Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Inshore Reds, Near-shore Grouper Monday, 11/5, was predicted to be calm offshore. I headed out with Mike & Lea Connealy, Mike’s dad, and friend, Karen, but as we got a way offshore conditions got pretty sloppy and a little to more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Too rough offshore all week, thanks to Noel...Inshore Very Good for Nice Redfish, Sheepshead, Snapper and small Snook Friday morning, 10/26, I fished Estero Bay along the channel between Lely Barefoot Beach and Wiggins Pass w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: King mackerel to 20 pounds, bonito, nice red grouper, mutton snapper, yellowtail Saturday morning, 10/20, with the radar looking not too favorable, I warned the Kinsel family that it could be a wet morning in Estero Bay. But more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: keeper red grouper, yellowtail, mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel, goliath grouper, shark, snook & redfish I fished with Shalom and Mendel New, Avroham, Mendel and Aryeh Wvensch and Mendel Pinson on Friday, 10/11. We headed more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: bull shark, goliaths, hogfish, Spanish mackerel, lane snapper & mangrove snapper With peak slow-season upon us in southwest Florida, fishing trips have been scarcer this month. I was looking forward to two days of fishing thi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: snapper smorgasbord, hogfish, 'cuda This week was a good one for snapper of all varieties. Terry Mooney, Mike Franklin, Bob Myers and Jim Schultz fished with me Monday in 45 feet straight out of New Pass. We did well with sna more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: goliaths, hogfish, snapper, Spanish mackerel Tuesday, 9/4, I fished in 35 feet out of New Pass with Dennis & Jamie Riddell and Doyle and Kay Payne. We limited out on twenty mangrove snapper to 14 inches, and also caught some more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Finally a keeper gag grouper! Goliath battles and snapper too. Friday, 8/31, I fished an outgoing tide in Estero Bay around Wiggins Pass with Tom and Marsha Lynch. We caught a few keeper mangrove snapper to 12 inches and rele more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: 24 pound cobia, goliaths, snapper, Spanish mackerel I fished 17 miles out of New Pass on Thursday, 8/23, with Paul Fenwick, Pamela Harden, Chris Dicon, John Priddy and Jackie Myers. We caught seven keeper mangrove snapper, a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Inshore & near-shore report Monday morning, 8/13, I fished Estero Bay, down toward Wiggins Pass, with Kevin Deacy and George Romita. George had a big redfish hooked, but it started to run, and he tried to keep it from running more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers