Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Gulf & Bay productive-sheepshead, snapper, whiting Monday morning, 3/5, was chilly and windy, with rough seas offshore. Low tide in the bay made for less than ideal conditions, but my father-son angling team, Bill & Mike Evan more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: winter sheepshead bite strong Large sheepshead were definitely the catch du jour on Monday when I fished with Leon Dargis and Bob Rose, in 30 feet off Sanibel. We caught a total of twenty five, and kept the biggest five, whic more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 30+ pound black drum, nice sheepshead, mangrove & lane snapper, trout: Bonita Beach, SW FL Last weekend’s chill persisted into Monday, 2/19. With temperatures in the thirties, and dead low tide in Estero Bay, I advised my scheduled bay anglers t more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Bonita beach, SW FL-Bluefish, trout, Sheepshead, Snapper There was a rainy start to the new week in advance of the next cold front, and I had to cancel my fishing plans for Monday, 2/12. Tuesday, the sun reappeared, but with seas still high offs more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Trout, Sheepshead, Pompano; Hog & Mangrove Snapper After the rain, winds and chill of Monday, Tuesday morning offered my first opportunity to go fishing. I fished the oyster bars of Estero Bay with Bill Gardner and his sons J more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: 26 inch gag grouper, 17 inch mangrove snappers, Spanish mackerel, bonito Monday, 1/29, another cold front that passed through the area kicked up seas offshore to 6-8 feet, and I had to cancel my offshore trip. By Tuesday, sea more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Bonita Beach, SW FL: sheepshead bay and gulfside, nice mangrove snapper to 17 inches, redfish, Spanish mackerel Saturday morning, 1/20, when I headed offshore with Chris & Yvette Worthington, their young sons Hunter and Peyton, and Yvette’s pare more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Keeper Gag Grouper to 26 inches, Sheepshead, Snapper, Mackerel Sure enough, as predicted, the four foot seas were calming over the course of the day Monday to two foot. I fished about 28 miles out of New Pass with Andy Ungar, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: mangrove snapper to 18 1/2 inches, hog, amber jack, Spanish mackerel Saturday, 1/6, I fished in 38 feet out of New Pass with Dean Stanton and son, Dean, Jr. The bite was kind of slow, but we caught some keeper (14 inch) mangr more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice mangrove snapper, a hogfish, Spanish mackerel and sheepshead After some family time to bring in the new year, I headed offshore again on Tuesday, Fishing with brothers Mark and Tony Kapala in 35 feet out of New Pass with more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers