Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Happy New Year! For the first 3 Months of 2008, my schedule will include Florida Sportsman Magazine Shows in Ft Myers and Sarasota. I'll be appearing both on the Inshore Stage (Fishing docks, bridges, seawalls) and the Offshore Stage (Trolling Big Li more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: hot king mackerel bite Christmas-eve morning, 12/24, I fished Estero Bay with Vince and Jenny Tomlinson and Katie and Mike. We caught a nice variety of fish on live shrimp. We released eleven spotted sea trout (currently out- more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: 27 inch gag grouper best catch this week; Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper, triggerfish, goliaths Henry Froese and son, Bradley, from Ontario had planned to fish with me on Monday, but the weather front that passed through more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - The best thing I can say about Christmas is to say how much I miss Thanksgiving. Giving thanks for all the gifts we already have not the ones we have to go buy. Screw Christmas. With that, come this. My last fishing report of 2007. Cold weather ha more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Lots of Trout, Kingfish and even Tarpon! I fished four days this past week and the fishing for trout, kingfish and tarpon was out of sight. The fishing for redfish was way off even though the tides were perfect for catching tailing redfish. more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: hogs, triggers, snapper, sheepshead and almost a king... Monday, 12/3, I fished in 45 feet out of New Pass with Dan Ayd, son Dan Jr., and friend, Steve. We caught four keeper mangrove snapper, all around 13 inches, along with more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Effective December 1, 2007 Snook and Trout are strictly off limits. If you know anyone breaking the rules and harvesting these fish out of season, tell me and I will report them to FWC. If we can stick a conviction, I'll score you a brand new Rogue R more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice Gag & Red Grouper Offshore; Nice Sheepshead Bayside Monday, 11/26, I fished a catch-and-release trip in Estero Bay in potholes between Wiggins Pass and Barefoot Beach with Dan Nimmer and his teenaged son, John. We releas more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: Nice sheepshead inshore, reds, flounder; grouper & goliaths offshore Monday, 11/19, I fished offshore with long time clients Jerry and Barb Rudan from Wisconsin. Jerry had his hopes up for battling a big grouper or two but fi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Charlotte Harbor Feast or Famine Fishing Report I fished a couple of days after the cold front and the fishing was really tough. We caught a handfull of trout and a couple of oversized redfish. Since then the fishing has really picked up. The pa more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers