Fort Myers Fishing Reports

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Surf's Up! - NOAA has spoken and there will be no more fishing this weekend, so I might as well post the report for this week. Monday, 3/3, the winds were starting to kick up the seas again ahead of the next cold front so I fished near-shore with Rellan Monson, h more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Bonita Beach: shark, goliaths, mangs & lanes, sheepshead, snook - Monday, 2/25, I fished with Mike and Lee Conneally, son Clint and Clint's girlfriend, Anna. We fished the reefs off Bonita beach in calm seas, which was a pleasant change from the rough waters of last week. Using live shrimp, we caught five large she more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: hogfish, grouper, snapper, sheepshead & monster goliaths I fished on a windy morning in Estero Bay Monday, 2/18, with Chuck and Steve Nebes. We worked our live shrimp along the channel from Wiggins Pass to Barefoot Beach on a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - At Miami Boat Show and Honda Marine Catelog shoot after that. Returning to SW FL after The Keys on 2/23/2008. Sorry for the lack of reports but I'm not going to make up BS to satisfy your thirst for good scoop. GiddyUp more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW Fl-Bonita Beach: grouper & snapper bite hot offshore; sheepshead inside and outside, trout and whiting inshore Monday, 2/11, the winds were blowing in the early morning but without the strength they gathered late on in the day. Predictions we more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: sheepshead gulf and bay, snapper Mother and son anglers Carole and Kenny Mathis fished Estero Bay with me Monday morning, 2/4, from Barefoot Beach to Wiggins Pass. We used live shrimp to catch three keeper mangrove snapper an more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Redfish and Trout We're about a month away from what we call spring fishing here is Southwest Florida. Until then the majority of the inshore fising is for redfish and trout. Ninety percent of the time I only use artificial lures this time more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: grouper, snapper, hogs & sheep and a 6 1/2 foot goliath Monday, 1/28, the seas calmed enough to get offshore, although we stayed fairly close in 30 feet out of New Pass. I fished with Leonard White, Butch White, Bill Banish a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Before I start the fishing report, it is my wish to thank you for reading my dribble and to invite you to (A) The Florida Sportsman Fishing Show in Ft Myers on Feb2-3. I'll be a seminar speaker for the 6 staright year. Offshore Stage at the Lee Civi more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: hogfish, sheepshead, snapper On Wednesday, 1/23, after several days of cancelled trips, due to weather conditions, I finally got back out with Bob Carter and friend, Harvey. Using shrimp in 32 feet of water out of New Pass, w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers