough to fish Estero Bay with me on a very cold, windy late morning trip on Tuesday. We used live shrimp to catch more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Inshore & Reefs close out 2009 - Tuesday, 12/15, I fished Estero Bay with Alene Haug, Kalee McCarthur and Jeff Sailors. We caught eighteen sheepshead, four of which were keeper-size to 18 ½ inches. Kalee released a 17-inch sheepshead, and we also released small mangrove snapper, cre more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice Grouper & Snapper & Redfish - I had planned to fish everyday of Thanksgiving week, but by Wednesday, 11/24, it was raining in advance of a cold front that kicked up seas to 5-7 feet offshore on Friday. The next time I got to fish, after Tuesday, was on Saturday morning, 11/28, an more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Keeper Grouper & Kings Best Recent Catches - John Landis and Bud King had one day to fish before heading back north, and they had hoped for a day offshore. But, with the remnants of the weather stirred up by Tropical Storm Ida meeting an approaching cold-front, the Gulf was out of the question more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Almost Too Big Snook, Bull Red, Snapper - Bill Story and friends, Mike, Dave, Jim, Marvin and Ed picked a nice calm morning to fish offshore with me on Tuesday, 10/28. We headed out of New Pass about eighteen miles and fished in 43 feet with live shrimp. The guys were after pan-fish for a fi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SWFL-Bonita Beach: Nice Kings, Bonito, Shark, Snapper & Trout - Seasonal business is just beginning to pick up around here, though most of the recently reserved dates are for later this month and into next. I did get offshore Saturday, 10/10 with long-time customers Jerry and Barb Rudan, from Wisconsin. We headed more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach