Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Fort Myers Inshore Tarpon and Sharks On The Same Trip - The Tarpon fishing this morning in the Estero Bay area of Fort Myers was good. I hit the water early as a tropical wave is due to come in this afternoon and that might eliminate my night fishing due to possible T-Storms. Clear skies and full moon a more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report 5-8-14 - This past week i have spent two of my trips fishing for Tarpon or the silver king. The morning started off at 3:30am and soon after i was on the water bait fishing. The schools of Threadfins are around the bridges right now, typically they will sit more...
Capt. Mark Yimin - Fort Myers

Inshore and Nearshore Wreck Fishing Report! - Fishing Estero Bay is providing my anglers great action with big jacks and snook. There's still some small fronts passing through and it slows the fishing for a day. Were targeting these fish around mullet schools that are hanging around oyster more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Sunny, warm weather and great fishing in SW Florida - Summer has arrived. Yes, it's a bit early but we'll take it after the up and down weather of the past several months. Highs have been in the 90's and lows in the 70's with water temperatures in the low 80's in both Estero Bay and the Gulf. Not more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Good Action all around, Snook, Reds, Tarpon, Trout - Offshore: Another week of windy conditions curtailed most offshore efforts. There were however reports of good bites on the close marks, snapper, a few grouper, nice cobia and gangs of mackerel. Tarpon are showing up all along the region but until th more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Inshore Action is Heating Up! - The fishing is really good despite a few small cold fronts passing through. Redfish and snook are keeping my clients busy. Thread herring is the key bait to have and you can find these about a mile off the beaches. Cast nets or sabikis will work t more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Good bite. Seatrout, redfish, jacks and sharks in Estero Bay - Weather has been the key player in fishing over the past several weeks and will continue to be so for another week. It seems that Mother Nature doesn't want to let go of the continuing cold fronts that keep heading our way. Spring is in the air and more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report 4-16-14 - Fishing this week in Fort Myers has been steady despite the bait being scarce. The good news is that the fish have been eating shrimp on circle hooks on recent trips. With the big full blood moon we had this week the tides have been very strong inc more...
Capt. Mark Yimin - Fort Myers

Permit have arrived.. First Tarpon spotted, Cobia bight good.. - Great wreck trip last week, Permit all over, bighting on shrimp and crabs. Also very large Whitebone Porgies and a nice keeper Cobia. Another Jumbo Permit caught yesterday on local reef. We saw our first pod of Tarpon rolling through the area moving more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Despite Wind Fort Myers - Fort Myers Beach Fishing Good - The latest series of fronts that pushed through Fort Myers - Fort Myers Beach the first part of the week (April 7th,8th,9th) brought strong winds first from the Southwest and then from the Northwest. Estero Bay and the backcountry waters south to Nap more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers