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

Nice Gag Grouper; Snapper and Sheepshead Inside & Outside - Monday, 11/24, I fished with Jerry and Barb Rudan, from Wisconsin. They have been fishing with me for years and were looking forward to some good eating-fish. We managed that with two keeper gag grouper at 23 inches and 24 inches, eleven keeper mangr more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Sightfishing in cold clear water - Well the fronts are making their way down and the effects of winter are starting to take place. Lower tides from the Northerly winds, blowing all the water out and all the visibility is fantastic. Cool water, plankton free, clear as gin on the outsid more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Happy Thanksgiving - 11-26-08 fishing report from Captain Van Hubbard. Thanksgiving 08 fishing report from Captain Van Hubbard. It blew hard and got chilly around here so I stayed off the water for a week. It was so warm; (up to almost eighty) I did slip out ye more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Winter Catch; Pompano, Black Drum, Redfish - Water temperatures dropped to the mid sixties and lower this week. That made us shift gears and revert to different methods. Winter fishing tactics were employed this week. I started fishing deeper waters this week with shrimp under a split shot. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Macks, Mangs & Muttons Offshore; Big Bay Sheepies - Lynn Harned, Davis Jenkins, Bruce Welsh and Bob Wogtowicz had planned an offshore trip with me for Wednesday, 11/19, but a cold front that dropped temps to the lowest of the season that morning, accompanied by high winds and building seas, caused us more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Nov 21 and Nov 22 Charter results - It is 4AM on Saturday. The wind is howling and temps in the 40's in SW FL. Talk about a major Blowski. Anyway, I'm up and good to my promise offer the results of Thur/Fri back to back trips. Upon arriving Thurs AM in 28 feet of water, it was windy more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Cold front puts end to Saturday Bite - Saturday was an amazing day to be in SW FL. The fishing was on fire. Grouper/Cobia/Tripletail and even FLOUNDER attacking Big Lip +25 Lures. My choice was a lure being discontinued by Mann's. If you can find this lure, buy as many as you can. Ready. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Some Redfish Were Eating In Spite of Winds and Cool Temps - I managed three days on the water this week. However, only two were for fishing. The week began on Monday with my first trip with Charles Chuck Bradford, of Macatawa, Michigan. It would prove to be a tough, but great day with a super guy. W more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Amberjack Fishing Boca Grande - Every year at this time, after spending some great fishing days inside the backcountry flats and tarpon filled holes of Charlotte Harbor, I take a annual trek offshore. With a break in charter action and the right weather conditions Capt Scot Hughes more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Kingfish, Yellowtail, Muttons, Mangs, Sheepies & Reds - Monday morning, 11/10, I fished with Brad Hayes and his six-year-old son, Cameron in central Estero Bay, using live shrimp. We caught seven redfish, one of which was a keeper, and four sheepshead, including one keeper. We released the smaller reds an more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach