Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Inshore Slam! Inshore slams of snook, redfish and trout are about as easy as it gets right now. Grande Slams which consists of catching a tarpon aren't as easy but if you look long enough that is a possibility also. Since my last, report things ha more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Seasons Change, New King is here! Greetings, Well first things first. I have recovered nicely from the minor surgery on my eyes. The one or two days of swelling turned out to be seven, but who is counting? Things are changing with the seasons more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Fall Frenzy! The fishing the past few weeks has been fast and furious. Nearshore, mackerel, bluefish, bonito, and jack crevelle are keeping everyone busy. Inshore, snook, redfish, trout, snapper and jacks are feeding well. The large passes are als more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Good Stuff! The fishing the past two weeks can only be described as Good Stuff. We set a new personal record for jumped tarpon on September 24th and the rest of the fishing has been almost as good as it gets. All the areas that I fish are produc more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall Tarpon Fishing Heats UP! Greetings, If I were to rate the months of the year to fish Southwest Florida, October would be near the top for sure. Choices and action, big fish and lots of fish. Can that be beat? Inshore fishing remains solid. more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall Fly Fishing Begins Greetings, The annual bait fall bait migration has started. This week we spent three days fly fishing and had a blast of a time at it. Was it good fly fishing conditions? NO. Was it fun, Ohhh Yeah! My theory is to more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Goliath Grouper Rule! Greetings, There is so much to write about its hard to begin. We just finished our ESPN shoot with George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing. The show targeted Goliath Grouper and tell that story. I cant say how the show more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Busy Fishin ! So far the month of September has been busy. In fact, all of the fall month are known for action filled days. The months of September, October and November are the months where baitfish along with all the fish that feed on them move more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tarpon continue to Sizzle! A few months ago I proclaimed that the tarpon season of 2003 was the worst on record. Well, the past eight weeks have made me eat my words. We are continuing to see tarpon fishing that will rival the fishing anywhere in more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Big Fish Greetings; Wow its nice to report we have been catching some great trophy fish lately. What we have lacked in general overall number, we surely have put smiles on plenty of faces with the size of our catch. Inshore (passes, more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers