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

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - Fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard for mid January 2008. Winter finally found us so I am taking some time to get my boat serviced for better weather. She needs some TLC and maintenance so she will be ready for fishing when things warm back soo more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: More grouper, snapper offshore; trout, sheepshead, snapper & whiting inshore Sunday morning, 1/13, I fished Estero Bay from Wiggins Pass to Barefoot Beach with Kip & Lisa Price and their two sons, Aden, eight, and Cooper, fou more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Can't Complain This past week before the latest front hit went surprisingly well. The water temperature dipped to the mid to upper sixties, but we still caught a decent mix of fish. I was able to procure some live sardines all week before the bi more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Fishing report for SW Florida Jan. 14th., 2008 Redfish has been very good. A few going into the 30 class. I've been doing best on tides that have good current. Shrimp, shiners & cut bait has been working the best for me. The schools can be from more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - Pine Island Fishing Report The New Year and winter arrived at the same time with mid 20 degree low temps and highs only in the 50’s. Water temptures fell quickly by more than 15-20 degrees in less than 24 hours. There where numerous areas that sno more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FLORIDA FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/12/08 by Capt. Butch Rickey Only one trip to talk about this week. In the last three weeks we've gone from record warm weather, to record cold, and back to record warm. Fishing has been very toug more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - As you know, my fishing reports contain ZERO PASSED GAS. With this planted soundbite (Blazing Saddles) I offer you this honest analysis of things in SW FL. Fishing is on the slow side. The cold snap we had dropped the water temps so fast that hundred more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouperfest Monday, 1/7, I fished with Ed and Margie Bock in 30 feet out of New Pass with live shrimp. We caught a mess of nice sheepshead to 17 inches and kept a half dozen of those. We also caught two keeper mangrove snapp more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Tarpon hit hard by record cold front We saw record numbers of snook and baby tarpon dead in Pine Island Sound and in the upper areas of the 10,000 Islands. We had low in the upper 20's and high in the low 50's for two days straigh more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands - Cold snap changes patterns January greeted us with a real nasty cold front. Although it was due, winter was late to show itself. Before the front we had unusual warm water for the time of year. a day before the front the water was 77 degrees, and more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands