Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Cryin' Over Gags; Settling for Sheeps, Trout - Monday, 2/2/09, I fished near-shore at the six-mile reefs off Bonita Beach with Larry Dahlstrom and friends. We debated a while over whether to go or not, with rain predicted to usher in our next cold front and with rough conditions to follow. But it more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Snapperfest - Monday, 1/26/09, I fished offshore in 45 feet with Barry Pfleuger and friends. We caught fifteen nice mangrove snapper in the 14 to 16 inch range, two keeper pompano and a keeper hogfish. We released gag and red grouper shorts, porgies, triggerfish a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Snapper, Sheepshead, Hogfish & Lots of Rough Weather - Monday, 1/12/09, I fished offshore in 43 feet with Ed & Margie Bock, who fish with me several times each winter. We departed in a dense morning fog, with visibility of about 200 feet (thank goodness for radar) and in very low tide conditions. We head more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

28 Inch Gag Best catch & Big Snapper - Monday, 1/5/09, I fished offshore in 43 feet, to the north of New Pass with Alene Haug, Scott Kempfort, Loren Heintze and John Reardon. The snapper bite was hot all morning and we caught twenty-two of those to 19 inches, none of them smaller than 14 more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Good Start to a New Year of Fishing - Monday, 12/29, I fished in 44 feet off Naples with Tom Wolf and sons, Jordan and Patrick, and friend, Chris Coriddi. Using live shrimp, Tom caught a nice 23 inch keeper red grouper. We released lots of gag and red grouper shorts, which provided stead more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Offshore & Inshore Recent Catch Report - Monday, 12/15, on a cloudy morning in Estero Bay, I dodged a few rain sprinkles and fished with H.O. Brownback and Steve Aggunt. We did pretty well using live shrimp and caught five keeper-sheepshead to 16 inches and four keeper-mangrove snapper. We more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Weather Tricky but Fishing Good - Another weather-front came through the area Sunday night, once again kicking up winds and seas. But, despite some choppy conditions, the fishing was good offshore Tuesday morning. I fished with Bill Story, Marvin Giescke and friends, Doc, Dave and Be more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

True Black Grouper & Good Fishing This Week - A weather-front came through on Monday, 12/1, brought some rain, and left us with high winds and very rough seas. So Tuesday, Erwin and Millie Matusiak traded their offshore fishing plans for some backwater fishing in Estero Bay. We fished the shorel more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Nice Gag Grouper; Snapper and Sheepshead Inside & Outside - Monday, 11/24, I fished with Jerry and Barb Rudan, from Wisconsin. They have been fishing with me for years and were looking forward to some good eating-fish. We managed that with two keeper gag grouper at 23 inches and 24 inches, eleven keeper mangr more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Macks, Mangs & Muttons Offshore; Big Bay Sheepies - Lynn Harned, Davis Jenkins, Bruce Welsh and Bob Wogtowicz had planned an offshore trip with me for Wednesday, 11/19, but a cold front that dropped temps to the lowest of the season that morning, accompanied by high winds and building seas, caused us more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach