Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Finally Fishing weather on the Horizon! - The week of 2/7 was not very angler-friendly. There were rough seas and gusty winds offshore and low-tide conditions in the bay, as consecutive weather fronts moved through our area. I finally got to fish in the bay on Friday, 2/11 but it was a chill more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Snapper fill grouper void; Trout inshore - No oil—No spoil Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine Monday, 1/24, seas were calmer and I took advantage of those conditions to head out to two spots, one 28 miles west of New Pass and one 36 miles out, to fish in about 65 feet with long- more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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