Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Bullish on Reds Greetings, Well its been interesting around here lately to say the least. First I want to thank George Poveromo for inviting me to participate in the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series that came to Ft. Myers last Saturd more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tarpon and Permit? Yes, that's Correct. Believe it. We have been catching tarpon and permit in January this year. The two weeks of 80 degree weather moved the tarpon inshore and the permit weren't far behind. We hooked tarpon over 100 pounds on ev more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - If you want to catch fish and lots of them, this is going to be a great week. The New Moon (12/23) will provide some killer tide flows. The best tides will be the Ebb or outgoing. Fish will be stacked up along deeper channels adjacent to flats. Tues more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Weather Arrives Greetings, Well its safe to say our winter pattern is in full swing here in South West Florida. As I write this the mercury is right at thirty four degrees outside the window. The good news is it wont last long than more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tailing reds and Duck Hunting Report Tis the season for hunting, both on the water and off. Most of the fishing that I have been doing is sightfishing in shallow water for tailing redfish snook and trout and sheephead. On days when I haven't b more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Seasons Change Greetings, Greetings, Its hard to find a place to start. Things are changing quickly but here goes. Last week loads of tarpon showed up along the Sanibel beach. They were starving and we caught them like it was going out of styl more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Winds of Change Cold winds from the north have started the cange from fall to winter. Water temps have dropped about 8 degrees in the last two weeks and fish are on the move. Snook, redfish, trout, mackerel, bluefish and grouper were on the catchi more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Inshore Slam! Inshore slams of snook, redfish and trout are about as easy as it gets right now. Grande Slams which consists of catching a tarpon aren't as easy but if you look long enough that is a possibility also. Since my last, report things ha more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Seasons Change, New King is here! Greetings, Well first things first. I have recovered nicely from the minor surgery on my eyes. The one or two days of swelling turned out to be seven, but who is counting? Things are changing with the seasons more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Fall Frenzy! The fishing the past few weeks has been fast and furious. Nearshore, mackerel, bluefish, bonito, and jack crevelle are keeping everyone busy. Inshore, snook, redfish, trout, snapper and jacks are feeding well. The large passes are als more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers