Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Clearest water of the year, Tons of Cobia, Permit, Sharks - Certain times of the year you can see the structures that we fish daily. Exciting to see Cobia and Permit cruising by. We landed two Cobia yesterday, one approx. 45 lbs. Goliath Grouper still crunching our big rods rigged with 400 lb. test... We hav more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Best Bite and Conitions in Weeks - Backbay: Relief at last with a few really nice days, with warm air and water temps, perked up the flats action. My crews found reds, trout, sheepies all willing chewers with plenty of fat shrimp to satisfy their taste buds, I like It ! Snook we more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Snook and Redfish are happy with the warmer water temperatures! - Fishing has picked up with the warmer temps. Snook and redfish are feeding well around the oyster beds and shorelines. Good moving water is the key with the right baits. Cast netting pilchards and herring is the way to go and get enough of them to ch more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Fantastic Weather, cobia, red grouper, black drum, sheepshead - Finally our great weather is here to stay. Caught nice keeper cobia, perfect size black drum, snapper and a bucketful of breeder sized sheepshead on half day trip on Tuesday. Trip in afternoon was similar but we hauled up an estimated 300 lb. Goliath more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Cold fronts continue but the fish are still biting - The good news is, its not snowing. Other than that, the weather has been very unFlorida like for the past couple of weeks. The bite has been tough with the best catches coming in the middle of the day under sunny skies. More cool weather is on the wa more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Cold Mornings turn into beautiful fishy warm afternoons! - The mornings have been a little chilly so no need to get an early start. The past couple of weeks the tides were best late morning into the early afternoons. Redfish and snook are biting well before the fronts using whitebait on a 2/0 circle hook more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Big Bull Reds, Breeder Sheepshead, Snapper - Finally our weather and seas have calmed. Great catches on our local reefs. A large school of big Bull Redfish invaded our area, only two out of ten fish were small enough to keep. Also caught an estimated 30 Black Drum, which was released. Snapper more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Pompano, Flounder, Sheepshead, Cobia - Been a bit windy out there lately but it hasn't stopped the fish from biting. Cobia have been consistent on larger structures, especially our wrecks. Great Pompano bite last week. Breeder Sheepshead finally showed up and filling buckets.. Captain more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Reds, Trout, Snook on a chew - Guys: We had to wait till noon to get the warm-up but it was well worth it. WE bombed the sea trout with shrimp, flies and soft plastics, a blast lots and lots of action. Reds were on a chew in Pine Island Sound with shrimp under a cork at the oyst more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Jacks Or Better - Hopefully the last of the cold morning temps will be behind us by Saturday(1-31)morning. Yesterday the temps warmed up and the wind finally died down a bit. You will find some of the warmest water and also clearer water in most residential canals and more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers