Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Bonito, Hogfish, Sheepshead...Rough Seas Monday, 12/31/07, I headed back out to federal waters, where two days earlier I had encountered a hot kingfish bite. On Monday, though, we didn’t get any kings. But I still had a good more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - How Cold is it in SW FL? I saw a seagull (he intoduced himself as Jonathan) and he was wearing a Fur Coat. My charter wants to run early on Jan 3, 2008. If I freeze to death, it has been nice knowing and corresponding with all of you/ Lows tonight more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Cold Front Bring Action Greetings, The cold fronts we have been having as of late has kept water temps dropping. When that happens our winter fish become my prime targets. Winds and heavy seas have kept us close, but action fill our days none more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

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