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

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Red Grouper Offshore; Redfish Inshore - With rough seas persisting into the weekend, my Saturday charter was deferred to Monday, 11/14/11, when seas calmed to two-to-three feet. I headed about 22 miles offshore, out of New Pass, with Bob and Stephanie Rose. We caught a bunch of grouper, bu more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Naples / Marco Backwaters Provide Variety in Late November - The week of Thanksgiving proved to be a great week to fish in SW Florida. With great weather and a variety of species available, anglers enjoyed some fantastic days on the water. While the big snook action of the last few weeks tapered off somew more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Warm Weather Keeps the Fish Biting in Southwest Florida - So far November has remained a month with mild weather, a few slight cool fronts but nothing more. With no reason for baitfish or predators to head for warmer water good fishing continues around southwest Florida. Its Thanksgiving week and we are more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Summer Like Weather Is Good For Fishing! - Despite the ever present winds the fish have continued to cooperate. The bite has been very good in the backcountry and main waters of Estero Bay as well as in the Gulf. The above normal temperatures should hold for another week and that should kee more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Gov Rick Scott leaves 1 fish on the table for Fl Guides - Governor Rick Scott has refused to step up and allow grouper season until the end of the year. Our State Waters in SW FL are full of grouper. So, this leaves Florida Guides with the following limits until Jan 1, 2012. No Trout No Grouper No Sno more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Estero Bay - Not sure how else to put it except for excellent, the fishing that is. It didn't matter if you were staying in the backbays or venturing to the nearshore reefs, the fish cooperated. In the shallows the redfish bite continues to be very strong. Shr more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

The Best Nov. Fishing in Years Continues in Naples Backwaters! - I am enjoying a morning off after a non-stop run of back to back days of fishing for the last 3 weeks. I have been extremely busy and with only two exceptions, the fishing has been nothing but great. As usual, November has not failed to satisfy my c more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Sanibel Fishing Charter - November has been good month for Sanibel fishing. The cooling waters have brought good schools of spanish mackerel off the beaches of Sanibel. The action is so fast you can actually get tired of catching fish. I have been using the east and north wi more...
Capt. Dave Andrews - Sanibel

Best Red fishing in 20 years - This past month has been probably the best fishing everyone has seen in Decades. Everyone you talk to is having banner day, no matter what kind of fishing you're doing. Fly fishing for red fish in the skinny water has been the best I have seen in 2 more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Good fishing from Venice to Boca Grande now! - 2011-11-17 fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard. Venice to Boca Grande fishing is productive now. Time flies by and its Thanksgiving already with Christmas right around the corner. Don't procrastinate colder weather is coming soon. Fishing has p more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande