Regional Fishing Reports for:
Southwest Florida (Cape Sable to Boca Grande)

Southwest Florida rains bring cooler water, better bite - Hot, wet weather has been the norm for the past week and that led to dodging rain and storms. Things are pretty quiet on the water, boat traffic wise, so we've been taking advantage of the lull and some close in reef spots as well as back country ho more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

The Back Bay Fishing is Heating Up! - The water temps still remain high so get out there and catch the early morning tides before it heats up. Redfish are sitting around the oyster bars and grass flats on the lower stages of the tide. As the tide rises start fishing the shorelines. Yo more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

July Fishing - July has been nothing short of fantastic with big snook and tarpon catches. For snook and the abundance of snappers use pilchards with a 2/0 circle hook and 30 lbs leaders. Going a little smaller may result in the occasional break off when the big more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples

Fort Myers Fishing Report 8-1-14 - Fort Myers Fishing Report 8-1-14 The Bait is starting to show up! This is good news for anglers looking to cast net a few pilchards or Snook candy as i call them. In reality they are candy to just about everything that swims inshore. They have bee more...
Capt. Mark Yimin - Fort Myers

Nice Snook On Captiva Beaches - Report for the week ending 7/12/14........ I have officially closed down for the summer, until September 1st. I received an email from Ken Courtney, of West Palm Beach, on June 20th, requesting a kayak redfishing trip in a couple of weeks, and ha more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

Estero Bay Report - The fishing this past week in and around Estero Bay was very slow. The bite was best the first few hours of the day, but as the water and air temps heated up the fish moved deep into cover areas and were not feeding. Redfish were taking cut pin fi more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Good Stuff All Around Redfish, Snook, Sea Trout Others - 4cast SwFl 30-07-14 Capt. Ron Kowalyk Offshore: Excellent reports if you skirted the morning storms on the grouper and snapper fronts. The bite was hot from 5 to 30 miles out, look for features in 26 to 70 ft. of water. The snapper bite ha more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Shark Fishing On Topwater Lures - Great Ft Myers Inshore Action - If you spend anytime in the back country of Estero Bay or Pine Island Sound you have no doubt seen sharks in the 3 to 5 foot range cruising the flats. There are bigger ones out there for sure but the medium size sharks are the most cooperative. I more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Permit are Hot in Southwest Florida - With the onset of summer it can only mean one thing, Offshore Fishing!! With wind finally down to a manageable speed ,we have been venturing out to the deeper water in search of one of my favorites, ..Grouper. And they are plentiful. Most trips ha more...
Capt. Lisa Williams - Marco Island

Good Snapper Fishing, Grouper, Shark & More - Tuesday morning, 7/15, thunder was rumbling by about 6AM, but the weather forecasters reported that there were only a few scattered thunderstorms, moving northeast, and that the one that was in north Naples and the Bonita area would soon be gone. So, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach