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

Look Out O'Jacky's Back - 5 to 8 pound Jack Crevalle were on the South Gulf Cayo beach tearing up the Ghost Minnows in 1.5 ft. of water. Just follow the birds. Occasionally a Tarpon would roll too. We caught a bunch and had a ball. We were spooled twice. That's when you love more...
Capt. Russ Walker - Cape Coral

Snooking - Great to be back chasing exciting Snook A few trips into the mangroves is all it took We landed 11 Snook yesterday just a blast Explosions were anticipated with every cast Most were smaller but then right on cue A real beauty arrive more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound

5 Sep 2019 Red fish are turned on! - 5 Sep 2019 Red fish are turned on! Well my guiding season has ground to a dead slow pace but there is good news. The Red fish bite is great in Pine Island sound, Matlacha pass and all around Charlotte Harbor. I am back to using cut bait (mullet and more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Estero Bay Report - The bite in and around Estero Bay is as hot as the weather right now. There are plenty of redfish around the mangrove islands and oyster bars and they will eat just about anything. Pinfish under floats, shrimp on jig heads, or even cut bait on circ more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Rat and Dink Frenzy - The weather has been hot! But the fishing has been enough hotter. We are no longer fishing the back-country because of the water temps. However the fishing out front has been Fantastic. I am excited! This year has been the highest amount of smalle more...
Capt. Jesse Namour - Chokoloskee

Lots of rain, but fishing good when you can go - On Wednesday morning, 7/3/19, I fished miles west of New Pass with Dwayne McCoy and his family and friends. Although seas were predicted to be less than two feet, that was not the case until it was nearly time to head in from our ½-day excursion. But more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Estero Bay Report - Well the weather is heating up and so too is the fishing in and around Estero Bay. The backwaters are teaming with redfish and snook willing to take just about anything anglers might throw at them. Shrimp on jig heads, under floats, or free lined w more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Launching Them! - Prime Time! Best time of the year! In my opinion July/August is the best time of the year to target juvenile Tarpon. This year the afternoon Florida rainy season was delayed for whatever reason. The water temps were up in the low 90's. Now that th more...
Capt. Jesse Namour - Estero Bay

June and July 2019 - June & July 2019 I've been pretty busy the last two months between guiding and a two week vacation for myself and family at Yellowstone. Good news, bait is everywhere! Small 1-2, medium 3 and large 4+ threadfins in different schools and only more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Fishing is great again! - I fished offshore, about twenty miles west of New Pass, on Wednesday morning, 5/29, with Paul and Belinda Parks. It was sloppy heading out, despite a seas forecast of two feet, but it calmed down toward mid-morning. The couple used squid to catch two more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach