
2006-10-21 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: snapper bite hot, shark, Spanish mackerel
I headed offshore Thursday with Chuck and Sheila Peterson and teenage sons, C.J. and Andy. We fished with live shrimp in about 40 feet out of New Pass. We caught keeper mangrove snapp more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2006-10-17 12:00 AM
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Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall !Fishing Heats Up
Greetings,
Greetings,
Fall fishing is in full swing here in Southwest Florida. Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon, Kingfish, and Bull Redfish have all come to visit over the last two weeks.
Artificial reefs are holding Spanish more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers |

2006-10-14 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: yellowtail, lanes, Spanish, sheepshead, sand bream
Terry Mooney and friends fished with me Wednesday, in about 40 feet out of New Pass, using live shrimp. We caught five nice yellowtail snapper, four keeper lane snapper, seve more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2006-10-07 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Estero Bay-Bonita Beach: keeper reds, sheepshead
I fished the backwaters in Estero Bay Saturday, with Jay Bridges and his dad, Charlie Bridges. We fished the tree lines toward Wiggins Pass, on an outgoing tide, using live shrimp. We caught more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2006-10-04 12:00 AM
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Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - So here we are already into October. Amazing how it all just flys by. Capt. Kevin of Sea Claw Anchors (the best anchor made and the least lost)has informed me of a huge fish kill in and around Charlotte Harbor.
If this Red Tide descends on Pine Isla more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers |

2006-09-30 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Spanish mackerel & snapper
After a couple of slow weeks, I finally got back offshore fishing on Saturday, with Scott Fandrich, brother Shon Fandrich, and friends Bill Fisher, Lonnie Stuber, and Mark Tullin. We fished with liv more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2006-09-16 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: 'cuda-bitten bonito, Spanish mackerel, nice redfish, sheepies, snapper
Monday, I fished Estero Bay with Bob Green and Ben Edgell. We started out fishing tree lines and oyster bars on a higher tide, and released a 17 inch redf more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2006-09-08 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Goliath grouper & mangrove snapper
After a pretty soggy Labor Day weekend, I headed offshore Tuesday with Larry Kavulich and friend, Bruce. There was still plenty of rain around, but we managed to skirt most of it, and seas w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2006-09-06 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Sorry about the lack of reports
Sorry about the lack of reports this May-July but if you've fished with me before then you know that i was tarpon fishing and its not if were catching them it's how many were catching. May and June was awsome. We more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |

2006-09-06 12:00 AM
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Ft. Myers - Offshore - Early Fall Brings Action
Greetings,
Its late summer but the fishing tells me its actually early fall. Baits like Blue Runners have started showing up and a Kingfish, Tarpon, Blackfin and Spanish mackerel are here. Not in the big numbers like n more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers |