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

Black, Fresh Water and Poor Tides Make for Tough Fishing - I was back on the water twice this week, but it wasn't easy. The water is coffee black with tannin stain from all the rain associated with two tropical systems, and eleven days of fresh water dumping from Lake O. And, as if that's not enough, they' more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Is Too Much Baitfish Possible? - 9-18-08 fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard Plenty of fish but action has been sporadic. Baitfish minnows are everywhere and it can be tough to get gamefish to eat our baits. What a wonderful problem to enjoy; too much baitfish! Tuesday I more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Can't catch fish when you aren't fishing - A few words to say about local fishing lately: Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, and slow-season! Although we were very fortunate to have few serious effects of the storms, they did disrupt fishing with their fringe effects that included gusty winds, high se more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

GiddyUp changes act - My fishing act is time honored and tested. It is the Neanderthal Approach. The basics of the act requires Ladyfish. My customers have fun catching ladies and when sliced/diced for bait, few things produce quality fish as well. Lately my act hasn't be more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Tarpon Tournament - This year's tarpon tournament fishing season was better than ever with the formation of Team TarponCharters.com. An unusual cast of characters consisting of Capt Andy along with 2 Doctors and the owner of a landscape maintenance company. You Can more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

No Report For Pine Island Sound for the Week Ending 9/13/08 - Sorry! The passing of Ike kept us mostly off the water. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Night Time Snook and Tarpon - I can honestly say that I have not been fishing a whole lot the last month. The weather has been bad and hurricanes are really putting tourism down in the area. The water is still very stained and fresh from Fay and all the extra rain isnt helping. more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

"Hurricane Blues" - Well everyone knows of the weather we have had for the past month. It has been one close call after another with these storms passing so close! To say the least the weather has been a little erratic! Not the blistering hot calm sultry days we are us more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Fishing in Gustav's Wake - We no sooner got rid of Tropical Storm Fay's effects when Hurricane Gustav threatened the Gulf coast. We were again fortunate, much more so than the folks in New Orleans were…although, they too are counting their blessings after a small, last minute more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

watch the weather but enjoy good fishing now! - 9-5-08 Fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard. Weather has been challenging but we have good fish if our timing works. I have been unable to match clients and weather recently. Family priorities have kept me busy some of the time. Our waterway more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande