Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 22 lb. king mackerel, 100+ lb. nurse shark, sheepshead: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a 21 inch trout, caught on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay. I fished the north end of Estero Bay Monday. We used live shrimp to cat more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Monday, 3/6, seas were supposed to be calm, with a cold front not due to rough things up until late at night. Fishing in 30 feet out of New Pass, we had mostly 3 foot seas all morning. We caught four keeper sheepshead to 16 inches, a large triggerfis more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - The baitfish migration is here and the snook are feeding! The temps hit the mid to high 80's this week and the snook went on a feeding frenzy. We mainly used artificial lures even though the schools of sardines moved onto the flats. We caught more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Fishing is getting hotter than the fresh fox in the forrest fire and so are the obnoxious winds of March. If there is a month of more wind than March, enlighten me. Even on 20KT days, Gator Trout, Snook, and Pompano seem to be eager for a fight on li more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 51 inch kingfish, 28 inch gag, sheepshead, pompano, trout: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown is of a 51 inch, 29 pound kingfish, caught on an offshore trip this past Wednesday. A cold front came through on Sunday, dropping air and water tempe more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - It's Spring! There's lots of stuff to do. Even though we had a hard freeze the second week of Feburary we are in for a early spring and there is lots of differnt kinds of fishing to do. Redfish have started to move in and schools up in Char more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Nearshore Action Makes It Fun Greetings, Fishing in Southwest Florida is always interesting especially offshore. We are catching fish every day and almost every day it’s been something new. Versatility is the key we just stay ready to change it more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Mostly sheepshead and some tripletail: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at rigght is of the 7 pound tripletail caught this past Friday on an ofshore trip. I fished Monday, 2/20, in 34 feet out of New Pass. We caught a 15 inch black drum, fiv more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Chammber Weather Permited! Greetings, One bit of noteworthy news. We have added a boat to our charter business. I am thrilled to announce that my son in law Capt. Jim Schnering has joined the Magic Hook team. Capt. Jim is running the boat that m more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Snapper, sheepies, a tripletail-slightly better bite this week: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a pair of gag grouper, caught on an offshore trip last month. Sunday and Monday this week remained rough offshore, not to mentio more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers