Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: winter sheepshead bite strong Large sheepshead were definitely the catch du jour on Monday when I fished with Leon Dargis and Bob Rose, in 30 feet off Sanibel. We caught a total of twenty five, and kept the biggest five, whic more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Tarpon in Feb? You betcha. This is the good news. Maybe these Poons are some kind of early freaks but GiddyUp Fishing Charters have jumped two and landed two. All 4 fish hooked were like a nun in a whore house. But such is the lure of fishing in SW more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 30+ pound black drum, nice sheepshead, mangrove & lane snapper, trout: Bonita Beach, SW FL Last weekend’s chill persisted into Monday, 2/19. With temperatures in the thirties, and dead low tide in Estero Bay, I advised my scheduled bay anglers t more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Bonita beach, SW FL-Bluefish, trout, Sheepshead, Snapper There was a rainy start to the new week in advance of the next cold front, and I had to cancel my fishing plans for Monday, 2/12. Tuesday, the sun reappeared, but with seas still high offs more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Redfish tournament results and Pine Island reds The past few weeks have been busy practiceing for the first two professional redfish tournaments of the season. I was lucky enought to get 3rd place in the Redfish Cup Allstars Ice Breaker l more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - OK: Every swingin' angler is giving me grits over my last report. Do I just say Kiss my Grits and move on? Let me say this. When things are hot, I'm going to tell you. When think suck, I'll ask for a plumber's friend. When we are ass deep in Red Al more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Trout, Sheepshead, Pompano; Hog & Mangrove Snapper After the rain, winds and chill of Monday, Tuesday morning offered my first opportunity to go fishing. I fished the oyster bars of Estero Bay with Bill Gardner and his sons J more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter 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 the less. more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - SW FL has been invaded by a tremendous strain of Red Algae. We have a mess on our hands because this stuff is everywhere. More to follow: more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: 26 inch gag grouper, 17 inch mangrove snappers, Spanish mackerel, bonito Monday, 1/29, another cold front that passed through the area kicked up seas offshore to 6-8 feet, and I had to cancel my offshore trip. By Tuesday, sea more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers