Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Giant tarpon, snook and school reds Tarpon have been here for a few weeks and with the recent good weather the fishing has really turned on. I have found fishable numbers of fish from Punta Gorda to the north and Pine Island to the south. Drifti more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: two 28 pound blackfin tuna made my day! Monday, 4/23, the seas were still rough, but a little calmer, and I fished with Sandy Hook, son Rusty, Rusty's young son Charlie, and a friend, Sam. Fishing in 33 feet out of New Pass more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 5 foot blacktip shark, lane, mangrove & yellowtail snapper, redfish, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel Monday, 4/9, seas were predicted at two to three feet offshore, but fishing even close-in at the reefs, it was much rougher than that, especially a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - It's Grande Slam Time! The time has officially arrived where we can expect a chance a real Grande Slam on most days. For those who don't know what a Grande Slam is, it consists of catching a tarpon, snook and redfish in a single fishing t more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: near-shore Spanish mackerel and pompano, and then the seas... I fished the artificial reefs off Bonita Beach on Monday, with Dave Yoder and family. We started at the 5 mile reef, where we caught some decent sized triggerfish, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Now here this! The fishing in SW FL is enfuego. So many Cubans are landing on our beach hence my Spanish on fire description. How many are invading our shores? How about this. Would you believe I caught and released 2 at Pace's Reef dragging Yo-Z more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: 2 little kings--still waiting for big daddy--Spanish bite hot I fished a catch and release trip in Estero Bay Monday, 3/26, with Leeds Hutchinson, son Bill, and grandsons Joe and Tim. We fished a slow incoming tide along the more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: redfish, sheepshead, Spanish, goliaths I ended up fishing the bay last Saturday, 3/17, since the tides were still higher than expected, with the wind out of the north. My anglers, who had planned to fish offshore but were thw more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - March is such a TOUGH WIND MONTH in SW FL. If we have 9 days of wind less than 10KTS, it would be a shock. The waters are warming and if you can catch a LOW PRESSURE FRONT DISPLACING A HIGH PRESSURE FRONT, this would define FARTING IN SILK If you d more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Sheepshead everywhere! Spanish too--Where's the kings? Bonita beach, SW FL report Monday, 3/12, I fished with Jon and Rebecca Marty and Rebecca’s parents, Larry and Diane, in 45-48 feet northwest of New Pass. We caught plenty of good eating fish more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers